Health Program
"He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed."
(Isaiah 53:5)
Through this program, the company, in collaboration with other stakeholders, aims to facilitate immunization periodically in poor regions. This will help in improving child health and also in reducing infant mortality rates - especially among the urban poor. The company also assists the poor sick who cannot afford medical care.
Facts on Health in Africa:
- Africa has only 2.3 health workers per 1,000 people.
- Sub-Saharan Africa has 24% of the global burden of disease but only 3% of the world’s health workforce.
- The World Health Organization estimates there is a critical shortage of 2.4 million doctors, nurses and midwives in 57 countries around the world.
- The physician-to-population ratio is 18 per 100,000 people continent-wide in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Six preventable causes account for 73% of deaths in children under 5: pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, neonatal pneumonia or sepsis, preterm delivery, and asphyxia at birth.