AFRICAN SPORTS MONTHLY
'Sports is our Business'
  • Home
  • NEWS
  • Radio
  • TV

Vital medical equipment from Glasgow 2014 set to help transform lives of women in Africa

10/27/2014

0 Comments

 
Picture
Medical equipment from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games is set to play a winning role in improving the lives of some of Africa’s most vulnerable mums and their children.

 

A range of essential and unused health equipment including stethoscopes, blood pressure monitors and thermometers worth £10,000 has been gifted by Games organisers to a Scottish-based charity which provides free maternity care and surgery to help African women injured in childbirth.

 

The Freedom From Fistula Foundation works in a range of Commonwealth countries including Kenya, Malawi and Sierra Leone and has the capacity to help up to 10,000 women and their children each year. As well as repairing debilitating injuries caused by childbirth, the charity trains midwives and offers education and empowerment programmes which provide women with the skills and knowledge needed to help them run their own businesses or advance their education.

Based in Perth, the charity has a number of high-profile ambassadors including TV personality Lorraine Kelly, the President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and former President of Malawi, Joyce Banda. All funds donated go directly to the Foundation’s operations, with running costs being met by the Gloag Foundation, set up by Scottish businesswoman Ann Gloag, OBE.

 

The medical equipment donated by Glasgow 2014 was originally part of the supplies for the Glasgow 2014 Polyclinic, which looked after the health and well-being of more than 6,500 athletes and officials from 71 nations and territories who stayed in the Athletes’ Village during the Games. The Polyclinic operated on a 24-hour basis with an aim of delivering outstanding medical services to support the Commonwealth athletes performing at their best.

David Grevemberg, Glasgow 2014 Chief Executive, said:

“We’re really proud to be able to contribute in a small way to the vital and transformative work for Commonwealth women undertaken by this small but empowering Scottish charity.

“The Foundation is changing the lives not just of thousands of individual women, but also those of their families and communities and I am delighted we are able to contribute in a practical way.” 

 

Ann Gloag, founder of the Freedom From Fistula Foundation, said:

“We are so grateful to Glasgow 2014 for donating this equipment to help our teams working in Africa.  The equipment will make a substantial difference to our maternity and fistula projects in the Commonwealth countries we work in and will ensure the continuing legacy of Glasgow 2014 beyond Scotland.”

 

Cabinet Secretary for Commonwealth Games, Sport and Equalities Shona Robison said:

“I am delighted that local charity The Freedom From Fistula Foundation is able to use the medical equipment from the polyclinic to help women and children in Africa.

“The Foundation carries out excellent work helping women through childbirth and ensuring they have access to maternity care so that they, and their children, can flourish.”

By: Editor
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    January 2023
    December 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    September 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    December 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013

    Menu

    All
    2014 FIFA World Cup
    Athletics
    Basketball
    Boxing
    Commonwealth Games
    Cricket
    Golf
    Hockey
    Marathons
    News
    Olympics
    Rugby
    Soccer
    Spotlight
    Tennis
    Track And Field
    Volleyball
    Women Soccer
    Wrestling


    Picture

    RSS Feed


    Tweets by ASMONTHLY

Tweet to @ASMONTHLY

Contact Us

    Contact Us

Submit

Donate & Support Our Efforts at African Sports Media Network