16/04/2012 - ICROSS working towards long term Child Survival.
At the latest Child Survival workshop, community leaders in Kajiado district reviewed the latest challenges to provide health care through out the district. Over 45% of the district population lives in extreme poverty. The international director Dr. Michael Meegan spoke to community health teams that serve through-out the district.
The Founder of ICROSS summarised the primary health care programmes created with Professor David Morley in the early 1980s and their growth over the last three decades.
ICROSS covers an area as large as the Irish Republic, working in Ngong, Magadi, Machuru and central divisions. In 2012 we are reaching over 180.000 people with a population growth rate of 4.5 %, life expectancy is 43 years and falling, Dr Meegan reviewed the current medical demographic data summarising the latest health indicators and epidemiological concerns.
Health teams were introduced to the most recent clinical parenting data focusing on malnutrition diarrhea, infant mortality and maternal deaths.
Saruni Ole Lengeny welcomed new team members of ICROSS rural healthy team members and summarized the district development plan strategy in drought stricken areas.
Danny Ngwiri stressed the importance of the practical implementation of the national population policy for sustainable development, he reviewed the government strategic plan and explained to the teams’ the ICROSS long term objectives, fighting poverty and suffering until 2016. The meeting was attended by women’s groups’ representatives as well as local community leaders.
A new campaign to raise the awareness of survive malnutrition in infants will be launched by ICROSS and its partners. Dr Meegan announces at the meeting that the annual awards for those serving the community would be announced in May. Community representative, Philip Sironka congratulated ICROSS on its impact throughout Kajiado serving the people for 30 years. The Country Director told the teams that the Annual Dr Joe Barnes project for 2012 will be announced next week at the Dr Joe Barnes Clinic in Longosua. Dr Joe Barnes is the co-founder of ICROSS.
Anyone wishing to support ICROSS child support programs can donate online,
If you want any further information about our details online please contact us https://icrossinaction.com/donate2.html
ICROSS began its activities in 1978. We aim at providing long-term assistance to the nomadic communities of the sub-Saharan region. We act as a catalyst and all our projects are run and owned by the communities we serve. We work to improve health and living standards using their own culture. We work within a five-year strategic plan. This was developed with the Ministry of Health in Kenya and sets out long term goals.
Remember, you have the power to change tomorrow.
Dr. Michael Elmore Meegan - Founder and International Director ICROSS
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Friday, April 20, 2012
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
ICROSS extends famine support
Today over 30,000 children in Africa will die from poverty related deaths, all avoidable. There are over 170 million children going to bed hungry tonight because they do not have enough food. There are over a billion people without clean water. For over thirty years ICROSS has been doing something about it.
With your help we have built a series of long term health programmes across the Sub Saharan savannah with tribal communities. Designing health programmes with the local communities in their own language and through their own values we have created locally owned programmes. The future of all change is community owned choices.
ICROSS has a long range programme of slow consistent and real change making a difference not just today and tommorrow but across decades. Over the last eight months crippling poverty and worsening drought has caused terrible suffering to young children, mothers and other vulnerable people including the disabled and the old. ICROSS has implemented a wide range of community interventions from special nutritional care and child survival to water protection and intensive diarrhoea control. We need your help now to
continue reaching the communities still devastated by drought and hunger.
This week there are still over 5,000 children who are seriously undernourished and over 700 mothers who need our help.
It is a difficult time for everyone during this recession, but for those who have no voice, no other support and no other help it is an impossible time. Please help ICROSS as we continue to make a lasting difference where it counts most.
With your help we have built a series of long term health programmes across the Sub Saharan savannah with tribal communities. Designing health programmes with the local communities in their own language and through their own values we have created locally owned programmes. The future of all change is community owned choices.
ICROSS has a long range programme of slow consistent and real change making a difference not just today and tommorrow but across decades. Over the last eight months crippling poverty and worsening drought has caused terrible suffering to young children, mothers and other vulnerable people including the disabled and the old. ICROSS has implemented a wide range of community interventions from special nutritional care and child survival to water protection and intensive diarrhoea control. We need your help now to
continue reaching the communities still devastated by drought and hunger.
This week there are still over 5,000 children who are seriously undernourished and over 700 mothers who need our help.
It is a difficult time for everyone during this recession, but for those who have no voice, no other support and no other help it is an impossible time. Please help ICROSS as we continue to make a lasting difference where it counts most.
Monday, September 5, 2011
ICROSS Safe motherhood and infant health care
ICROSS Safe motherhood and infant health care
The crisis in Africa is worsening. ICROSS is building new projects to impact on the areas most in need.
Heres the problem faced by the poorest of the poor.
One in six African children dies before the age of five. Most of these deaths could be prevented. (source: Africa 2015) so we have a long term projects targeting these causes.
Over half of Maasai children under 5 years are underweight.(Source Nut Survey July2011) ICROSS works at preventing malnutrition and feeding the most vulnerable children.
Nearly one third of children in Sub-Saharan Africa are underweight. (source: UNICEF) Our work in child survival and child monitoring as well as maternal education and training has been published since 1981.
In sub-Saharan Africa, measles takes the life of a child nearly every minute of every day. An effective measles vaccine costs as little as $1 per child. (source: UNICEF) ICROSS has doubled the number of vaccinations in the last 3 years in its rural health sclinics and outreach and nomadic health services.
Between 12 and 14 million African children have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. (source: World Bank/UNICEF) For 18 years ICROSS has worked with AIDS orphans in rural and slum areas.
43% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have safe, accessible drinking water. (source: UNICEF) 64% of children in Maasai communities.(source SODIS ) ICROSS has made an international contribution to diarrhoea with its work published and widely used. Since 1986 we have been pioneering innovations to reduce water borne disease. We need to share this work more widely.
64% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have adequate sanitation. (source: UNICEF) in Maasailand this is 76%. ICROSS continues to promote hygiene, sanitation and prevention across hundreds of villages.
Only 57% of African children are enrolled in primary education, and one in three of those does not complete school. (source: Africa 2015) For 27 years ICROSS has supported primary schools and assisted girls to go to school in rural areas.
We need help to extend these vital projects to more communities and villages.
ICROSS is a leading independent organization making long term change in the lives of communities living in absolute poverty. With over three decades of experience in delivering public health in Africa we have also pioneered research into long term interventions creating lasting improvements in health.
Recognized for our commitment to International health research we have been published in the leading medical journals ranging from the Journal of the American Medical Association to the LANCET and other key scientific publications. ICROSS has a reputation for innovation and international partnerships, our work begins and is rooted through the values of the communities we live with. ICROSS works with a wide range of other organizations, government departments, NGOs and many local partners .
As ICROSS continues to strengthen long term public health, our projects are built on peer reviewed externally validated research. As part of our commitment to local ownership we have created community led systems that drive all our planning. With a pedigree spanning thirty years and a team of highly qualified specialists ICROSS is putting in place new infrastructures to help our programmes grow. As we design the next phase of our primary health and maternal child initiatives we will be launching an appeal to raise support for all of our Clinics, prevention programmes and safe motherhood.
http://icrossinternational.org/
www.icross-africa.net
http://icrosskenya.org/
http://icrossprojects.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/ICROSSprojects
ICROSS www.icrosskenya.org works as a Kenyan-based development NGO, with a focus in the field of health,[1][2] with key international lectures [3] including the RedR Future shocks lecture,.[4] ICROSS is responsible for a large terminal care programme and a series of public health programmes. One of ICROSS's key research streams has been investigating means of solar disinfection (SODIS) of contaminated drinking water, and has helped conduct a number of control trials of SODIS.[5] Engaged in multi country collaborative programmes www.rcsi.ie/hwts09 ICROSS stresses traditional tribal values, building development programmes through the exisyting decision systems and creating locally driven agendas.
International profile ICROSS campaigns have included Africa awakes which tries to change the stereotypes and negative perceptions of Africa www.africa-awakes.com These exhibitions have received wide media coverage in Italy and France. ICROSS public health work has been cited Internationally , medical work has appeared in key scienticif journals since 1981. Meegan who received many international awards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Elmore-Meegan was featured in BBC's Hardtalk current affair's programme for his work for ICROSS[6] while in 2006 the organisation was the subject of an award winning documentary by Irish Television.[7] ICROSS and its Founders have received widespread recognition for their work, especially in long term public health and creating lasting community development programmes. ICROSS spcialises in long term pastoralist health programmes, the most recent example of which was opened in December 2010 at Ilkilorit, Maasai land in Kenya. They have been covered extensively in the media, most recently for SODIS and for Africa awakes campaigns fighting racism, prejudice and stereotypes. In 2003 the founder received International person of the year in Ireland and in 2006 was the second person ever to receive a D Med Honoris Causa for his work in International health.www.nui.ie/college/docs/citations/2006/meegan.pdf
ICROSS work is widely cited ( see google scholar ) and the administration is entirely Africanied since August 2000.
Media news items include research http://www.emwis.net/initiatives/fol060732/proj634131 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/letter-2003-10-16.html The International NGO which has multi lateral and bi lateral donors. Since 2003 the expansion of ICROSS International has seen the creation of an International Advisory board in 2009 chaired by Dr Davida de La Harpe. In October 2009 ICROSS launched www.icrossinternational.org and www.icrosskenya.org
Michael Meegan has also written numerous books on his work with ICROSS including 'All Will Be Well'(the successor to 'All Shall Be Well'), 'Surprised by Joy' and 'Changing the World 2008 A new series of books is being published by eye books www.eye-books.con
In January 2010 ICROSS Kenya extended its Rural health programmes. In March ICROSS Kenya began legal action in Ireland to try and establlish where funds raised for Kenyan projects had gone. The co founder of ICROSS Dr Joe Barnes installed a new Board of Directors in ICROSS Ireland july 2010 and funding to ICROSS Kenya programmes resumed. This funding was raised by the Founders
The crisis in Africa is worsening. ICROSS is building new projects to impact on the areas most in need.
Heres the problem faced by the poorest of the poor.
One in six African children dies before the age of five. Most of these deaths could be prevented. (source: Africa 2015) so we have a long term projects targeting these causes.
Over half of Maasai children under 5 years are underweight.(Source Nut Survey July2011) ICROSS works at preventing malnutrition and feeding the most vulnerable children.
Nearly one third of children in Sub-Saharan Africa are underweight. (source: UNICEF) Our work in child survival and child monitoring as well as maternal education and training has been published since 1981.
In sub-Saharan Africa, measles takes the life of a child nearly every minute of every day. An effective measles vaccine costs as little as $1 per child. (source: UNICEF) ICROSS has doubled the number of vaccinations in the last 3 years in its rural health sclinics and outreach and nomadic health services.
Between 12 and 14 million African children have been orphaned by HIV/AIDS. (source: World Bank/UNICEF) For 18 years ICROSS has worked with AIDS orphans in rural and slum areas.
43% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have safe, accessible drinking water. (source: UNICEF) 64% of children in Maasai communities.(source SODIS ) ICROSS has made an international contribution to diarrhoea with its work published and widely used. Since 1986 we have been pioneering innovations to reduce water borne disease. We need to share this work more widely.
64% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have adequate sanitation. (source: UNICEF) in Maasailand this is 76%. ICROSS continues to promote hygiene, sanitation and prevention across hundreds of villages.
Only 57% of African children are enrolled in primary education, and one in three of those does not complete school. (source: Africa 2015) For 27 years ICROSS has supported primary schools and assisted girls to go to school in rural areas.
We need help to extend these vital projects to more communities and villages.
ICROSS is a leading independent organization making long term change in the lives of communities living in absolute poverty. With over three decades of experience in delivering public health in Africa we have also pioneered research into long term interventions creating lasting improvements in health.
Recognized for our commitment to International health research we have been published in the leading medical journals ranging from the Journal of the American Medical Association to the LANCET and other key scientific publications. ICROSS has a reputation for innovation and international partnerships, our work begins and is rooted through the values of the communities we live with. ICROSS works with a wide range of other organizations, government departments, NGOs and many local partners .
As ICROSS continues to strengthen long term public health, our projects are built on peer reviewed externally validated research. As part of our commitment to local ownership we have created community led systems that drive all our planning. With a pedigree spanning thirty years and a team of highly qualified specialists ICROSS is putting in place new infrastructures to help our programmes grow. As we design the next phase of our primary health and maternal child initiatives we will be launching an appeal to raise support for all of our Clinics, prevention programmes and safe motherhood.
http://icrossinternational.org/
www.icross-africa.net
http://icrosskenya.org/
http://icrossprojects.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/ICROSSprojects
ICROSS www.icrosskenya.org works as a Kenyan-based development NGO, with a focus in the field of health,[1][2] with key international lectures [3] including the RedR Future shocks lecture,.[4] ICROSS is responsible for a large terminal care programme and a series of public health programmes. One of ICROSS's key research streams has been investigating means of solar disinfection (SODIS) of contaminated drinking water, and has helped conduct a number of control trials of SODIS.[5] Engaged in multi country collaborative programmes www.rcsi.ie/hwts09 ICROSS stresses traditional tribal values, building development programmes through the exisyting decision systems and creating locally driven agendas.
International profile ICROSS campaigns have included Africa awakes which tries to change the stereotypes and negative perceptions of Africa www.africa-awakes.com These exhibitions have received wide media coverage in Italy and France. ICROSS public health work has been cited Internationally , medical work has appeared in key scienticif journals since 1981. Meegan who received many international awards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Elmore-Meegan was featured in BBC's Hardtalk current affair's programme for his work for ICROSS[6] while in 2006 the organisation was the subject of an award winning documentary by Irish Television.[7] ICROSS and its Founders have received widespread recognition for their work, especially in long term public health and creating lasting community development programmes. ICROSS spcialises in long term pastoralist health programmes, the most recent example of which was opened in December 2010 at Ilkilorit, Maasai land in Kenya. They have been covered extensively in the media, most recently for SODIS and for Africa awakes campaigns fighting racism, prejudice and stereotypes. In 2003 the founder received International person of the year in Ireland and in 2006 was the second person ever to receive a D Med Honoris Causa for his work in International health.www.nui.ie/college/docs/citations/2006/meegan.pdf
ICROSS work is widely cited ( see google scholar ) and the administration is entirely Africanied since August 2000.
Media news items include research http://www.emwis.net/initiatives/fol060732/proj634131 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/letter-2003-10-16.html The International NGO which has multi lateral and bi lateral donors. Since 2003 the expansion of ICROSS International has seen the creation of an International Advisory board in 2009 chaired by Dr Davida de La Harpe. In October 2009 ICROSS launched www.icrossinternational.org and www.icrosskenya.org
Michael Meegan has also written numerous books on his work with ICROSS including 'All Will Be Well'(the successor to 'All Shall Be Well'), 'Surprised by Joy' and 'Changing the World 2008 A new series of books is being published by eye books www.eye-books.con
In January 2010 ICROSS Kenya extended its Rural health programmes. In March ICROSS Kenya began legal action in Ireland to try and establlish where funds raised for Kenyan projects had gone. The co founder of ICROSS Dr Joe Barnes installed a new Board of Directors in ICROSS Ireland july 2010 and funding to ICROSS Kenya programmes resumed. This funding was raised by the Founders
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Updates ICROSS
Updated Resume
Dr Michael Meegan
Founder International Director ICROSS
ICROSS Rural Health Programmes, P. O. Box 507, Ngong Hills, Rift Valley, Kenya
mikemeegan@gmail.com
www.icrossinternational.org http://www.icross-africa.net/ http://icrosskenya.org/
www.michaelmeegan.com www.michaelmeegan.net
+ 254 721737394 (Kenya Office)
Consultant International health, Epidemiology, analysing health problems, belief systems, cultural public-health processes. Community based health programmes . Creating effective long term health changes, design of research systems Africa, Asia. Author, lecturer.
Doctorate in Medicine ( D.Med Hon, C) National University of Ireland 2006,
M.Sc (Community Health)1989, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
B.Phil (Hons) 1979 Milltown Park, Holy See
Ongoing learning: Ph.D “The importance of local appropriateness in the development of health programmes in Africa” Global Health (Dept International Health, Faculty of Medicine, Tampere University, Finland ) 2009-2012
FRAMI Fellow of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Ireland
East African Association of Anthropology, co-founder
Senior Research fellow, Centre of Culture and Development Baroda, Gujarat
Melvin Jones Fellow
Trinity College Association, life member
Languages : English ,French, Samburu, Maasai, Swahili
Areas of Professional Experience:
Programme Management and Development
• Thirty years in strategic public health planning, project development and successful fundraising for community based health and development projects. Experienced in negotiating with donors and the government. Negotiated Global fund and multi/bi lateral grants of over $12 million.
• Designed and developed culturally appropriate health care based programmes for nomadic peoples in East Africa.Developed Strategic public health Plan 2011-2016.
• Established and designed numerous community based projects with emphasis on development of community systems, including women’s development and youth programmes
• Provided programmatic management and directed famine relief operations across 21,000 sq. miles reaching 32,700 including follow-up and rehabilitation of severely malnourished children 2009Programmatic management including human and financial resource management to ICROSS to achieve project goals, including personnel management and organisational restructuring for Kenyan and Tanzanian Programmes
• Provided monitoring and evaluation of internationally funded projects in the ICROSS programme including supervision of project feedback, development of proposal design and undertaking feasibility studies
• Pioneered the use of dialogic methodology for education and facilitation at community level.Pioneered the use of cultural linguistic ethnography and the application of epistemological and epidemiological disciplines to PLWA and programme development
• Designed, developed and monitored the implementation of competency based and problem oriented training system, for traditional birth attendants, in collaboration with Ministry of Health Tanzania (village and District level)
• Provided team leadership, drawing together multi disciplinary teams from widely differing ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds into cohesive effective teams.
Research and Consultancy
Areas of specialization.
Anthropology
19 years living among Samburu and Maasai pastoral nomadic tribal communities in semi-arid rural areas. Cultural ethnography, applied medical anthropology, application of belief systems to public health policies, academic and ethnographic interpretation of data using cultural mechanisms.
The use of community concepts such as meaning, religion, symbol, value, systems and behavioral modeling, truth and acceptance in structuring development strategies.
International Health
Experienced in developing community centered evaluation systems through the use of epistemology (ethnic cognitional theories) and cultural epidemiology.
Key consultancies include:
• Principal Investigator Kenya, International Consortium ,Alternative methods for mass water protection , led by Royal College of Surgeons 2007-10
• Visiting Lecturer , Dept International Health, Faculty of Medicine Tampere University 2008-2011
• Principle investigator Kenya , International collaborative study on Solar disinfection of drinking water, EU funded multi country research, RCSI 2005-2010
• Visiting lecturer, Gujarat, Centre for Culture and Development Baroda Jan 2008
• Community based new born care, 2007, CARE International Cambodia
• Women’s health and Safe Motherhood Programme, Ministry of Health, Manila, Philippines June 2002 – December 2005. European Union.
• Development on extended medical anthropological studies and field research components for malaria control: Surat Malaria Control and Research Project. India (1999) (DFID funded project)
• Epidemiology advisor to the Rapid Response Mechanism component for malaria control; Surat Malaria Control and Research Project. India (1998) (DFID funded project)
• Social Development Advisor to Surat Malaria Control and Research Project. Development aspects of malaria control in Surat District, Gujarat State India 1997-98 (DFID funded project).
• Clinical epidemiological and statistical advisor, Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu, India, Government of India, 1998 (DFID funded project). Clinical epidemiological and statistical Advisor, Central Leprosy Teaching and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu, India, Government of India, 1999 (DFID funded project)Project preparation, communications component Child-to-Child modules (1995) (Kenya).
• Project appraisal: community participation/education and communication components of regional health care programme (Population and Health Services, Kenya 1994)
Programme Experience:
2000- to date: Founder and International Director ICROSS, Head Public Health Research Programme. Based in Kenya. Overseeing the development of ICROSS as a local NGO in Kenya, and Tanzania, providing technical support to policy and planning.
• Founder , International Director ICROSS , established registered charities in 5 countries.
• Founder, New World International Kenya, NWI UK , an advocacy, awareness and action group for Global development 2008 / NWI Kenya 2008
• Designed participatory systems, models of impact analysis and mechanisms for evaluation surveillance for long-term programmes.
• Training Kenyan and Tanzanian programme managers in problem solving skills and developing line management systems
• Director of research ensuring ongoing analysis of development impact supervising 11 collaborative medical research programmes in East Africa.
• Production of project write-ups including financial profiles, cost benefits analysis and impact assessments totaling $4 million in 05-06
• Responsible for the Africanisation of all ICROSS programmes 2001-2009
• Advisor to numerous official bodies including; REHAB Ireland, Consultants in Public Affairs, Dublin, Japanese Embassy, Nairobi, DANIDA, Local NGOs, local grassroots development groups and the Centre for Social Studies Gujarat, India.
• Sourced over $28 million in grants for ICROSS health programmes in Kenya while International Director between 1997-2004
1987 –1999 Director of Rural Health Programmes, ICROSS
Based in Kenya; Responsible for establishing ICROSS Tanzania as an autonomous NGO, assisting local NGOs in the development of self-sustaining strategies.
• Ensured capacity building through human resource development. Responsible for 47 separate health project activities, through 36 local NGOs in Kenya.
• Advisory Board member for the Kenya Association of Professional Counselors Adolescent project.
• Initiated and ensured epidemiological and anthropological research to support the development of indicators for impact assessment.
