Project Report
| Mar 21, 2016
Update: GEANCO's CGI Anemia and Education Programs
![Hospital nurse with donated laptop]()
Hospital nurse with donated laptop
Our Clinton Global Initiative Anemia Program
Our screening of vulnerable women and children for anemia in southeast Nigeria continues on. Anemia is a condition in which not enough healthy red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body. The poor blood oxygen levels and blood vessel blockages that result lead to chronic, agonizing pain, severe infections, organ failure and potential death.
Nigeria has the world's largest anemia-afflicted population - 75% of its children have the condition, and 1 out of every 5 maternal deaths can be traced to anemia.
Testing for anemia is often not performed in Africa because it traditionally has required invasive blood draws and laboratory analysis, which are often not available, or too expensive. This program of non-invasive testing can therefore have a significantly positive impact maternal and child health outcomes.
Through the Clinton Global Initiative, we partner with the medical technology company Masimo Inc. to screen and treat women and children in Nigeria for anemia quickly and painlessly.
We have screened over 7000 women and children in Nigeria. Since we are the only group in Nigeria using Masimo’s advanced, noninvasive technology, it is almost certain that none of these vulnerable Nigerians would have been tested for anemia but for this special program.
Starting in January 2016, we began covering the costs of anemia treatment for up to 60 especially poor and vulnerable pregnant women and young children.
Our Education Program
With a generous donation from Oprah Winfrey, we donated 24 laptops and a diesel generator to a primary school in Enugu, Nigeria in October 2015.
In January 2016, the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer donated 20 laptops to us, which we in turn gifted to clinics and libraries throughout southeast Nigeria.
In March 2016, we provided desktop computers and science & lab equipment to an all-girls school in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria.
In February 2016, we also provided significant funding to an organization directly assisting young girls and others who have been brutalized and traumatized by Boko Haram, a Nigerian terrorist organization.
We also held a special online auction offering an exclusive opportunity to attend The official Oscars Rehearsal and meet host Chris Rock. A generous donor gave $23,000 to claim this amazing experience.
![GEANCO COO Afam Onyema with Oscars Host Chris Rock]()
GEANCO COO Afam Onyema with Oscars Host Chris Rock
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