Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres is an organization that might be worth considering if students want to raise funds and/or learn a lot about medical problems around the world. Its linked to Geo Politics, geography, history, current events, and cultures in many ways. When our emergency teams arrive at a village ravaged by violence or devastated by a natural disaster, theres one lifesaving item we bring that costs just 50 cents. Its a simple packet of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) that fits in the palm of your hand. They are amazingly cheap, but theyre also amazingly effective. For a child teetering on the brink of starvation these small packets can be the difference between life and death. During an emergency, young children are fleeing for safety or cut off from food and medical care, putting them at high risk for malnutrition. But innovative, lifesaving tools like therapeutic food packets help Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) quickly treat as many children as we can. Emergencies in South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic mean thousands of children are suffering from malnutrition right now, but with the proper treatment they can survive. Will you help us treat them? Help save the lives of malnourished children and bring emergency medical care to people in more than 70 countries around the world. Donate by November 6 to help reach our $100,000 goal. When our emergency response teams encounter malnutrition we know we need to act quickly. Without swift intervention, severe malnutrition ravages the bodies of young children, causing them to suffer debilitating lifelong consequences. Doctors Without Borders teams must quickly assess which children are at greatest risk of dying from malnutrition. We do this by measuring the mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) of children with a color-coded bracelet. Most of the children we diagnose are treated with ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), a milk-based peanut paste packed with the special mix of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that can help a lethargic, gravely ill child thrive again. The most severely malnourished children, those who have no appetite – or who suffer from malaria, pneumonia, or other diseases – are hospitalized and treated at our inpatient centers. These children are at the greatest risk of death and require intensive, round-the-clock medical treatment. But with proper care, most do survive and can soon be discharged to an outpatient program. With your help, we can reach our $100,000 goal. Please, donate before November 6 and help provide treatment for malnutrition and other urgent medical care to people in crisis around the world. When our emergency medical teams rush in to respond to a crisis, the threat of malnutrition is almost never far behind.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:20:29 +0000
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