1981-1986 Field Director
Based in Kenya. Responsible for implementation and coordination of multiple development activities in Kenya, Somalia and Uganda, including: -
• Evaluation of projects already in place, looking particularly at their impact on vulnerable local communities, including women and the internally displaced.
• Networking of NGOS and field supervision of famine relief logistics of supplementary feeding and emergency relief activities in three semi desert areas.
• Evaluation of micro-credit options available to disadvantaged groups in rural areas, research into options and secure, where appropriate, alternative micro-credit schemes to establish small scale enterprises. Recommend new avenues for continuing support between ICROSS international, and UK/USA solidarity groups and local initiatives.
• Research and implementation of multiple development projects in partnership with nomadic people, local NGOs and government departments, focus areas included health care interventions, water conservation and appropriate agricultural development planning for semi arid areas.
• Evaluation and assessment of field projects in Mogadishu, Somalia
Illustrative awards
2008
-Premio internazionale Exposcuola per l'impegno civile Italy, International Humanitarian award of the Exposcuola.
-International Angelo della Pace for 2008 The Rachel Foundation Italy
2006
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland 10 May 2006
Doctorate in Medicine D.Med (Honoris Causa) National University of Ireland 10 April 2006
2003
International Person of the year,
Irish National Awards , November 2003
1995
Melvin Jones Fellow
Humanitarian services
Lions Clubs International 1995
1988
Past Pupil of the Year
Terenure College 1988
Illustrative Research Articles and Publications
1. Elmore-Meegan M, Conroy RM, . Sex workers in Kenya,
numbers of clients and associated risks: an exploratory survey.
Reprod Health Matters 2004;12(23):50-7.
2. Meegan ME, Conroy RM, Lengeny SO, Renhault K, Nyangole J. Effect
on neonatal tetanus mortality after a culturally-based health
promotion programme. Lancet 2001;358(9282):640-1.
3. Conroy RM, Meegan ME, Joyce T, McGuigan K, Barnes J. Solar
disinfection of drinking water protects against cholera in children
under 6 years of age. Arch Dis Child 2001;85(4):293-5.
4. Meegan M, Morley DC. Growth monitoring: family participation:
effective community development. Trop Doct 1999;29(1):23-7.
5. Conroy RM, Meegan ME, Joyce T, McGuigan K, Barnes J. Solar
disinfection of water reduces diarrhoeal disease: an update. Arch Dis
Child 1999;81(4):337-8.
6. Meegan M, Morley D, Chavasse D. Fly traps. Lancet 1997;349(9055):886.
7. Meegan M, Morley DC, Brown R. Child weighing by the unschooled: a
report of a controlled study of growth monitoring over 12 months of
Maasai children using direct recording scales. Trans R Soc Trop Med
Hyg 1994;88(6):635-7.
8. Conroy RM, Meegan ME. Dwindling donor aid for health programmes in
developing countries. Lancet 1994;343(8907):1228-9.
9. Meegan MK. Rethinking famine relief. Lancet 1992;340(8830):1293-4.
10. Konings E, Anderson RM, Morley D, O'Riordan T, Meegan M. Rates of
sexual partner change among two pastoralist southern Nilotic groups
in east Africa. Aids 1989;3(4):245-7.
11. Meegan M, McCormick J. Prevention of disease in the poor world.
Lancet 1988;2(8603):152-3.
12. Meegan M. Starvation and suffering. Lancet 1983;2(8365-66):1506.
13. Meegan M. The reality of starvation and disease. Lancet 1981;1
(8212):146.
In Preparation
Solar disinfection of drinking water (SODIS) in the prevention of dysentery in Kenyan children aged under 5 years, Environmental Science and Technology Journal,September 2011
Martella du Preez1, Ronan M. Conroy2, Sophie Ligondo3, James Hennessy3, Michael Elroy-Meegan3, Allan Soita3, Kevin G. McGuigan4
Published Books
Changing the World
Feb 2009 256 pgs www.eye-books.com
Take my hand, a spiritual journey
With Sharon Wilkinson, Forward by T Hogan, 58 pgs www.michaelmeegan.com July 2008
Surprised by joy; a story of hope in the midst of tragedy ( forward by Stephen Sackur BBC ) 156 pgs July 2006 www.maverickhouse.com
All Will be Well (Forward by John Hurt) Eye-Books, 149 pgs
May 2004. ISBN 1903070279 www.eye-book.com
All Shall be Well, Forward by John Powell SJ, ISBN 000-627006-9, Collins. 146 pgs. First edition 1986, Reprint Jan 1999.
In preparation
The path of change
Meegan M ,Conroy R Scrima M
Eye Books May 2012 www.eye-books.com
The Tribe of One With Colin Meagle www.eye-books.com
May 2012
So you want o be a volunteer A guide for International volunteers
Journies in the underworld: a novel
With Thomas Ernst, Penelope Shales, Sharon Wilkinson, Allberto Bellu
The secret of Light Fortress monastery on Montpellier, guarding the secrets of the last mystics of Jerusalem 1200 pgs, historical Novel 2013
Illustrative general articles
AFRO Journal Italy, regular contributor on Global health, poverty and International health trends and patterning Oct 09 Feb 09 Dialogue on Diarrhoea , regular contributor
World Health Organsation (WHO ) guidelines Trachoma prevention, fly traps , M Elmore-Meegan Prof D Morely et al, Geneva, Switzerland. 2001
Peer Reviews for key publications & major conferences and journals incl Int AIDS Conference
Scientific conferences and presentations (illustrative)
Health care in regions of absolute Poverty
Seminar , Dept International health, Faculty of Medicine
University of Tampere, Finland 30th November 2009
SODIS in KENYA, 20 years of field implementaton
SODIS International Conference Phnom Phen Cambodia
International seminar of the impact of Solar disinfection
International Research Colloquium of the Network to promote
Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage (HWTS), Twenty years of SODIS in Kenya.
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin 21st - 23rd September 2009
Changing dynamics of Morbidity, Mortality and poverty of children in the Third World.
Senate Hearing, Italian Senate, Rome
Senatorial Commission on International Children’s Rights , At the request of Italian Senate Commission, Rome , 31st April 2009
Global health and interdependency,
The Royal College of Surgeons Charter day lecture 2009
Royal College of Surgeons,Dublin. 12th Feb 2009
Emerging mega-trends in Global health
Future shocks; disasters and relief in a changing world, RedR Conference, Royal College of nursing, London, 5th December, 2007
Locally appropriate technologies in low income settings, Dept International health, Tampere University, Finland. 29th Nov 2007
Applied operational study of pain determinants in terminally ill patients in Bondo, Kenya XVI International AIDS Conference,Toronto, August 06 Francis,P,Meegan,M
The 46th Robert Graves Lecture
Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland
Creating long term change through culturally acceptable cost effective public health interventions.
Dublin 10 May 06
IFCW World Forum. “AIDS orphans & Vulnerable Children; an evidence-led response.” Cape Town, South Africa. 2003
Annual Consultative Review, Manitoba and Nairobi Universities Collaborative Conference. “An assessment of home-based care interventions among 2,116 terminally ill patients in Bondo and Siaya using clinically validated scales.
Interim results.” Nairobi, Kenya. 2003
"AIDS and the changing face of Africa: The impact on children, WUSC-Carleton, Médecins Sans Frontières, CARE Carlton University Canada, 25th Nov 2002
Annual Consultative Review, Manitoba and Nairobi Universities Collaborative Conference. “Modeling cultural determinants of sexual behavior” - A Pilot Study. Nairobi, Kenya. 2002
Annual Consultative Review, Manitoba and Nairobi Universities Collaborative Conference. “AIDS, children and poverty, an alternative model to international Aid, ‘Love, evidence and common sense.” Nairobi, Kenya. 2002.
WHO Trachoma conference
. “Effect of fly control using sustainable interventions on the prevalence of Trachoma in five pastoral tribes in Kenya.” Geneva, Switzerland. 2001
Child Survival. Alternative strategies in reducing infant mortality” International Conference on Child survival. Nairobi, Kenya. 2001
Identifying emerging needs among AIDS orphans in Kenya. “Multicentre Matched Perspective Control Study of 2,786 Children Orphaned by AIDS, 2,420 other Orphans and 3,400”
Nairobi, Kenya. 2000
AIDS orphans. “An emerging crisis: a USAID sponsored conference.” Nanyuki. Kenya. 2000
Annual Consultative Review, Manitoba and Nairobi Universities Collaborative Conference. “Multi centre Matched Perspective Control Study of 2,786 Children
Orphaned by AIDS, 2,420 other Orphans and 3,400.” Nairobi, Kenya. 2000
East African Association of Anthropologists inaugural Conference. “Anthropology and ethnography.” Nairobi, Kenya. 2000
Sunday, August 7, 2011
ICROSS continues to fight drought in Kenya
ICROSS continues to fight drought in Kenya
ICROSS continues fighting poverty and hunger through its network of clinics. While Southern Kenya is not worst hit, a growing number of malnourished children are falling into serious malnutrition. The untold suffering caused by this drought has wiped out most of the domestic livestock. The communities are struggling to Survive. ICROSS Medical teams and health staff are extending the nutritional care to reach more families every week. With your help we can help more families survive the worsening drought.
Dr Michael Meegan was in Longosua today at the heart of Maasailand . Speaking with community leaders in Longosua he renewed ICROSS committment in 2011 to reduce dehydration and improve the nutrition of malnourished children.
There have been 42 droughts in the Horn of Africa since ICROSS started in 1979, affecting an estimated 109 million people; with 47 million people experiencing drought in the region in the last decade alone. The most well-known famine took place in Ethiopia in 1984; some estimates put the death toll as high as one million.
ICROSS Kenya remains committed to LONG TERM service of the tribal pastoral nomads. We are building long term child survival and safe motherhood to reduce suffering and build long range systems for the future.
more on
While most of the US$2.4 billion required to feed people affected by the food crisis will come from rich countries, local populations and the diaspora are also doing their bit. Just one week after it began, the Kenyans for Kenya initiative has already raised more than $1.3 million from private citizens using mobile cash transfer services and taking donations of as little as $0.10; the first consignment of food was sent from the capital, Nairobi, on 31 July.
Feeding the malnourished - By the time help reaches them, many adults and children require therapeutic feeding to regain their strength and get back to a healthy weight. Some of the products WFP uses to improve the nutritional intake of drought-affected people are:
* Fortified blended foods: Blends of partially pre-cooked and milled cereals, soya, beans, pulses fortified with vitamins and minerals. These are usually mixed with water and cooked as porridge and provide about 380 Kcal per 100g. The most commonly used FBF is corn soya blend.
