PROJECT C.U.R.E. is excited to announce the arrival of a container, filled with medical supplies and equipment, at Timbuktu Regional Hospital in Timbuktu, Mali. Timbuktu Regional Hospital provides services and care to people in the Timbuktu region, where the estimated population is 80,000. The supplies and equipment will greatly benefit the medical staff, comprised of seven doctors, two surgeons, eight nurses and three assistant nurses who have not seen renovations or medical equipment replacements since the hospital’s inception in 1992.

Timbuktu Regional Hospital unloads the supplies and equipment.

The components of the container were officially delivered by truck to the hospital and greeted by the City Mayor and Sister City Committee on Tuesday morning, June 23, 2009.

Learn more about PROJECT C.U.R.E.’s efforts in Mali.

If you are interested in supporting PROJECT C.U.R.E.’s efforts to improve healthcare infrastructure in developing nations around the world, please visit the Donate or Give Supplies portion of the website.

The PROJECT C.U.R.E. First Ladies' Luncheon is quickly becoming an annual tradition for C.U.R.E. Communities. The Luncheon, first introduced in 2006 with the First Lady of El Salvador as the honored guest, exists to generate awareness of health issues in and raise money to deliver medical supplies and equipment to the country represented. Subsequent events have involved the first ladies of Mexico and Belize, touching the lives of thousands of business and community leaders in Denver and Phoenix.

This year, PROJECT C.U.R.E. is proud to announce that the First Lady of Ghana, Mrs. Ernestina Naadu Mills, will visit Denver for the fourth-annual First Ladies' Luncheon on July 23, 2009. She will be the honored guest for the event and will speak to approximately 1,800 people about the health needs of people in her country. Thanks to a generous donation from title sponsor MillerCoors, all funds raised at the Luncheon will go directly to the delivery of medical supplies and equipment straight into the hands of medical professionals in Ghana to treat people in need.

The First Ladies' Luncheon is an invite-only event, and the guest list fills up very quickly. If you are interested in learning more about the Luncheon and how you can be involved, please send an e-mail to projectcureinfo@projectcure.org.

PROJECT C.U.R.E. would like to announce the beginning of a new partnership with Global Medical Brigades.

Throughout its years of operation, PROJECT C.U.R.E. has been working with various individuals, groups and organizations in order to expand and strengthen the reach of its programs across the globe. Recognizing the great opportunity to form stronger connections with individuals and groups who have previously delivered C.U.R.E. KITS, PROJECT C.U.R.E. has initiated a partnership with Global Medical Brigades in order to better provide teams with the necessary medical supplies used in their programs.

Global Medical Brigades is an international network of university clubs and volunteer organizations that focuses on providing communities in developing nations with sustainable health care solutions through short-term medical clinics. GMB is currently emphasizing its work in Honduras, where nearly 1,000 volunteers travel annually to deliver medical services in 40 communities.

PROJECT C.U.R.E. looks forward to improving its connection with Global Medical Brigades while working together to provide communities in developing nations with essential medical supplies, equipment and services.

Learn more about C.U.R.E. KITS and how you or your group can hand-deliver life-saving medical supplies and equipment into the hands of those who need them most.

We invite you to take a moment to read the PROJECT C.U.R.E. Spring Communique, in which you can learn more about the organization's work in India and Uganda.

A gift of "Good Help." PROJECT C.U.R.E. extends a lifeline for Fatima Mission Hospital in Dindigul, India, so staff there can continue providing and improve maternal and neonatal care for women and children at risk.

C.U.R.E. KITS: Volunteers' hands "deliver health and hope." A nurse hand-delivers medical supplies and equipment to an orphanage in Uganda through the C.U.R.E. KITS program.

For more information about PROJECT C.U.R.E.'s work in these two countries and more than 120 others, visit our Countries page.

 

PROJECT C.U.R.E. President/CEO Dr. Douglas Jackson has been selected as a finalist for PEOPLE magazine and Major League Baseball's "All-Stars Among Us" contest, which allows for public recognition of individuals who have gone above and beyond to serve their community.

For the last two years, employees from the Aspen Grove Banana Republic have been volunteering their time to sort medical supplies in PROJECT C.U.R.E.'s distribution and sorting center in Centennial, Colorado.

They recently produced a video to share their experiences with other Gap Inc. employees and the general public, which was entered into Gap Inc.'s The Ultimate Happy Hour contest. You can help Aspen Grove Banana Republic / PROJECT C.U.R.E. win the contest, and $10,000 to deliver medical relief around the world, by viewing the video, voting for it, and spreading the word to your friends and family to do the same.

View the video now.

Every time you watch the video between now and June 12, PROJECT C.U.R.E. receives one point and moves closer to winning $10,000. (One view per computer per day.) With the prize, PROJECT C.U.R.E. can deliver $200,000 in medical relief to people who need it most!

Thank you for your support!