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MCC's vision of prevention and curative care is universally unique in this field.
MCC offers general medical healthcare to children in all age categories, that is from 0-18 years of age, however preventative programs are mainly focused on children under 5 years (because of the poor survival rate under 5 years) and school children.
 MCC's mission is the improvement of the healthcare of underprivileged children in difficult circumstances by provision of diagnosis and treatment. Together with local contacts, MCC supplies small-scale and individual help (cure and prevention). MCC is not disease-specific orientated. MCC has a generalized approach to the total health care of the child. Through its activities MCC attempts to improve the life expectancy of underprivileged children.
Areas of help are:
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Acute assistance (5-10% of MCC’s work load).
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Prevention of disease: early detection and treatment of, for example: worm infections, anaemia, malnutrition and stunted growth.
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Promotion of health by giving advice on the value of sport, good nutrition, lifestyle and child rearing.
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Protection of good health by giving advice on nutrition and and good hygiene.
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"Dear Dr. Karlien,
Me and everybody from Sapana village are doing well. Here, I would like to pass the news that the children who are getting vitamins after your group's check, are getting better. Most of the parents came and talked with me about the really great check. They are very happy with it. All of them want to pass many greeting to you and your group. Some of them are talking about, when she and her group are coming again and so on?"
Dhurba Giri, Sapana Village Chitwan, 13 december 2005. |
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