Global Health & Primary Care
Ben Fredrick, MD
Family & Community
Medicine
**Caution! This TOO could happen to You!
Child Health Campaigns!
2009
2010
2008
2007
2006
Health Project Goals
Return on Investment
Provide Vitamin A & Albendazole to as many children as possible in Pestel
Develop basic health worker system
Collect baseline information
1. Collect baseline data
2. Aim for equity: provide Vitamin A & Albendazole to every child in every village in Pestel
3. Develop basic health worker system
Collect baseline information
80% Anemia
75% expelled worms
8,000 children reached
Average $3 spent per child
Eliminate Vitamin A deficiency in kids
Nearly all kids expelled worms
Nearly 100% parents reporting
Kids healthier
More energy
Seeing better
2 hour walk for water
25% Malnutrition
1 out of every 8 child dies before age 5
Return on Investment
18 Health Workers
1 Manager
Hurricane response
Cholera
Malnutrition screening
Vaccinations (new in 2014!!)
Return on Investment!!
Health Project Goals
Provide Vitamin A & Albendazole to as many children as possible in Pestel
Develop basic health worker system
Collect baseline information
Cost of 2010 Child Health Campaign:
$3 per child per year
Cost of 2011-2 Child Health Campaign:
$5 per child per year
Dear Dr. Ben, "We have some funding...Do you have any projects?" --Variety International [paraphrased]
Dr. Ben, help me with the whole region, not just a couple of villages.
Thriving Villages International
Health
Water
Education
Health Care
Prevention
Healthy Villages
Need for Clean, Safe Water
and plenty of it!!
Health Interventions:
1. Low Cost-High Impact
2. Strive for Equity, Quality, Safety
3. Local governance & management
4. [Locally financed]
A Positive Cycle out of poverty
Vitamin A
Immunizations
Nutrition
Hygiene
Safe childbirth
Treatment
Patience:
"Passion tamed"
Pneumonia
Diarrhea
Malaria
Tuberculosis
HIV
Malnutrition
Amount 100K !!!!
"NATO [National Association of Theater Owners] has a contribution that they will be making to Variety International... and, the choice is for it to go to the Haiti project.. get this:
There will be an official presentation October 4, 5 or 6.. in New York. Bill will be present and he agrees that it would be great if you could be there also, Ben.
Ok.. I am doing cartwheels on this.
[email 8/2/11]
Improve Education for boys and girls
Improve Economics
Primary Care
& Global Health
Improve agriculture and nutrition -->eliminate Malnutrition
Reduce child deaths due to
Diarrhea, Pneumonia, Malnutrition
Holistic approach
Person, Family, Community- Centered
Prevention Strategies
Advocacy & Leadership
Systems-thinking
Equity
Improve Health
Penn State COM
Global Health Scholars Program
Training medical students to provide person-centered and equitable care in whatever setting they choose to work.
Malnutrition Survey
Global Health Scholars Program
Ceramic Water Filters
$50US/household
Global Health Scholars Program
Global Health
Penn State Hershey