The Foundation for Medical Education and Sustainable Health

07/27/2019

07/24/2019

Vaccines:
-Helped eradicate smallpox
-Reduce child deaths globally
-Protect against disease
-Prevent disability and death

Vaccines work to protect individuals and communities!

07/15/2019

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), "9.2 million children under the age of 5 die every year, many from preventable conditions that could be treated with simple healthcare interventions". (http://borgenproject.org).

07/07/2019

Meet Roger Pacholka, (Mission Doc Pacholka) to those in eSwatini, Africa and Nurse Katy Pacholka. They are the true pioneers of medical mission work in Swaziland (eSwatini), Africa. They have spent over 30 years of their lives serving the under-served people of the country. Their organization, Inn His Name Ministries and partnerships with Mercy Air have touched thousands of lives.

They have been instrumental in the development and success of the Sight Flight Program and hearing programs. They have also served by developing remote outreach clinics and churches to meet the needs of the people. They have mentored 100's of US medical students and Physician Assistant students through month-long clinical rotations working at Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital and remote clinics. Their efforts and work have changed countless lives!

We are grateful for their partnership and friendship to the MESH Foundation. They have paved the way for the advancement of Emergency Medicine in the country. Thank you Roger and Katy!

07/06/2019

Putting education and training into action! Working together to empower local champions to overcome healthcare challenges.

Working side by side providing mentoring to hospital staff and providing medical care to the people of eSwatini.

Improving care through collaboration.
eSwatini, Africa 2018/2019.

07/05/2019

MESH team explores eSwatini :)

07/05/2019

Helping Babies Breathe teaches the initial steps of neonatal resuscitation to be accomplished within "The Golden Minute" to save lives and give a much better start to many babies who struggle to breathe at birth. In 2013, 2.8 million babies worldwide died within the first month of life and 2.6 million babies were born stillborn.

Studies have shown that HBB training can reduce infant mortality by 50% and reduce what is thought to be stillborn births by 25%. (Laerdalglobalhealth.com 7/2019).

This is roughly 1.4 million babies saved and 650,000 stillborn births that are revived with simple life-saving measures at birth.

07/05/2019

The Foundation for Medical Education and Sustainable Health (MESH) is focusing on improving neonatal survival through building in-country healthcare capacity by means of educations programs.

Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) program provides training to nurses, doctors, nurse midwives, and lay providers that assist with the birth of an infant. Though simulation training it teaches the first steps necessary to assure an infant is breathing after birth.

HBB is a hub-and-spoke model; training healthcare providers to become trainers and champions to improve infant mortality in their home country.

Helping Babies Breathe, eSwatini 2018: over 40 delivery room staff completed the training program.

07/05/2019

eSwatini, Africa is a small East African country previously known as Swaziland. It sits near the Eastern border of South Africa with Mozambique to the North. There are 1.2 million residents and 80% of the population lives in two primary cities, Manzini (served by Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital) and Mbabane (served by Mbabane Government Hospital). It is the only African continent rule by a King over the past 50 years. The people are friendly and welcoming and readily share their rich culture with others.

07/05/2019

Emergency Care hands on workshop; July 2018. eSwatini, Africa. Teaching life-saving skills with simulation; translating into improved bedside care. Every person deserves quality medical care when presenting with an emergency illness or life-threatening injury.

07/05/2019

The first Emergency Care Workshop held at Southern African Nazarene University, July 2018. The MESH team facilitated the first Emergency Medicine/Acute Care Conference in the country of eSwatini with close to 100 participants from around the country.

07/05/2019

Working together to empower local champions to overcome healthcare challenges. Through relationship building, networking and friendships; great things can develop. The MESH team working with medical staff from Mbabane Government Hospital, Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital and staff from the U.S. Embassy Eswatini Africa.

19 new photos · Album by Lisa Alianiello