MEAK’s heart Mission report 2018.
MEAK Heart Mission Report M. P. Shah Hospital, Nairobi, January 24th – 3rd February, 2018 2017 MEAK are very happy to report yet another highly successful heart mission in conjunction with our loyal sponsors March to the Top. The mission was conducted for the second year running at the M.P Shah Hospital in Nairobi, in […]
On a medical mission in Kenya with MEAK
A successful fundraising campaign for a very successful medical mission in Merti, Kenya It is October 2017, in Merti, Kenya, a town in the middle of a desert-like landscape where the temperatures average up to 100 degrees under a blistering and relentless sun. Dee Belliere, the founder of MEAK, has gathered a […]
Kenya update: MEAK finding ways to help despite the unrest
The news coming from Kenya have been distressing, but good work and good deeds are being done daily and seem to matter even more when I hear about the destruction and pain being inflicted. MEAK has kept to its commitment to provide medical care. An eye mission in Amboseli and a heart mission in Nairobi […]
Agnes’ story
Mike Belliere, co-founder of MEAK recounts how MEAK changed Agnes’ life. Agnes’ story Here’s an interesting case study that makes one realize just what a fairly small accident can do to the life of a person in Kenya. At just 28 years old, Agnes was about to be condemned to a life of disability and […]
Medical Report of MEAK’s activities during the last six months
SUMMARY OF MEAK ACTIVITIES FOR SIX MONTHS TO END OF JUNE 2013 The first six months of 2013 has proved and interesting period for our charity with some very positive aspects to report as well as a couple of set backs. MEAK has been working in Kenya since 1994 and has been carrying out […]
A day in the life of nurse Rita in Samburu land, Kenya
A lesson in improvisation: On the bank of the dry river bed babies get immunization shots. I love the feeling of the small twin engine plane speeding up the airstrip at Nairobi Wilson airport, the noise that it makes when the engines are on full blast and the following lightness as the plane lifts off […]
Medical training in Kenya hospitals is showing promising results!
Pilot medical training programs sponsored by MEAK are a success in Nanyuki hospital. Back in 2011 MEAK Orthopedic team identified the need to improve the ability of medical practitioners to recognize the signs of deterioration in acutely ill patients in hospitals. A new initiative/ course was put together called GRASPIT ( Global Recognition of Acutely […]
Step by Step in Samburuland
A Fundraising Trek for MEAK by Jane H.Furse. One day Layla, a little girl in northern Kenya, will wonder how she got her name. Her mother can tell her that back in November 2012, a woman from very far away gave it to her while on a medical mission. Beverly Orthwein, a board member […]
Eventful Walk in Northern Kenya
WE ARE BACK! EYE MISSION SUCCESSFUL , TREK AMAZING. We completed our trek by hook and by crook and were back for Thanksgiving so grateful for an amazing walk in Northern Kenya, which proved to be challenging but so rewarding and magical. We flew into South Horr, just south of Lake Turkana by midday and […]
UK Charity MEAK reports productive season in Kenya: Medical Missions and Education
“There is no free health service in Kenya. If you are involved in an accident or are struck down with a disabling illness or affliction, you are on your own. You will be obliged to carry that problem for the rest of your life if you do not have the means to pay for treatment. […]
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