HARAMBEE CARES

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that kills thousands of people each year throughout Africa and the world.  Harambee provides information on general health issues, concentrating on malaria prevention and distributes medicine to aid malaria treatment... Harambee partnered with a local hospital in Soroti, Uganda to provide medicine and supportive services to HIV/AIDS patients.  At this hospital, there were about 500 patients with only one resident doctor.  Stuffed animals were provided to children for comfort and encouragement.  It was very heart-wrenching to look in the faces of babies with HIV and other patients that were unable to receive adequate medical attention.  We must find a way to do more to help address medical shortages.  We are in search of medical doctors and other health care professionals to work together with us to address Ugandan hospital shortages in medicine and medical supplies... The purpose of the Oxen Project is to create economic, nutritional and communal..

Also known as: Harambee, Harambee International Development Corporation

Primary location: Alexandria United States