AIDSfreeAFRICA

Mission: AIDSfreeAFRICA is a community of professionals dedicated to empower Africans to be come self-sufficient in producing pharmaceuticals.

The Vision of AIDSfreeAFRICA is: Africa free of HIV/AIDS, to provide the world with the capacity to produce lifesaving drugs is an expression of our commitment to peace, health and human dignity.
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Our goals for 2008 are: 1. Forming partnerships,

2. Public speaking and fundraising, (6-18 & 30)

3. Expand Board of Directors and

4. Start production of generic essential drugs.

1. Form partnerships with organizations to strengthen our global impact.

We followed an invitation and joint the Rotary Club and are discussing the best strategy to work together. Quad Village Rotary Club (now past president) Hal Reinstein told us that they are hungry for new projects. The Polio Plus program Rotaries flag ship program raised 600 million dollar and nearly wiped out polio. Rotary has a lot in common with AIDSfreeAFRICA. We are hands-on-doers. We are closely involved and inclusive of the people we try to help. We don't want to spend much on overhead but want to built structures that last long after we move on to the next country and the next project. Since Rotary has a presence all over the world there is an opportunity for local oversight. A crucial key to success.

Our second collaboration is with Tibotec, a pharmaceutical company with whom we have worked since 2006. Tibotec has generously made available an antifungal drug, called Miconazole or micMAT, that treats oral thrush, a painful condition affecting 25% of AIDS patients every year. This year, with the help of a generous grant from Tibotec we are able to establish a cost recovering non-profit distribution of the drug with the intend to expand it for all of central Africa. Importantly, this program creates jobs in Cameroon. For distribution information Read more

2. Public speaking and fundraising

Matching grant of $ 5000 offered to AIDSfreeAFRICA, your donation just doubled: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/goals/5654?fp=6336c

Dr. Rolande Hodel is a National Tour Speaker for the American Chemical Society and currently speaks to Rotary Clubs to enroll people in raising money towards a Matching or Competitive grant from Rotary. Please e-mail her if you would like her to speak at your event. A honorarium and/or donation to AIDSfreeAFRICA is appreciated.

Rolande is speaking June 18 12:30 PM in her hometown Ossining and on June 30, 2008 in Burlington Vermont at the NERM (North Eastern Research Meeting) of the American Chemical Society, Rolande is speaking under the headline: Chemist Enthusiasts !!! For info e-mail RRHodel@aol.com

You can also find us on: http://www.instablog.com http://AIDSfreeAFRICA.blogspot.com

3. Expand the size of our board of directors from 3 to 5.

We have interviewed a prospective new member and are hopeful that he will join by the end of the year when he is moving back from years of living in Africa.

Prospective candidates have to have board experience, are willing to donate their time, expertise, money and fundraise. Most importantly a successful candidate has to be inspired by our work.

4. Start production of essential, generic drugs.

We just put up a web site for Diamond Pharmaceuticals, a company owned and directed by professionals in Cameroon. We have an advisory position on their board of directors. We give micro loans towards anything needed to start production. We are very hopeful that Diamond will be the first locally owned, african, pharmaceuticals producing factory in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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At an AIDS education event, when asked who had a relative or friend die on AIDS, almost everyone raised their hand.

Revenues from AIDSfreeAFRICA's micro loan pays for AIDS treatment for the four women (front from the right). To my far right is Ann, president of "Managing Women" who oversees the micro loan and it's proper use.

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