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The purpose of this project is to address the issue of high infant mortality among the Afghan people. A report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) states "According to the state of the world's children, Afghanistan's under-five mortality rate of 257 deaths per 1000 live births is the third highest in the world." This project will have an immediate and direct impact on infant mortality rates because doctors will have been well trained and have available the Philips Maternal/Fetal monitors.
This program will provide training of medical professionals and a maintenance engineer on the use and maintenance of new maternal/fetal monitors donated by Phillips Corporation. Sixteen monitors have been donated, seven will be delivered to the Nangarhar Public Hospital and seven will be delivered to the Nangarhar University Teaching Hospital both located in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. A VTT made up of two female physicians from each hospital will receive the training as well as one engineer who will be responsible for repair and maintenance of the equipment. A team of five experienced trainers organized by Phillips will travel as a VVT to a hospital site to provide the training
Because Rotary will not approve a VTT to travel to Afghanistan, the training will take place in a neighboring country-preferable Tajikistan if arrangements can be made there-- otherwise in Turkey. The onsite hospital that provides the training will receive a donation of two fetal/maternal monitors and medical professionals in the host facility will be trained on their use as well.
It is projected that the training will take place in the second half of calendar year 2015. The Philips team has provided similar types of training to medical professionals in the developing world including training provided to a hospital in Afghanistan in the past.
The project budget totals $44,500. Assuming a contribution of $7,000 of DDF from D 5340 with the commensurate TRF match , this project is fully funded thanks in part to a contribution of $7,000 from the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club with the TRF 50% match. Fully pledged contributions from D 5220 when matched with TRF funds, will total $20,000.
In kind donations are valued at $8,200 per fetal/monitor totaling $131,200 and technical training valued at $16,800 for a total of in-kind donations of $148,000. Thus, the total program value is estimated to be $192,500.
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