To Live

TO REDUCE THE EXTENT OF HUMAN SUFFERING THROUGH SUCH MEANS AS COMBATTING DISEASE, MALNUTRITION, AND INJURY.

CONTINUING ITS WORK IN AFRICAN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED RESOURCES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IN RURAL AFRICAN SETTINGS. THIS INCLUDED PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WITH A FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE MAIN KILLER DISEASES, AND NUTRITION OUTREACH SUCH AS SUPPORTING FREE VITAMIN A DISTRIBUTION TO REDUCE MORTALITY AND FREE DISTRIBUTION OF PRE-NATAL VITAMINS TO EXPECTING MOTHERS. BASED ON PROVIDER DATA, HEALTH WORKERS SUPPORTED BY TO LIVE DISTRIBUTED JUST UNDER A QUARTER MILLION VITAMIN A CAPSULES TO CHILDREN, PROVIDING OVER 83,000 CHILD-YEARS OF PROTECTION. THE RESOURCES PROVIDED BY TO LIVE INCLUDED OVER 700 ESTIMATED HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES IN ADDITION TO GRANTS. AFTER GRANTS, VOLUNTEER TRAVEL TO AFRICA WAS THE LARGEST EXPENDITURE ITEM. SUPPORT PROVIDED BY TO LIVE INCLUDED TRAINING EMPHASIZING MORTALITY REDUCTION. TO LIVE FOCUSED ON COST-EFFECTIVENESS, SEEKING TO ENSURE THE MAXIMUM HEALTH BENEFIT PER DOLLAR EXPENDED.

THE ORGANIZATION WORKED ON ADVOCACY TO REDUCE DEATH, INJURY AND DISEASE. THE TWO MAIN FOCI OF THIS WORK WERE CONGRESSIONAL ADVOCACY RELATED TO THE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS AND ADVOCACY WITH THE WORLD BANK RELATED TO ROAD SAFETY. DUE IN CONSIDERABLE PART TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK, THE WORLD BANK'S GLOBAL TRANSPORT PRACTICE HAS INSTITUTED STANDARDS FOR REDUCING ESTIMATED FATALITIES ON THE ROADS IT FINANCES, AND THE ORGANIZATION WORKED TO MONITOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE STANDARDS. THE CONGRESSIONAL ADVOCACY FOCUSED ON INCREASING SUPPORT FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AND FOR TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL, AS WELL AS ENHANCED REPORTING ON HEALTH BENEFITS DELIVERED AS A RESULT OF US GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. THE MAIN EXPENDITURE ITEM FOR THIS PROGRAM SERVICE WAS PROFESSIONAL FEES, BUT HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF VOLUNTEER TIME WERE ALSO CONTRIBUTED.

THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT FOR SOFTWARE TO ASSIST PRIMARY HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DISEASE. THE SOFTWARE OWNER IS AN AFRICAN NON-PROFIT SUPPORTED BY TO LIVE. THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO RUN ON INEXPENSIVE TABLETS, HAS BEEN SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED EXCEPT FOR THE PROCESS OF TESTING AND FINE-TUNING. ONCE THAT PROCESS IS COMPLETE THE SOFTWARE WILL BE GIVEN TO FRONT-LINE HEALTH WORKERS. THE WORK IS BEING DONE PARTLY BY PAID SOFTWARE PROFESSIONALS AND PARTLY BY VOLUNTEERS.