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ILDI in Medicine
 
 
  ILDI helps to improve access to medical care by partnering with local nonprofits to establish medical clinics, mobile clinic sites to remote villages, HIV Prevention programs, public health education programs, and vaccination programs. By working with local health authorities, traditional birth attendants and other local community leaders, ILDI and its nonprofit partners in developing nations are able to provide low-cost or free healthcare to those who have traditionally been unable to afford healthcare.  
 
ILDI’s programs in medicine include:
  • Medical Clinics – permanent, mobile and temporary or “bush” clinics, depending on local circumstances, need and staffing.
  • Public Health Education programs covering topics such as nutrition, preventive medicine, oral rehydration solution use, or methods of water purification.
 
  • HIV Prevention programs, which will include functional literacy and microcredit services for participants.
 
  • Continuing training for local traditional birth attendants and a referral system for complicated deliveries.
  • Implementation of the Newborn Survival Strategy, a low-cost, low-tech method for reducing newborn and maternal mortality in low-resource settings.
  • Medical teams from developed nations to provide training for clinic and local healthcare staff in various health fields such as preventive medicine, dentistry, optometry, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine and pediatrics.