* Ready-to-use foods: According to WFP, these are better suited to meet the nutritional needs of young and moderately malnourished children than fortified blended foods. Mainly used in emergency operations and designed to be eaten in small quantities as a supplement to the regular diet, ready-to-use foods such as Plumpy’doz contain peanut paste, vegetable fat, skimmed milk powder, whey and sugar; 100g provides more than 500 Kcal.
* High-energy biscuits: These wheat-based biscuits, which provide 450 Kcal per 100g, are fortified with vitamins and minerals and are usually used early on in emergency feeding programme, before cooking facilities are widely available.
* Sprinkles - This is a tasteless powder containing the recommended daily intake of 16 vitamins and minerals for one person; it can be sprinkled on to home-prepared food after cooking.
* Compressed food bars - made from baked wheat flour, vegetable fat, sugar, soya protein concentrate and malt extract, these bars are used in disaster relief operations when local food cannot be distributed or prepared. They can be eaten as a bar straight from the package or crumbled into water and eaten as porridge, and contain 250 Kcal and 8.1g of protein per 56g bar.
Michael Elmore-Meegan MSc Community Health TCD
D Med HC NUI FRAMI
Founder, International Director ICROSS
http://icrossinternational.org/
www.icross-africa.net
http://icrosskenya.org/
http://www.michaelmeegan.net/
http://icrossprojects.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/ICROSSprojects
ICROSS continues fighting poverty and hunger through its network of clinics. While Southern Kenya is not worst hit, a growing number of malnourished children are falling into serious malnutrition. The untold suffering caused by this drought has wiped out most of the domestic livestock. The communities are struggling to Survive. ICROSS Medical teams and health staff are extending the nutritional care to reach more families every week. With your help we can help more families survive the worsening drought.
Dr Michael Meegan was in Longosua today at the heart of Maasailand . Speaking with community leaders in Longosua he renewed ICROSS committment in 2011 to reduce dehydration and improve the nutrition of malnourished children.
There have been 42 droughts in the Horn of Africa since ICROSS started in 1979, affecting an estimated 109 million people; with 47 million people experiencing drought in the region in the last decade alone. The most well-known famine took place in Ethiopia in 1984; some estimates put the death toll as high as one million.
ICROSS Kenya remains committed to LONG TERM service of the tribal pastoral nomads. We are building long term child survival and safe motherhood to reduce suffering and build long range systems for the future.
more on
While most of the US$2.4 billion required to feed people affected by the food crisis will come from rich countries, local populations and the diaspora are also doing their bit. Just one week after it began, the Kenyans for Kenya initiative has already raised more than $1.3 million from private citizens using mobile cash transfer services and taking donations of as little as $0.10; the first consignment of food was sent from the capital, Nairobi, on 31 July.
Feeding the malnourished - By the time help reaches them, many adults and children require therapeutic feeding to regain their strength and get back to a healthy weight. Some of the products WFP uses to improve the nutritional intake of drought-affected people are:
* Fortified blended foods: Blends of partially pre-cooked and milled cereals, soya, beans, pulses fortified with vitamins and minerals. These are usually mixed with water and cooked as porridge and provide about 380 Kcal per 100g. The most commonly used FBF is corn soya blend.
* Ready-to-use foods: According to WFP, these are better suited to meet the nutritional needs of young and moderately malnourished children than fortified blended foods. Mainly used in emergency operations and designed to be eaten in small quantities as a supplement to the regular diet, ready-to-use foods such as Plumpy’doz contain peanut paste, vegetable fat, skimmed milk powder, whey and sugar; 100g provides more than 500 Kcal.
* High-energy biscuits: These wheat-based biscuits, which provide 450 Kcal per 100g, are fortified with vitamins and minerals and are usually used early on in emergency feeding programme, before cooking facilities are widely available.
* Sprinkles - This is a tasteless powder containing the recommended daily intake of 16 vitamins and minerals for one person; it can be sprinkled on to home-prepared food after cooking.
* Compressed food bars - made from baked wheat flour, vegetable fat, sugar, soya protein concentrate and malt extract, these bars are used in disaster relief operations when local food cannot be distributed or prepared. They can be eaten as a bar straight from the package or crumbled into water and eaten as porridge, and contain 250 Kcal and 8.1g of protein per 56g bar.
Michael Elmore-Meegan MSc Community Health TCD
D Med HC NUI FRAMI
Founder, International Director ICROSS
http://icrossinternational.org/
www.icross-africa.net
http://icrosskenya.org/
http://www.michaelmeegan.net/
http://icrossprojects.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/ICROSSprojects
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
ICROSS fighting drought July 2011 Dr Michael Meegan
ICROSS prepares for worsening famine conditions. July 2011
Dr Michael Meegan announced today that the dramatic rise in malnutrition has now reached critical status.
The drought is worsening . Dr Meegan, head of research and Founder said
" Throughout ICROSS health programmes we have been monitoring the rise of dehydration and children falling below safe weight. We have assessed the weight charts of 1345 children under five yrs over the last 8 weeks.
There are 278 Mothers who have been weighed. We have also monitored 122 Maasai over 60 yrs old.
Initial figures show that 39% of Boys and 43% of girls are malnourished
Of these 22% of all boys and 34 % of girls were moderately malnourished with 8% of boys and 11% severely malnourished
Among old people 27% are below weight."
This means that there are serious trends in malnutrition the current drought that are increasingly . ICROSS is working throughout its programmes preparing immediate response to the lack of safe water and the threat to infants in drought areas. Our first drought in 1983 saw thousands of children die from starvation. Community leader Philip OleSironka said today "ICROSS is preparing with communities in over 120 villages for a rapid response programme to reach those most in need"
The Founder Dr Mike Meegan was today with Ministry of health teams assessing the water resources in Longosua . P OleLasoi, ICROSS emergency response team said
" we have thirty years experience with these communities , its about living among our people now , in the good times and in these situations" ICROSS will launch an emergancy famine appeal in August 2011.
Dr Michael Meegan announced today that the dramatic rise in malnutrition has now reached critical status.
The drought is worsening . Dr Meegan, head of research and Founder said
" Throughout ICROSS health programmes we have been monitoring the rise of dehydration and children falling below safe weight. We have assessed the weight charts of 1345 children under five yrs over the last 8 weeks.
There are 278 Mothers who have been weighed. We have also monitored 122 Maasai over 60 yrs old.
Initial figures show that 39% of Boys and 43% of girls are malnourished
Of these 22% of all boys and 34 % of girls were moderately malnourished with 8% of boys and 11% severely malnourished
Among old people 27% are below weight."
This means that there are serious trends in malnutrition the current drought that are increasingly . ICROSS is working throughout its programmes preparing immediate response to the lack of safe water and the threat to infants in drought areas. Our first drought in 1983 saw thousands of children die from starvation. Community leader Philip OleSironka said today "ICROSS is preparing with communities in over 120 villages for a rapid response programme to reach those most in need"
The Founder Dr Mike Meegan was today with Ministry of health teams assessing the water resources in Longosua . P OleLasoi, ICROSS emergency response team said
" we have thirty years experience with these communities , its about living among our people now , in the good times and in these situations" ICROSS will launch an emergancy famine appeal in August 2011.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
ICROSS women's health programme 2011
ICROSS creating long range women's health programmes
ICROSS has focused on women's health and reproductive health care in its expansion of Maternal and child health programmes. ICROSS health services have provided comprehensive care for mothers and children for 30 years in Africa in a wide range of evidence based health projects.
Our health projects focus since 1983 on mothers and children in community owned initiatives.
These are the most vulnerable to disease and malnutrition. The International Director/Founder Dr Michael Meegan said today " We are really interested in increasing the capacity of the communities we live with to deliver long term health services and change. This is a dynamic shared learning with a wide range of partners and friends"
Saruni Ole Lengeny added " Our work includes includes training local ICROSS health volunteers as counsellors, and carers community health. ICROSS is focused on interventions ranging from prevention, diarrhoea control and reducing blindness, nutrition and education to birth spacing and clinical services. Our reproductive health projects include family planning. We are planning new maternity units to improve prenatal care, labour and delivery services, and the prevention, detection and treatment of STDs, including HIV/AIDS."
There are more facts on women's health at http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/women/en/
you can google scholar search our publicaltions through searching ICROSS Kenya at google scholar http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=ICROSS+KENYA&btnG=Search&as_sdt=0%2C5&as_ylo=&as_vis=0
and more on our web sites www.icrossinternational.org
www.icross-africa.net You can help by buying from our online store and by donating to our partners and network organisations.
You can learn more about ICROSS projects on http://www.icrossinternational.org/about/index.asp
For decades ICROSS has worked with mothers and children in building long term safe motherhood projects
There are many problems Ordinary woman in Kenya are unable to afford basic sanitary protection.
⇒ One pack of sanitary pads costs more than 50% of the average monthly wage for women.
⇒ Millions of Kenyan women are forced to replace tampons with newspapers and dirty rags.
• This can lead to vaginal infections for which there is no available medication.
• These vaginal infections are often mistaken to be sexually transmitted infections leading to social embarrassment and domestic violence.
⇒ Wives and mothers are unable to work when they have their periods, further hindering already impoverished families.
⇒ Girls are forced to take time off school, further jeopardizing their education.
• Because of the economic and cultural crises in Africa, its schools serve as more than academic centers. They provide community resources where young people receive basic care and services, such as food programs, clean water and counseling.
ICROSS has focused on women's health and reproductive health care in its expansion of Maternal and child health programmes. ICROSS health services have provided comprehensive care for mothers and children for 30 years in Africa in a wide range of evidence based health projects.
Our health projects focus since 1983 on mothers and children in community owned initiatives.
These are the most vulnerable to disease and malnutrition. The International Director/Founder Dr Michael Meegan said today " We are really interested in increasing the capacity of the communities we live with to deliver long term health services and change. This is a dynamic shared learning with a wide range of partners and friends"
Saruni Ole Lengeny added " Our work includes includes training local ICROSS health volunteers as counsellors, and carers community health. ICROSS is focused on interventions ranging from prevention, diarrhoea control and reducing blindness, nutrition and education to birth spacing and clinical services. Our reproductive health projects include family planning. We are planning new maternity units to improve prenatal care, labour and delivery services, and the prevention, detection and treatment of STDs, including HIV/AIDS."
There are more facts on women's health at http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/women/en/
you can google scholar search our publicaltions through searching ICROSS Kenya at google scholar http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=ICROSS+KENYA&btnG=Search&as_sdt=0%2C5&as_ylo=&as_vis=0
and more on our web sites www.icrossinternational.org
www.icross-africa.net You can help by buying from our online store and by donating to our partners and network organisations.
You can learn more about ICROSS projects on http://www.icrossinternational.org/about/index.asp
For decades ICROSS has worked with mothers and children in building long term safe motherhood projects
There are many problems Ordinary woman in Kenya are unable to afford basic sanitary protection.
⇒ One pack of sanitary pads costs more than 50% of the average monthly wage for women.
