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Situation:

The project is based in the Kilombero Valley in central Tanzania. There is a referral hospital with 375 beds serving over 1.5 million people; however, the existing health centres in the wider region are unable to provide adequate care for chronic non-communicable diseases outside the specialist centre due to lack of training and equipment.

Objectives:

Improving care for non-communicable diseases (hypertension, heart failure, obstructive lung diseases (asthma, COPD), diabetes, cancer) in the rural Kilombero region

Situation:

Formerly nearby medical facilities in the villages near the city of Kherson have largely been destroyed, or the medical personnel have left the region. The only clinic that is still somewhat intact is located in the city of Kherson. The districts in our target region comprise several settlements. The population consists mainly of women and children, as well as elderly people. To restore basic medical care, the project members are setting up a double container in each of two villages for the treatment and admission of patients.

Situation:

There are currently around 14,000 refugees from Ukraine in Vienna, mainly women and children. They receive basic support from the Republic of Austria, which covers their living expenses. There are also standard counselling services available, but there is a shortage of Ukrainian-speaking psychologists who offer support sessions free of charge.

Situation:

Four years of war have destroyed protection systems, displaced millions, and increased gender-based violence risks (about 2.4 million affected). Women, children, IDPs and marginalized groups face elevated HCV risk (8–12% in vulnerable groups). The national Medical Guarantees program promises free HCV testing and treatment but often fails in practice. Drug shortages and a 2025 funding gap (~€1.02M) leave many women without care.

Situation:

The main reason for the project was, and still is, that parents of traumatized children are reluctant to seek professional help from psychologists or psychiatrists. They think that such appointments will make their child "crazy." "Art therapy workshops" don't sound as much like illness to these parents and are therefore more readily accepted. 

Situation:

The Russian war against Ukraine has now been ongoing for four years. Particularly vulnerable groups such as children are at risk, with acute emergencies increasing sharply due to precarious medical care and infrastructural bottlenecks. At the same time, there is a shortage of pediatric specialist personnel. Many medical professionals do not feel adequately prepared for the technical and emotional challenges of emergencies involving children, which leads to delays and uncertainty in emergency care.