For 14 years, we have been working with medi for help to give people without access to medical care new hope and improve their lives in the long term. [...]
In November 2023, Christopher Miles (medi USA) travelled to Rwanda again for medi for help to expand local support for patients with podoconiosis together with the partner organization Heart and Sole Africa (HASA). This time, compression therapy, further education and practical training were on the agenda - in clinical settings and in schools. Christopher Miles gives an insight into the groundbreaking work of the team and the successes on the ground. [...]
The "Amigos de Salud" aid project relies on compression stockings, expertise and volunteers to provide sustainable support for people with vascular diseases. medi for help supported the Fara Foundation to help those affected in Nicaragua. [...]
Every day, children with serious injuries are brought to the HAS. Sometimes they have to travel a long way to get to the clinic, like five-year-old Lucien. He was hit by a motorbike and broke his thigh. His injury could not be treated in the nearest hospital, about 50 kilometres away, so the family was sent to Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. [...]
Camp WatchMe and medi for help work together to help children with lymphedema and their families in North America. This year, medi for help (the nonprofit from medi®) once more supported the summer camp on site with free compression garments and therapy consultations – for a better quality of life.
Daniela Weihermüller von medi for help besucht das Institute of Applied Dermatology (IAD) im Juli 2023, um sich über die Lage vor Ort zu informieren. Das indische Institut widmet sich der kostenlosen Behandlung von besonders schweren Fällen lymphatischer Erkrankungen. medi for help unterstützt das IAD seit 2021 nach dem Prinzip „Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe“.
The medi for help team went on a fact-finding trip to Rwanda in November 2022 with our partner organisation Heart and Sole Africa (HASA) to help people with podoconiosis. [...]