⇒ Millions of Kenyan women are forced to replace tampons with newspapers and dirty rags.
• This can lead to vaginal infections for which there is no available medication.
• These vaginal infections are often mistaken to be sexually transmitted infections leading to social embarrassment and domestic violence.
⇒ Wives and mothers are unable to work when they have their periods, further hindering already impoverished families.
⇒ Girls are forced to take time off school, further jeopardizing their education.
• Because of the economic and cultural crises in Africa, its schools serve as more than academic centers. They provide community resources where young people receive basic care and services, such as food programs, clean water and counseling.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Clinic celebrates 25 years
ICROSS Maasai clinic celebrates 25 years of programmes.
Saruni Ole Lengeny announced today that ICROSS will celebrate twenty five years of health programmes at one of our longest serving clinics. After the 1983 drought we worked with communities and villages to provide long term health services owned and run by the communities. By early 1985 we began building funded by the British High Commission. Together with Paul Ole Lasoi, Danieal and Supuk OleNtilai we opened a nutrition programme for Maasai villages in the area. Now 25 years later there is a dynamic health programme serving Many Maasai communities across Maasai land. Following earlier successes building clinics serving the Nomadic communities ICROSS extending Mother and child health, Malaria control and child survival.
The Founder and International Director Dr Michael Meegan met with Maasai leaders today to plan celebrations of Inyonyori Clinic. He said " When I first came here many years ago I decided to work with the communities towards a long term health plan, this would take a life time. We are all excited to see the impact of long term community health and the real change in community owned health systems" The ICROSS model is based on health systems that are people owned and driven.
" We built earlier dispensaries, but this is the one that has co ordinated most of the famine relief, child survival and safe motherhood", said Saruni.
It has served the Maasai Communities since July 1985. There will be events and community celebrations over the next few months to mark the occasion.
Saruni Ole Lengeny announced today that ICROSS will celebrate twenty five years of health programmes at one of our longest serving clinics. After the 1983 drought we worked with communities and villages to provide long term health services owned and run by the communities. By early 1985 we began building funded by the British High Commission. Together with Paul Ole Lasoi, Danieal and Supuk OleNtilai we opened a nutrition programme for Maasai villages in the area. Now 25 years later there is a dynamic health programme serving Many Maasai communities across Maasai land. Following earlier successes building clinics serving the Nomadic communities ICROSS extending Mother and child health, Malaria control and child survival.
The Founder and International Director Dr Michael Meegan met with Maasai leaders today to plan celebrations of Inyonyori Clinic. He said " When I first came here many years ago I decided to work with the communities towards a long term health plan, this would take a life time. We are all excited to see the impact of long term community health and the real change in community owned health systems" The ICROSS model is based on health systems that are people owned and driven.
" We built earlier dispensaries, but this is the one that has co ordinated most of the famine relief, child survival and safe motherhood", said Saruni.
It has served the Maasai Communities since July 1985. There will be events and community celebrations over the next few months to mark the occasion.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
ICROSS public health strategy
ICROSS extends primary health care programmes.
For 30 years, the emphasis of ICROSS primary care has been improving immunisation, creating support mechanisms for public health and community medicine and establishing innovations in disease control, reproductive health and nutrition. In 1981 the founder Dr Michael Meegan launched his first disease control programme. This focused on disease supplements that would benefit children under five and women in the post natal stage.
Immunisation programmes have since the beginning of our programmes reached 14 districts and in all of our operational clinical services, we are immunising 90% of children between 9 months and 4 years old.
Every ICROSS clinic and programme is based upon community responsibility and ownership in managing their primary healthcare/public health programme. ICROSS has greatly expanded the concept of primary health care. It includes social equity, reproductive health responsibility and safe sex. The rights of women to choose comprehensive child survival and focused safe motherhood.
The centre of our primary health care programme‘s measurable impact in maternal and child health.
When Prof David Morley began working with ICROSS in 1981, he introduced the fundamental concept of children teaching children basic health promotion. A critical component of the success was the fact that the communities owned the decision making and the health prioritisation. Today (20th April 2011), we are extending the work created by Prof David Morley and building new diarrhoea control, neonatal tetanus and neonatal control. The success of reproductive health interventions have resulted in a dramatic decrease in maternal morbidity, mortality and suffering. We remain committed to the long term reduction in neonatal tetanus, malaria, trachoma, sexually transmitted infection, tropical dermatitis, water borne diseases and all preventable diseases cause by injustice, poverty and hunger.
Dr Michael Meegan met today with Ministry of Health nurses working in ICROSS programmes to discuss strategies for improvements in ICROSS long term disease prevention and public health activities. In partnership with the govt of Kenya and working within the UN, UNICEF, and WHO frameworks, ICROSS is building long term strategic policies for and with communities that will determine the long term focus of our maternal child health care for the next decade
For 30 years, the emphasis of ICROSS primary care has been improving immunisation, creating support mechanisms for public health and community medicine and establishing innovations in disease control, reproductive health and nutrition. In 1981 the founder Dr Michael Meegan launched his first disease control programme. This focused on disease supplements that would benefit children under five and women in the post natal stage.
Immunisation programmes have since the beginning of our programmes reached 14 districts and in all of our operational clinical services, we are immunising 90% of children between 9 months and 4 years old.
Every ICROSS clinic and programme is based upon community responsibility and ownership in managing their primary healthcare/public health programme. ICROSS has greatly expanded the concept of primary health care. It includes social equity, reproductive health responsibility and safe sex. The rights of women to choose comprehensive child survival and focused safe motherhood.
The centre of our primary health care programme‘s measurable impact in maternal and child health.
When Prof David Morley began working with ICROSS in 1981, he introduced the fundamental concept of children teaching children basic health promotion. A critical component of the success was the fact that the communities owned the decision making and the health prioritisation. Today (20th April 2011), we are extending the work created by Prof David Morley and building new diarrhoea control, neonatal tetanus and neonatal control. The success of reproductive health interventions have resulted in a dramatic decrease in maternal morbidity, mortality and suffering. We remain committed to the long term reduction in neonatal tetanus, malaria, trachoma, sexually transmitted infection, tropical dermatitis, water borne diseases and all preventable diseases cause by injustice, poverty and hunger.
Dr Michael Meegan met today with Ministry of Health nurses working in ICROSS programmes to discuss strategies for improvements in ICROSS long term disease prevention and public health activities. In partnership with the govt of Kenya and working within the UN, UNICEF, and WHO frameworks, ICROSS is building long term strategic policies for and with communities that will determine the long term focus of our maternal child health care for the next decade
Internationally renowned tribal rights leader joins ICROSS team.
For more on this update please check our site at http://icrossinternational.org/news.aspx?id=102
Peter Saitaga, one of Kenya's most famous Maasai leaders has joined ICROSS. P Ole Saitaga who represents Maasai tribal communities across the vast savannah has been an ambassador of the Maasai around the World. Together with the Zulu, the Maasai are the two tribes that are known by everyone. Of the 6,000 tribes in Africa, few are as respected or known as the Maasai. P Ole Saitaga has worked with communities served by ICROSS for over 25 years. He is now the ICROSS community representative and spokesperson for ICROSS rural development projects. ICROSS works across a vast terrain spanning over 26,400 square Kms of Africas great Rift Valley.
Together with other elders and Maasai leaders the community spokesman said " We have worked closely since 1983 with Dr Mike Meegan and ICROSS, ICROSS is Maasai, Maasai is ICROSS. the great success of our projects is that we the communities own the work. Many people are jealous of the great success of our work. Many see the Maasai projects created through ICROSS as a wonderful way of rethinking AID and development. ICROSS is about us , about the people, in our ways , in our language, through our cultures. Some have challenged this, others tried to steal money raised by Dr Meegan, others have tried to steal even our work. Because we own the projects, ICROSS can not be stolen, it is ours. The day will come when all development will be driven by the African communities. We the Maasai believe in determining our own ideas of change. We will not accept ideas imposed without us. Dr Michael Meegan has lived among us, learnt our culture, our language we encourage others to do the same. " Speaking among the Maasai today, the Maasai leader, now ICROSS ambassador at large said " We welcome those who respect our culture, our traditions and our ways. We want people to learn from us, experience our civilisation and our way of life, you are welcome to see our work and the special approach of ICROSS which belongs to the way of life of our people"
Dr Michael Meegan added " Saitaga has worked with us gor many years and is deeply loved and respected across the Maasai communities and clans in all districts, he knows our programmes for decades and is a dynamic witness to how the ICROSS model has worked over generations"
ICROSS, which stands for "the International Community for the Relief of Suffering and Starvation" is a Kenyan-based non-governmental organization founded by Michael Meegan, Joseph Barnes and Thomas O'Riordan which specialises in long term primary health, community health care and public health programmes. The organisation's headquarters are based in Ngong, Rift Valley, Kenya. ICROSS www.icrossinternational.org . ICROSS has a long established research programme with a number of different patrners and research collaborators.
[edit] Activities
ICROSS www.icrosskenya.org works as a Kenyan-based development NGO, with a focus in the field of health,[1][2] with key international lectures [3] including the RedR Future shocks lecture,.[4] ICROSS is responsible for a large terminal care programme and a series of public health programmes. One of ICROSS's key research streams has been investigating means of solar disinfection (SODIS) of contaminated drinking water, and has helped conduct a number of control trials of SODIS.[5] Engaged in multi country collaborative programmes www.rcsi.ie/hwts09 ICROSS stresses traditional tribal values, building development programmes through the exisyting decision systems and creating locally driven agendas.
International profile ICROSS campaigns have included Africa awakes which tries to change the stereotypes and negative perceptions of Africa www.africa-awakes.com These exhibitions have received wide media coverage in Italy and France. ICROSS public health work has been cited Internationally , medical work has appeared in key scienticif journals since 1981. Meegan who received many international awards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Elmore-Meegan was featured in BBC's Hardtalk current affair's programme for his work for ICROSS[6] while in 2006 the organisation was the subject of an award winning documentary by Irish Television.[7] ICROSS and its Founders have received widespread recognition for their work, especially in long term public health and creating lasting community development programmes. ICROSS spcialises in long term pastoralist health programmes, the most recent example of which was opened in December 2010 at Ilkilorit, Maasai land in Kenya. They have been covered extensively in the media, most recently for SODIS and for Africa awakes campaigns fighting racism, prejudice and stereotypes. In 2003 the founder received International person of the year in Ireland and in 2006 was the second person ever to receive a D Med Honoris Causa for his work in International health.www.nui.ie/college/docs/citations/2006/meegan.pdf
ICROSS work is widely cited ( see google scholar ) and the administration is entirely Africanied since August 2000.
