Our Goal:
BawaHealth is an independent non-profit charitable organization established to:
- Provide primary health care to residents of Bawa.
- Reduce the prevalence of infectious diseases through education and prevention.
- Supply clean drinking water to all residents of Bawa.
- Educate the general public about the heavy toll on humanity taken by parasitic diseases in the developing world.
DO WE NEED TO ADD TO THE ABOVE AS THE DIRECTION IS NOW INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A MEDICAL CENTER, POSSIBLY OTHER CHANGES TO THE MISSION GOALS
Mission Statement:
The mission of BawaHealth is to reduce the prevalence of disease in the village of Bawa in Cameroon. This shall be accomplished through
- educational programs on health
- diagnosis and treatment of various infectious diseases
- activities and programs leading to the provision of potable water
- through the control of disease vectors
- through the control of harmful microorganisms contaminating the environment
- improve general public health and sanitation in Bawa by
-providing education
-health care supplies
-transportation to clinics
-bringing physicians to the community
- use and promote practices that are conducive to protection and sustainability of the natural environment.
- conduct and publish biological research reporting the results of health initiatives conducted and the general natural history of the area.
- encourage citizens of Bawa to participate in paid research studies.
- make every attempt not to interfere with or alter traditional customs, beliefs, or religious practices of Bawa.
- make the “clinic” in Bawa and the implemented interventions sustainable, ultimately to be maintained by the villagers themselves.
- to carry this mission and initiative to other villages if and when our work in Bawa is successfully completed.
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