Medisave are delighted to be supporting Health Poverty Action with campaigns like Happy Mums, Happy Tums.
Medisave have joined forces with charity Health Poverty Action to support the health and nutrition of mums and young children in rural Sierra Leone.
How will the 'Happy Mums, Happy Tums' appeal help?
The largest problem mums in Sierra Leone face is access to a balanced and nutritious diet for their babies and young children. The goal is to support community-led initiatives which are able to provide sustainable sources of nutritious food for mums, children and communities. The plan of action is to:- Identify and refer malnourished children and pregnant women to health services.
- Help local communities take advantage of the most nutritious locally grown food. For example, providing chickens or goats for a food source that is more sustainable.
- Improve access to healthcare services.
- Support long-term sustainable changes that can be maintained by the local community. This could mean training community health workers and improving access options to health clinics after the project has ended.
Where will the money go?
- Just £6 can provide a family with a breeding pairs of chickens which means a continuous supply of eggs and chicks to share with other families in the community.
- £18 helps provide 10 undernourished children with access to emergency food to improve their health and save their lives.
- £54 could provide one community health worker with important training and resources needed to promoted the best nutrition possible to new mums.
- £188 is a months salary for a social worker that ensures the most vulnerable community members get the support they need to help themselves and children.
Medisave's Contribution
We are delighted to be offering a promotion from October to December 31st whereby if you purchase a ChoiceMMed MD300-D pulse oximeter, Medisave will be donating £1 of each sale to Happy Mums, Happy Tums! You can find it online here.
We also plan to play a charity football match in November, along with more fundraising ideas which of course, will all be donated to the appeal. Funds raised from these will be doubled by the UK government! To learn more and donate, please head to the Health Poverty Action website here.