PREECLAMPSIA AND OSTEOARTHRITIS
MEDICAL RELIEF FOUNDATION..
OSTEOARTHRITIS .
THE ORGANISATION HAS BEEN
SUPPORTING THE HOMELESS IN THE UK..
REASONS BEING,
1,..MOST HOMELESS PEOPLE SUFFER
FROM OSTEOARTHRITIS DUE TO
SLEEPING OUTSIDE DURING WINTER AND
AUTUM WEATHER CONDITIONS
2,..LACK OF PROPER WINTER CLOTHING,
FOOD, SHELTER AND MEDICATIONS..
WE'VE BEEN DISTRIBUTING SLEEPING

BAGS, FOOD, OVER THE COUNTER PAIN
KILLERS, HOT DRINKS, SANDWICHES,
PROPER WINTER JACKETS, SHOES,
SOCKS, SWEATERS, HATS, GLOVES ETC..
PREECLAMPSIA:_
IN GAMBIA AND SENEGAL, BY HELPING
TO REDUCE PREECLAMPSIA, WE'VE BEEN
ENGAGING IN KEY MEASURES TO
PROMOTE CONSISTENT PRENATAL CARE
WITH EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH-
RISK PREGNANCIES, WIDE SPREADING
CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTATION OF
WOMEN WITH LOW DIETARY CALCIUM
INTAKE, LOW-DOSE ASPIRIN
PROPHYLAXIES FOR HIGH-RISK WOMEN,
EDUCATING COMMUNITIES ABOUT
PREECLAMPSIA RISK FACTORS, AND
IMPROVING ACCESS TO QUALITY
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES FOR TIMELY

DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT, ALL
WHILE ADDRESSING POTENTIAL
BARRIERS LIKE COST OF GEOGRAPHICAL
LIMITATIONS AND CULTURAL BELIEFS
THAT MAY HINDER PREVENTATIVE
PRACTICES.
WE'VE ALSO BEEN ENCOURAGING
REGULAR PRENATAL CHECKUPS
THROUGH PREGNANANCY, TO MONITOR
BLOOD PRESSURE AND IDENTITY
POTENTIAL PREECLAMPSIA CASES
EARLY.
OUR TEAM IN GAMBIA HAVE BEEN
HELPING IN TRAINING HEALTHCARE
PROVIDERS TO ACCURATELY ASSESS
RISK FACTORS AND SCREEN FOR
PREECLAMPSIA SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS.
WE'VE ALSO BEEN IMPLEMENTING
COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO
RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE

IMPORTANCE OF PRENATAL CARE.
ALSO PROVIDING NUTRITIONAL
SUPPLEMENTATION INTERVENTIONS,
LIKE CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS TO
PREGNANT WOMEN, ESPECIALLY TO IN
AREAS WITH LOW DIETARY CALCIUM
INTAKE.

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EXPENDITURE
10,000
TOTAL AMOUNT LEFT IN ACCOUNT..
24,000