SolidarMed For Health in Africa.

Swiss Organisation for Healthin Africa

«My daughter is alive!»

I lost my son due to malaria. Back then, I did not know what to do if my child had a high fever.

To give him more warmth, I put him close to the fire in the evening, and during the day, I placed him in the sun. But it didn’t help, my little one died.

Only later, at a meeting organised by SolidarMed, it was ex plained to me how I can reduce a child’s fever. When my daughter recently fell sick, I tried it: I wrapped her in a wet cloth and asked for advice at the health centre. My child re­ceived some medicine and recovered.

I think of my son a lot. If I had known back then what I know now, he would still be with me.

SolidarMed’s projects complement each other thematically and

focus on the sustainable improvement of the health situation of

the local population.

Nala, farmer from Tanzania

Imagine you are very ill but

▪ there is only one doctor for 100000 people

▪ the next hospital is 50km away and you can only

reach it on foot

▪ the life-saving medication is not available

▪ there is no clean drinking water and no toilet

For many people in southern Africa, this is the bitter reality:

they don’t even have enough to cater to their basic needs and

have no access to medical care. Countless people die of pre-

ventable diseases.

Life expectancy is a mere 42 years. One out of six children do

not live to see their 5th birthday.

SolidarMed Health for all.

Despite the deadly virus, HIV positive people can now live a nor-

mal life – thanks to lifelong therapy. Picture: SolidarMed health worker during a home visit to an HIV/Aids patient.

Lesotho

Tanzania

Zambia

ZimbabweMoçambique

Maseru

Dar es SalaamDodoma

Lusaka

Harare

Maputo

SolidarMed for Health in Africa.

Less is often more – the deliberate focus on one region in

Africa ensures the quality of our work.

Map: SolidarMed focal countries and project sites ( )

SolidarMed is committed to better health care for the poo-

rest people in the rural areas of Africa. We orient ourselves

towards the goals of the World Health Organisation (WHO):

▪ Reduction of child mortality

▪ Improving health care for women and mothers

▪ Treatment of chronic diseases, malnutrition and hunger

▪ The fight against HIV/Aids

▪ Protection from malaria

Health is the most important precondition for a dignified

life. Only the healthy have the strength and the potential to

escape acute poverty.

SolidarMed helps sustainably.

Knowledge protects from diseases. We inform the population

about health hazards like malaria or HIV/Aids. This knowledge

is the most important precondition for sustainable protection.

Only those who know the risks can you protect themselves and

their families.

Better health care. We improve basic medical services where

needed. Whether a hospital’s infrastructure is improved, local staff

is trained or a Swiss doctor is deployed depends on lo cal needs.

Optimised health management. In addition to prevention

and improved medical care, strengthening the management of

health systems is another important component of our work.

This improves existing structures in the long term.

Please visit: www.solidarmed.ch for further information.

Close contact of our staff on site with the directly affected and

their families is of primary importance to our work.

Picture: a mother receiving health advice in Chiúre, Moçambique

SolidarMed has been improving the health situation of people

in southern Africa since 1926 and helps ensure that the right to

health is also extended to the poorest people.

SolidarMed does not build its own hospitals but rather works

closely with local partner institutions. We integrate our projects

into existing structures.

SolidarMed consciously focuses on health and on southern

Africa.

SolidarMed supports partner hospitals in medical, technical

and operational areas.

SolidarMed deploys – only where most appropriate – doctors

and other professionals.

Donations: SolidarMed is a ZEWO certified organisation and

makes efficient and diligent use of donations (www.zewo.ch).

Payments can be made online by credit card:

www.solidarmed.ch or to our donation account directly:

IBAN CH0909000000600014339; BIC POFICHBEXXX

Thank you for your support!

SolidarMed Swiss Organisation for Health in Africa

For further information please contact: www.solidarmed.ch or:

SolidarMed, Obergrundstrasse 97, 6000 Luzern 4, Switzerland

Email: contact@solidarmed.ch, Phone: +41 41 310 66 60