Health & Medical

Southern Asia

The Village Healthcare Worker (VHW) training program, located in Southern Asia, was launched into action to address health problems that have become a detriment to thousands of families in this region. With 70% of Southern Asia’s population located in rural communities, adequate training and medical supplies are exceedingly rare. In many cases, preventable diseases go untreated such as the flu, HIV, AIDS. Because of this, fatality rates are increasing among rural communities and smaller cities.

In many cases, rural villages and smaller cities have little to no access to adequate maternity clinics, resulting in an increase of mother and infant fatalities. Delivery of babies from local elderly women increase the risk of infection due to malpractice or inexperience. 

Chronic diseases caused by long-term exposure to underground contaminants, such as arsenic, are becoming the nation’s most rapid consumption of poisoning in a population. The scale of this environmental disaster is leaving an estimated 169 million inhabitants with side effects such as painful lesions of the skin, lungs, and kidneys. 

Men and women who are a part of this medical program receive 6 months of training from licensed doctors and nurses from healthcare centers in larger cities. Through several learning methods, they are trained to treat common and preventable illnesses with a wide range of medical edifications that help them serve more patients with numerous curable diseases. Sustainable sources of self-employment and income to the trainees have become possible through our medical program as they continue to independently advance in their careers. Trainees will eventually return to their own villages, providing their communities with tools and experience necessary to treat and care for local needs. 

The work does not end here, though. Our partners not only ensure that our trainees receive adequate medical schooling, but they also ensure that they are fostering their spiritual growth as well. This has planted seeds of rapid spiritual awakening in the lives of those that the village healthcare workers are tending to. “Being Health worker, they already grab the fondness of the villagers which also help them to carry on their journey in Christ and spread His Voice among their natives.” 

Communications with the graduates is maintained as they venture back to their villages. This ensures that their work progress is up to date, and trainees are held accountable for the work they are doing. Each graduate serves at least 8-10 patients every day, charging approximately $2 per day on average. This provides a sustainable source of income that gives their families reliable financial support.