Media news items include research http://www.emwis.net/initiatives/fol060732/proj634131 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/letter-2003-10-16.html The International NGO which has multi lateral and bi lateral donors. Since 2003 the expansion of ICROSS International has seen the creation of an International Advisory board in 2009 chaired by Dr Davida de La Harpe. In October 2009 ICROSS launched www.icrossinternational.org and www.icrosskenya.org
Michael Meegan has also written numerous books on his work with ICROSS including 'All Will Be Well'(the successor to 'All Shall Be Well'), 'Surprised by Joy' and 'Changing the World 2008 A new series of books is being published by eye books www.eye-books.con
In January 2010 ICROSS Kenya extended its Rural health programmes. In March ICROSS Kenya began legal action in Ireland to try and establlish where funds raised for Kenyan projects had gone. The co founder of ICROSS Dr Joe Barnes installed a new Board of Directors in ICROSS Ireland july 2010 and funding to ICROSS Kenya programmes resumed. This funding was raised by the Founders
Peter Saitaga, one of Kenya's most famous Maasai leaders has joined ICROSS. P Ole Saitaga who represents Maasai tribal communities across the vast savannah has been an ambassador of the Maasai around the World. Together with the Zulu, the Maasai are the two tribes that are known by everyone. Of the 6,000 tribes in Africa, few are as respected or known as the Maasai. P Ole Saitaga has worked with communities served by ICROSS for over 25 years. He is now the ICROSS community representative and spokesperson for ICROSS rural development projects. ICROSS works across a vast terrain spanning over 26,400 square Kms of Africas great Rift Valley.
Together with other elders and Maasai leaders the community spokesman said " We have worked closely since 1983 with Dr Mike Meegan and ICROSS, ICROSS is Maasai, Maasai is ICROSS. the great success of our projects is that we the communities own the work. Many people are jealous of the great success of our work. Many see the Maasai projects created through ICROSS as a wonderful way of rethinking AID and development. ICROSS is about us , about the people, in our ways , in our language, through our cultures. Some have challenged this, others tried to steal money raised by Dr Meegan, others have tried to steal even our work. Because we own the projects, ICROSS can not be stolen, it is ours. The day will come when all development will be driven by the African communities. We the Maasai believe in determining our own ideas of change. We will not accept ideas imposed without us. Dr Michael Meegan has lived among us, learnt our culture, our language we encourage others to do the same. " Speaking among the Maasai today, the Maasai leader, now ICROSS ambassador at large said " We welcome those who respect our culture, our traditions and our ways. We want people to learn from us, experience our civilisation and our way of life, you are welcome to see our work and the special approach of ICROSS which belongs to the way of life of our people"
Dr Michael Meegan added " Saitaga has worked with us gor many years and is deeply loved and respected across the Maasai communities and clans in all districts, he knows our programmes for decades and is a dynamic witness to how the ICROSS model has worked over generations"
ICROSS, which stands for "the International Community for the Relief of Suffering and Starvation" is a Kenyan-based non-governmental organization founded by Michael Meegan, Joseph Barnes and Thomas O'Riordan which specialises in long term primary health, community health care and public health programmes. The organisation's headquarters are based in Ngong, Rift Valley, Kenya. ICROSS www.icrossinternational.org . ICROSS has a long established research programme with a number of different patrners and research collaborators.
[edit] Activities
ICROSS www.icrosskenya.org works as a Kenyan-based development NGO, with a focus in the field of health,[1][2] with key international lectures [3] including the RedR Future shocks lecture,.[4] ICROSS is responsible for a large terminal care programme and a series of public health programmes. One of ICROSS's key research streams has been investigating means of solar disinfection (SODIS) of contaminated drinking water, and has helped conduct a number of control trials of SODIS.[5] Engaged in multi country collaborative programmes www.rcsi.ie/hwts09 ICROSS stresses traditional tribal values, building development programmes through the exisyting decision systems and creating locally driven agendas.
International profile ICROSS campaigns have included Africa awakes which tries to change the stereotypes and negative perceptions of Africa www.africa-awakes.com These exhibitions have received wide media coverage in Italy and France. ICROSS public health work has been cited Internationally , medical work has appeared in key scienticif journals since 1981. Meegan who received many international awards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Elmore-Meegan was featured in BBC's Hardtalk current affair's programme for his work for ICROSS[6] while in 2006 the organisation was the subject of an award winning documentary by Irish Television.[7] ICROSS and its Founders have received widespread recognition for their work, especially in long term public health and creating lasting community development programmes. ICROSS spcialises in long term pastoralist health programmes, the most recent example of which was opened in December 2010 at Ilkilorit, Maasai land in Kenya. They have been covered extensively in the media, most recently for SODIS and for Africa awakes campaigns fighting racism, prejudice and stereotypes. In 2003 the founder received International person of the year in Ireland and in 2006 was the second person ever to receive a D Med Honoris Causa for his work in International health.www.nui.ie/college/docs/citations/2006/meegan.pdf
ICROSS work is widely cited ( see google scholar ) and the administration is entirely Africanied since August 2000.
Media news items include research http://www.emwis.net/initiatives/fol060732/proj634131 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/letter-2003-10-16.html The International NGO which has multi lateral and bi lateral donors. Since 2003 the expansion of ICROSS International has seen the creation of an International Advisory board in 2009 chaired by Dr Davida de La Harpe. In October 2009 ICROSS launched www.icrossinternational.org and www.icrosskenya.org
Michael Meegan has also written numerous books on his work with ICROSS including 'All Will Be Well'(the successor to 'All Shall Be Well'), 'Surprised by Joy' and 'Changing the World 2008 A new series of books is being published by eye books www.eye-books.con
In January 2010 ICROSS Kenya extended its Rural health programmes. In March ICROSS Kenya began legal action in Ireland to try and establlish where funds raised for Kenyan projects had gone. The co founder of ICROSS Dr Joe Barnes installed a new Board of Directors in ICROSS Ireland july 2010 and funding to ICROSS Kenya programmes resumed. This funding was raised by the Founders
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Keeping in touch with ICROSS Programmes
As we extend our rural health programmes and activities we are also improving ways of sharing our work with friends and donors.
Our International web site is www.icrossinternational.org
We are replacing www.icrosskenya.org with a new site www.icross-africa.net
We are on facebook http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=67269670621 and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Icross/214121631935136
and will shortly launch a new discussion forum and help line in Kenya. you can follow us on twitter at IcrossAfrica
For more about ICROSS and our work in Africa please check out our sites and follow our work
ICROSS, which stands for "the International Community for the Relief of Suffering and Starvation" is a Kenyan-based non-governmental organization founded by Michael Meegan, Joseph Barnes and Thomas O'Riordan which specialises in long term primary health, community health care and public health programmes. The organisation's headquarters are based in Ngong, Rift Valley, Kenya. ICROSS www.icrossinternational.org . ICROSS has a long established research programme with a number of different patrners and research collaborators.
[edit] Activities
ICROSS www.icrosskenya.org works as a Kenyan-based development NGO, with a focus in the field of health,[1][2] with key international lectures [3] including the RedR Future shocks lecture,.[4] ICROSS is responsible for a large terminal care programme and a series of public health programmes. One of ICROSS's key research streams has been investigating means of solar disinfection (SODIS) of contaminated drinking water, and has helped conduct a number of control trials of SODIS.[5] Engaged in multi country collaborative programmes www.rcsi.ie/hwts09 ICROSS stresses traditional tribal values, building development programmes through the exisyting decision systems and creating locally driven agendas.
International profile ICROSS campaigns have included Africa awakes which tries to change the stereotypes and negative perceptions of Africa www.africa-awakes.com These exhibitions have received wide media coverage in Italy and France. ICROSS public health work has been cited Internationally , medical work has appeared in key scienticif journals since 1981. Meegan who received many international awards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Elmore-Meegan was featured in BBC's Hardtalk current affair's programme for his work for ICROSS[6] while in 2006 the organisation was the subject of an award winning documentary by Irish Television.[7] ICROSS and its Founders have received widespread recognition for their work, especially in long term public health and creating lasting community development programmes. ICROSS spcialises in long term pastoralist health programmes, the most recent example of which was opened in December 2010 at Ilkilorit, Maasai land in Kenya. They have been covered extensively in the media, most recently for SODIS and for Africa awakes campaigns fighting racism, prejudice and stereotypes. In 2003 the founder received International person of the year in Ireland and in 2006 was the second person ever to receive a D Med Honoris Causa for his work in International health.www.nui.ie/college/docs/citations/2006/meegan.pdf
ICROSS work is widely cited ( see google scholar ) and the administration is entirely Africanied since August 2000.
Media news items include research http://www.emwis.net/initiatives/fol060732/proj634131 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/letter-2003-10-16.html The International NGO which has multi lateral and bi lateral donors. Since 2003 the expansion of ICROSS International has seen the creation of an International Advisory board in 2009 chaired by Dr Davida de La Harpe. In October 2009 ICROSS launched www.icrossinternational.org and www.icrosskenya.org
Michael Meegan has also written numerous books on his work with ICROSS including 'All Will Be Well'(the successor to 'All Shall Be Well'), 'Surprised by Joy' and 'Changing the World 2008 A new series of books is being published by eye books www.eye-books.con
In January 2010 ICROSS Kenya extended its Rural health programmes. In March ICROSS Kenya began legal action in Ireland to try and establlish where funds raised for Kenyan projects had gone. The co founder of ICROSS Dr Joe Barnes installed a new Board of Directors in ICROSS Ireland july 2010 and funding to ICROSS Kenya programmes resumed. This funding was raised by the Founders
ICROSS comprehensive primary health Kenya
ICROSS PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AFRICA
ICROSS extends primary health care programmes. For 30 years, the emphasis of ICROSS primary care has been improving immunisation, creating support mechanisms for public health and community medicine and establishing innovations in disease control, reproductive health and nutrition. In 1981 the founder Dr Michael Meegan launched his first disease control programme. This focused on disease supplements that would benefit children under five and women in the post natal stage.
Immunisation programmes have since the beginning of our programmes reached 14 districts and in all of our operational clinical services, we are immunising 90% of children between 9 months and 4 years old. Every ICROSS clinic and programme is based upon community responsibility and ownership in managing their primary healthcare/public health programme. ICROSS has greatly expanded the concept of primary health care. It includes social equity, reproductive health responsibility and safe sex. The rights of women to choose comprehensive child survival and focused safe motherhood. The centre of our primary health care programme‘s measurable impact in maternal and child health.
When Prof David Morley began working with ICROSS in 1981, he introduced the fundamental concept of children teaching children basic health promotion. A critical component of the success was the fact that the communities owned the decision making and the health prioritisation. Today (20th April 2011), we are extending the work created by Prof David Morley and building new diarrhoea control, neonatal tetanus and neonatal control. The success of reproductive health interventions have resulted in a dramatic decrease in maternal morbidity, mortality and suffering. We remain committed to the long term reduction in neonatal tetanus, malaria, trachoma, sexually transmitted infection, tropical dermatitis, water borne diseases and all preventable diseases cause by injustice, poverty and hunger.
