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Patcha Foundation eNewsletter February 2019
The Patcha Foundation eNewsletter                        Issue 69, February 2019
Heart Disease and Cancer are BIG Killers

We can each take small steps to fight these killers
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CANCER PREVENTION: TOGETHER WE CAN
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Workplace Wellness
Week-By-Week Activities / Easy Things To Do.
Church-based Programs May Help Bring Blood Pressure Down
In communities full of stressors, church can be a place to heal body and soul.Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a public health concern.  A new study, dubbed FAITH (Faith-Based Approaches in the Treatment of Hypertension), found that lifestyle interventions delivered in churches by community-based health care workers may help bring down blood pressure among African-Americans.  Read More
Heart Disease: An Ailment Of The Rich That Is Now Striking The World’s Poor
In 2016, an estimated 1 million people died of HIV/AIDS, 445,000 people died of malaria, 1.7 million died of tuberculosis, and nearly 18 million died of heart disease. This accounts for a third of all global deaths, and more than three-quarters of those deaths occurred in the developing world. Read More 
Africa Challenged To Intensify Moves To Fight Cancer
Africa Challenged To Intensify Moves To Fight CancerFebruary 4 was celebrated as World Cancer Day and as usual, there was pomp and pageantry; Heads of States spoke at various fora, very important personalities added their voices but it looks like for Africa, that is the end of any talk of cancer till another February 4.  What Africa must know is that waiting to “celebrate” cancer like we do for Christmas, will not help in our fight against cancer on the continent.  Read More
Patcha Foundation - Making A Difference On World Cancer Day (WCD) & Everyday
Patcha Foundation joined the global community on February 4, to commemorate WCD.  The team visited patients at the Cancer Ward at  L'Hopital General in Douala, Cameroon, sharing wigs, fruits, vitamins and prayer cards to over 68 cancer patients. The team also held a cancer workshop at BOCOM, Douala, where over 130 staff participated. View gallery
Diagnosing Africa’s Medical Brain Drain.  Is Brain Drain A Crime?
Medical students watch as doctors perform an operation in Moshi, Tanzania. Photo credit: Panos/ Sven TorfinnAfrica bears “more than 24% of the global burden of disease, but has access to only 3% of health workers and less than 1% of the world’s financial resources,” according to WHO.  It costs African nations between $21,000 and $59,000 to train each doctor, who will eventually go into private practice or emigrate due to low wages, poor working conditions and insecurity.  While on average, surgeons in New Jersey, USA earn $216,000 annually, Kenyan doctors earn on average $6,000 per year.  In Nigeria, about 35,000 doctors attend to the country’s 173 million citizens, a doctor-to-population ratio of 0.3 per 1,000 persons which is higher than in most African countries.   Read More 
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Patcha Foundation Admits New Board Members / Officers
At its Board Meeting on February 2, 2019, the Patcha Foundation elected Dr. Rosalie Ngachie as Vice President, and Ms. Tania Chinje as Secretary. 
Dr. Ngachie is a Pharmacist in Maryland, and a committed and active member of the foundation since 2016. She has served as lead Medical Mission Pharmacist, is a member of the MMPF eMed Telemedicine Network and the medical mission planning committee, and participates /mobilizes the community in support of foundation activities and programs.    
Ms. Chinje is Director of Event Services at Intellor Group, an agency tasked with facilitating corporate marketing communications. Her portfolio consists of multinationals such as Swiss Re and Eaton, global conglomerates such as Dupont and the Executive Office of the President of the United States.  She is also the Head of the newly formed Patcha Foundation Junior Associates Board.  
We are grateful to outgoing Board Secretary, Mary Givvines, and outgoing Vice President currently member at-large, Dr. Georgette Bibum, for their dedicated service to, and for their continued support of the organization and the community.  
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2019
<>CASEC Information Exchange: April 27
<>CASEC Medical Mission: July
<>Walk to Fight and...WIN! USA: Sept 28 
<>Walk to Fight and...WIN! Cameroon: Oct 26
<>CASEC Awards Gala: Oct 12
5 years, 5 medical missions, over 20000 served! 
2018 CASEC Information Exchange Report      CASEC Medical Mission 2017      CASEC Awards Gala 2018
Our Goal: To reduce the impact of cancer on African communities in diaspora and on the continent.
Mission Statement: Contribute effectively and efficiently to improvement of the community's health, focusing on increasing Cancer Awareness, Screening/prevention, Early detection and Care (CASEC).
For more about the foundation visit www,patchafoundation.org . Contact us at info@patchafoundation.org
For comments and feedback on this newsletter, email enews@patchafoundation.org
Information presented in this eNewsletter is for awareness and educational purposes only and should not be considered a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosing or treating any medical or health condition. The Patcha Foundation has no control over the linked content from third party sites and accepts no responsibility or liability for errors, omissions or article content. If you have or suspect you have a medical problem, promptly contact your professional healthcare provider.

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