Dr Michael Meegan met today with Ministry of Health nurses working in ICROSS programmes to discuss strategies for improvements in ICROSS long term disease prevention and public health activities. In partnership with the govt of Kenya and working within the UN, UNICEF, and WHO frameworks, ICROSS is building long term strategic policies for and with communities that will determine the long term focus of our maternal child health care for the next decade
ICROSS extends primary health care programmes. For 30 years, the emphasis of ICROSS primary care has been improving immunisation, creating support mechanisms for public health and community medicine and establishing innovations in disease control, reproductive health and nutrition. In 1981 the founder Dr Michael Meegan launched his first disease control programme. This focused on disease supplements that would benefit children under five and women in the post natal stage.
Immunisation programmes have since the beginning of our programmes reached 14 districts and in all of our operational clinical services, we are immunising 90% of children between 9 months and 4 years old. Every ICROSS clinic and programme is based upon community responsibility and ownership in managing their primary healthcare/public health programme. ICROSS has greatly expanded the concept of primary health care. It includes social equity, reproductive health responsibility and safe sex. The rights of women to choose comprehensive child survival and focused safe motherhood. The centre of our primary health care programme‘s measurable impact in maternal and child health.
When Prof David Morley began working with ICROSS in 1981, he introduced the fundamental concept of children teaching children basic health promotion. A critical component of the success was the fact that the communities owned the decision making and the health prioritisation. Today (20th April 2011), we are extending the work created by Prof David Morley and building new diarrhoea control, neonatal tetanus and neonatal control. The success of reproductive health interventions have resulted in a dramatic decrease in maternal morbidity, mortality and suffering. We remain committed to the long term reduction in neonatal tetanus, malaria, trachoma, sexually transmitted infection, tropical dermatitis, water borne diseases and all preventable diseases cause by injustice, poverty and hunger.
Dr Michael Meegan met today with Ministry of Health nurses working in ICROSS programmes to discuss strategies for improvements in ICROSS long term disease prevention and public health activities. In partnership with the govt of Kenya and working within the UN, UNICEF, and WHO frameworks, ICROSS is building long term strategic policies for and with communities that will determine the long term focus of our maternal child health care for the next decade
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Michael Meegan Founder ICROSS Kenya
Michael Elmore-Meegan, also known as Michael Meegan,[1] (born 26 March 1959) is the co-founder of the International Community for Relief Of Starvation and Suffering (ICROSS),[2] an aid agency operating in East Africa that describes itself as "a small international organisation working to fight poverty and disease in the poorest parts of the world."[3] Meegan also co-founded an Irish branch of the charity known as Icross Ltd, which broke with Meegan in 2010.[4] ICROSS Kenya's website currently lists "Dr. Michael Elmore Meegan - Founder and International Director ICROSS."[5]
At age twenty, he went to Kenya where he began to work among the Masai people to address village devastated by diseases such as malaria, tuberculous, and, eventually AIDS.[10] This work led him to found ICROSS and begin advocating for the poor villagers with whom he worked.[11] Under Meegan's leadership, ICROSS worked with a number of other organization on Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland led project to develop a Solar water disinfection system that could be used by village households.[12]
In the 2000s, Meegan became a prominent figure in Ireland whose fundraising activities for ICROSS attracted the public support of former Irish Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald and entertainment celebrities such as Elton John, Chris de Burgh, Caroline Corr, and Andrea Corr.[13] His writing and charitable activity brought him Ireland's well-regarded 2003 International Person of the Year Award presented in a nationally televised ceremony by the Irish charity Rehab.[14]
In May 2005, Ireland's state owned RTE televised a documentary about Meegan entitled When You Say 4000 Goodbyes.[15] After the broadcast, Meegan's charity ICROSS received 400,000 euros in donations.[16] On 19 November 2005, When You Say 4000 Goodbyes. was shown at Harvard University's prestigious Magners Irish Film Festival.[17] On 5 May 2006, the documentary won the Radharc Award 2006 for the "documentary programme of outstanding quality which addresses a national or international topic of social justice, morality or faith."[18]
On 7 April 2006, he was honored with an honorary degree from the National University of Ireland in a ceremony at the ornate Royal Hospital Kilmainham where other honorees included actor Martin Sheen, Philip Treacy (millner to celebrities including Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall), and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Louise Arbour.[19] On 5 December 2007, Meegan spoke at RedR UK's conference entitled Future Shocks: disasters and relief in a changing world on the same platform as the charity's British president
Publications
• Conroy, Ronán M.; & Michael Elmore Meegan. Dwindling Donor Aid for Health Programmes in Developing Countries, The Lancet, 14 May 1994.[32]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; Michael Elmore-Meegan, Tina M. Joyce, Kevin G. McGuigan & Joseph Barnes. Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water and Diarrhoea in Maasai Children: A Controlled Field Trial, The Lancet, 21 December 1996.[33]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; Michael Elmore Meegan, Tina M. Joyce, Kevin G. McGuigan & Joseph Barnes. Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water Protects Against Cholera in Children Under 6 Years of Age, Archives of Disease in Childhood, October 2001.[34]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; Michael Elmore Meegan, Tina M. Joyce, Kevin G. McGuigan & Joseph Barnes. Solar Disinfection of Water Reduces Diarrhoeal Disease: An Update, Archives of Disease in Childhood, October 1999.[35]
• Elmore-Meegan, Michael; Ronán M. Conroy & C. Bernard Agala. Sex Workers In Kenya, Numbers Of Clients and Associated Risks: An Exploratory Survey, Reproductive Health Matters, May 2004.[36]
• Joyce, Tina M.; Kevin G. McGuigan, Michael Elmore-Meegan, & Ronán M. Conroy. Inactivation of Fecal Bacteria in Drinking Water by Solar Heating, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 1996.[37]
• Konings, E.; , R.M. Anderson, Donald Morley, T. O'Riordan, Michael Meegan. Rates of Sexual Partner Change Among Two Pastoralist Southern Nilotic Groups in East Africa, AIDS, Londond, England, April 1989.[38]
• Mccormick, James; & Michael Elmore-Meegan. Maasai Diet, The Lancet, 24 October 1992.[39]
• McGuigan, Kevin G.; Tina M. Joyce, Ronán M. Conroy, J.B. Gillespie, & Michael Elmore-Meegan. Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water Contained in Transparent Plastic Bottles: Characterizing the Bacterial Inactivation Process, Journal of Applied Microbiology, June 1998.[40]
• Meegan, Michael; & Manuel Scrima (Photographer). 100 Ways to Change the World, London: Eye Books, 1 March 2011 (anticipated)[41]
• Meegan, Michael. All Shall Be Well: On Compassion and Love, London: Fount, 13 Oct 1986.[42]
• Meegan, Michael. All Will Be Well, London: Eye Books, 15 May 2004[43]
• Meegan, Michael. Changing the World from the Inside Out: Connecting Your Intellegences, London: Eye Books, 30 November 2007[44]
• Meegan, Michael; Donald C. Morley, & R. Brown. Child Weighing by the Unschooled: A Report of a Controlled Study of Growth Monitoring Over 12 Months of Maasai Children Using Direct Recording Scales, Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November–December 1994.[45]
• Meegan, Michael Elmore; Ronán M. Conroy, Sarune Ole Lengeny, Kate Renhaul, & J Nyangole. Effect On Neonatal Tetanus Mortality After A Culturally-Based Health Promotion Programme, The Lancet, 25 August 2001.[46]
• Meegan, Michael; & David Morley. Growth Monitoring: Family Participation: Effective Community Development, Tropical Doctor, January 1999.[47]
• Meegan, Michael; & James, McCormick. Prevention of Disease in the Poor World, The Lancet, 16 July 1988.[48]
• Meegan, Michael. The Reality of Starvation and Disease, The Lancet, 17 January 1981.[49]
• Meegan, Michael. Rethinking Famine Relief, The Lancet, 21 November 1992.[50]
• Meegan, Michael. Starvation and Suffering, The Lancet, 31 December 1983.[51]
• Meegan, Michael. Surprised by Joy: Out of the Darkness - Light, a Story of Hope in the Midst of Tragedy, Dunboyne, Ireland: Maverick House, 2 May 2006[52]
Meegan, Michael; & Sharon At age twenty, he went to Kenya where he began to work among the Masai people to address village devastated by diseases such as malaria, tuberculous, and, eventually AIDS.[10] This work led him to found ICROSS and begin advocating for the poor villagers with whom he worked.[11] Under Meegan's leadership, ICROSS worked with a number of other organization on Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland led project to develop a Solar water disinfection system that could be used by village households.[12]
In the 2000s, Meegan became a prominent figure in Ireland whose fundraising activities for ICROSS attracted the public support of former Irish Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald and entertainment celebrities such as Elton John, Chris de Burgh, Caroline Corr, and Andrea Corr.[13] His writing and charitable activity brought him Ireland's well-regarded 2003 International Person of the Year Award presented in a nationally televised ceremony by the Irish charity Rehab.[14]
In May 2005, Ireland's state owned RTE televised a documentary about Meegan entitled When You Say 4000 Goodbyes.[15] After the broadcast, Meegan's charity ICROSS received 400,000 euros in donations.[16] On 19 November 2005, When You Say 4000 Goodbyes. was shown at Harvard University's prestigious Magners Irish Film Festival.[17] On 5 May 2006, the documentary won the Radharc Award 2006 for the "documentary programme of outstanding quality which addresses a national or international topic of social justice, morality or faith."[18]
On 7 April 2006, he was honored with an honorary degree from the National University of Ireland in a ceremony at the ornate Royal Hospital Kilmainham where other honorees included actor Martin Sheen, Philip Treacy (millner to celebrities including Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall), and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Louise Arbour.[19] On 5 December 2007, Meegan spoke at RedR UK's conference entitled Future Shocks: disasters and relief in a changing world on the same platform as the charity's British president HRH The Princess Royal.[20]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; & Michael Elmore Meegan. Dwindling Donor Aid for Health Programmes in Developing Countries, The Lancet, 14 May 1994.[32]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; Michael Elmore-Meegan, Tina M. Joyce, Kevin G. McGuigan & Joseph Barnes. Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water and Diarrhoea in Maasai Children: A Controlled Field Trial, The Lancet, 21 December 1996.[33]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; Michael Elmore Meegan, Tina M. Joyce, Kevin G. McGuigan & Joseph Barnes. Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water Protects Against Cholera in Children Under 6 Years of Age, Archives of Disease in Childhood, October 2001.[34]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; Michael Elmore Meegan, Tina M. Joyce, Kevin G. McGuigan & Joseph Barnes. Solar Disinfection of Water Reduces Diarrhoeal Disease: An Update, Archives of Disease in Childhood, October 1999.[35]
• Elmore-Meegan, Michael; Ronán M. Conroy & C. Bernard Agala. Sex Workers In Kenya, Numbers Of Clients and Associated Risks: An Exploratory Survey, Reproductive Health Matters, May 2004.[36]
• Joyce, Tina M.; Kevin G. McGuigan, Michael Elmore-Meegan, & Ronán M. Conroy. Inactivation of Fecal Bacteria in Drinking Water by Solar Heating, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 1996.[37]
• Konings, E.; , R.M. Anderson, Donald Morley, T. O'Riordan, Michael Meegan. Rates of Sexual Partner Change Among Two Pastoralist Southern Nilotic Groups in East Africa, AIDS, Londond, England, April 1989.[38]
• Mccormick, James; & Michael Elmore-Meegan. Maasai Diet, The Lancet, 24 October 1992.[39]
• McGuigan, Kevin G.; Tina M. Joyce, Ronán M. Conroy, J.B. Gillespie, & Michael Elmore-Meegan. Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water Contained in Transparent Plastic Bottles: Characterizing the Bacterial Inactivation Process, Journal of Applied Microbiology, June 1998.[40]
• Meegan, Michael; & Manuel Scrima (Photographer). 100 Ways to Change the World, London: Eye Books, 1 March 2011 (anticipated)[41]
• Meegan, Michael. All Shall Be Well: On Compassion and Love, London: Fount, 13 Oct 1986.[42]
• Meegan, Michael. All Will Be Well, London: Eye Books, 15 May 2004[43]
• Meegan, Michael. Changing the World from the Inside Out: Connecting Your Intellegences, London: Eye Books, 30 November 2007[44]
• Meegan, Michael; Donald C. Morley, & R. Brown. Child Weighing by the Unschooled: A Report of a Controlled Study of Growth Monitoring Over 12 Months of Maasai Children Using Direct Recording Scales, Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November–December 1994.[45]
• Meegan, Michael Elmore; Ronán M. Conroy, Sarune Ole Lengeny, Kate Renhaul, & J Nyangole. Effect On Neonatal Tetanus Mortality After A Culturally-Based Health Promotion Programme, The Lancet, 25 August 2001.[46]
• Meegan, Michael; & David Morley. Growth Monitoring: Family Participation: Effective Community Development, Tropical Doctor, January 1999.[47]
• Meegan, Michael; & James, McCormick. Prevention of Disease in the Poor World, The Lancet, 16 July 1988.[48]
• Meegan, Michael. The Reality of Starvation and Disease, The Lancet, 17 January 1981.[49]
• Meegan, Michael. Rethinking Famine Relief, The Lancet, 21 November 1992.[50]
• Meegan, Michael. Starvation and Suffering, The Lancet, 31 December 1983.[51]
• Meegan, Michael. Surprised by Joy: Out of the Darkness - Light, a Story of Hope in the Midst of Tragedy, Dunboyne, Ireland: Maverick House, 2 May 2006[52]
• Meegan, Michael; & Sharon Wilinson. Take My Hand 2008.[53]
• Meegan, Michael; & Colin Meagle. Tribe of One: A Guide to Personal Happiness, London: Eye Books, 11 July 2011 (anticipated)[54]
• Meegan, Mike; David Morley, & Desmond Chavasse. Fly Traps, The Lancet, 22 March 1997.[55]
• Wilinson. Take My Hand 2008.[53]
• Meegan, Michael; & Colin Meagle. Tribe of One: A Guide to Personal Happiness, London: Eye Books, 11 July 2011 (anticipated)[54]
• Meegan, Mike; David Morley, & Desmond Chavasse. Fly Traps, The Lancet, 22 March 1997.[55]
ICROSS, which stands for "the International Community for the Relief of Suffering and Starvation" is a Kenyan-based non-governmental organization founded by Michael Meegan, Joseph Barnes
which specialises in long term primary health, community health care and public health programmes. The organisation's headquarters are based in Ngong, Rift Valley, Kenya. ICROSS www.icrossinternational.org . ICROSS has a long established research programme with a number of different patners and research collaborators.
ICROSS www.icrosskenya.org works as a Kenyan-based development NGO, with a focus in the field of health,[1][2] with key international lectures [3] including the RedR Future shocks lecture,.[4] ICROSS is responsible for a large terminal care programme and a series of public health programmes. One of ICROSS's key research streams has been investigating means of solar disinfection (SODIS) of contaminated drinking water, and has helped conduct a number of control trials of SODIS.[5] Engaged in multi country collaborative programmes www.rcsi.ie/hwts09 ICROSS stresses traditional tribal values, building development programmes through the exisyting decision systems and creating locally driven agendas.
International profile ICROSS campaigns have included Africa awakes which tries to change the stereotypes and negative perceptions of Africa www.africa-awakes.com These exhibitions have received wide media coverage in Italy and France. ICROSS public health work has been cited Internationally , medical work has appeared in key scienticif journals since 1981. Meegan who received many international awards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Elmore-Meegan was featured in BBC's Hardtalk current affair's programme for his work for ICROSS[6] while in 2006 the organisation was the subject of an award winning documentary by Irish Television.[7] ICROSS and its Founders have received widespread recognition for their work, especially in long term public health and creating lasting community development programmes. ICROSS spcialises in long term pastoralist health programmes, the most recent example of which was opened in December 2010 at Ilkilorit, Maasai land in Kenya. They have been covered extensively in the media, most recently for SODIS and for Africa awakes campaigns fighting racism, prejudice and stereotypes. In 2003 the founder received International person of the year in Ireland and in 2006 was the second person ever to receive a D Med Honoris Causa for his work in International health.www.nui.ie/college/docs/citations/2006/meegan.pdf
ICROSS work is widely cited ( see google scholar ) and the administration is entirely Africanied since August 2000.
Media news items include research http://www.emwis.net/initiatives/fol060732/proj634131 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/letter-2003-10-16.html The International NGO which has multi lateral and bi lateral donors. Since 2003 the expansion of ICROSS International has seen the creation of an International Advisory board in 2009 chaired by Dr Davida de La Harpe. In October 2009 ICROSS launched www.icrossinternational.org and www.icrosskenya.org
Michael Meegan has also written numerous books on his work with ICROSS including 'All Will Be Well'(the successor to 'All Shall Be Well'), 'Surprised by Joy' and 'Changing the World 2008 A new series of books is being published by eye books www.eye-books.con
In January 2010 ICROSS Kenya extended its Rural health programmes. In March ICROSS Kenya began legal action in Ireland to try and establlish where funds raised for Kenyan projects had gone. The co founder of ICROSS Dr Joe Barnes installed a new Board of Directors in ICROSS Ireland july 2010 and funding to ICROSS Kenya programmes resumed. This funding was raised by the Founders
[edit] Research
Published research conducted by ICROSS includes:
1 Elmore-Meegan M, Conroy RM, Agala CB. Sex workers in Kenya, numbers of clients and associated risks: an exploratory survey. Reprod Health Matters 2004;12(23):50-7.
2 Meegan ME, Conroy RM, Lengeny SO, Renhault K, Nyangole J. Effect on neonatal tetanus mortality after a culturally-based health promotion programme. Lancet 2001;358(9282):640-1.
3 Conroy RM, Meegan ME, Joyce T, McGuigan K, Barnes J. Solar disinfection of drinking water protects against cholera in children under 6 years of age. Arch Dis Child 2001;85(4):293-5.
4 Meegan M, Morley DC. Growth monitoring: family participation: effective community development. Trop Doct 1999;29(1):23-7.
5 Conroy RM, Meegan ME, Joyce T, McGuigan K, Barnes J. Solar disinfection of water reduces diarrhoeal disease: an update. Arch Dis Child 1999;81(4):337-8.
6 Meegan M, Morley D, Chavasse D. Fly traps. Lancet 1997;349(9055):886.
7 Meegan M, Morley DC, Brown R. Child weighing by the unschooled: a report of a controlled study of growth monitoring over 12 months of Maasai children using direct recording scales. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1994;88(6):635-7.
8 Conroy RM, Meegan ME. Dwindling donor aid for health programmes in developing countries. Lancet 1994;343(8907):1228-9.
9 Meegan MK. Rethinking famine relief. Lancet 1992;340(8830):1293-4.
10 Konings E, Anderson RM, Morley D, O'Riordan T, Meegan M. Rates of sexual partner change among two pastoralist southern Nilotic groups in east Africa. Aids 1989;3(4):245-7.
11 Meegan M, McCormick J. Prevention of disease in the poor world. Lancet 1988;2(8603):152-3.
12 Meegan M. Starvation and suffering. Lancet 1983;2(8365-66):1506.
13 Meegan M. The reality of starvation and disease. Lancet 1981;1 (8212):146.
At age twenty, he went to Kenya where he began to work among the Masai people to address village devastated by diseases such as malaria, tuberculous, and, eventually AIDS.[10] This work led him to found ICROSS and begin advocating for the poor villagers with whom he worked.[11] Under Meegan's leadership, ICROSS worked with a number of other organization on Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland led project to develop a Solar water disinfection system that could be used by village households.[12]
In the 2000s, Meegan became a prominent figure in Ireland whose fundraising activities for ICROSS attracted the public support of former Irish Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald and entertainment celebrities such as Elton John, Chris de Burgh, Caroline Corr, and Andrea Corr.[13] His writing and charitable activity brought him Ireland's well-regarded 2003 International Person of the Year Award presented in a nationally televised ceremony by the Irish charity Rehab.[14]
In May 2005, Ireland's state owned RTE televised a documentary about Meegan entitled When You Say 4000 Goodbyes.[15] After the broadcast, Meegan's charity ICROSS received 400,000 euros in donations.[16] On 19 November 2005, When You Say 4000 Goodbyes. was shown at Harvard University's prestigious Magners Irish Film Festival.[17] On 5 May 2006, the documentary won the Radharc Award 2006 for the "documentary programme of outstanding quality which addresses a national or international topic of social justice, morality or faith."[18]
On 7 April 2006, he was honored with an honorary degree from the National University of Ireland in a ceremony at the ornate Royal Hospital Kilmainham where other honorees included actor Martin Sheen, Philip Treacy (millner to celebrities including Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall), and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Louise Arbour.[19] On 5 December 2007, Meegan spoke at RedR UK's conference entitled Future Shocks: disasters and relief in a changing world on the same platform as the charity's British president
Publications
• Conroy, Ronán M.; & Michael Elmore Meegan. Dwindling Donor Aid for Health Programmes in Developing Countries, The Lancet, 14 May 1994.[32]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; Michael Elmore-Meegan, Tina M. Joyce, Kevin G. McGuigan & Joseph Barnes. Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water and Diarrhoea in Maasai Children: A Controlled Field Trial, The Lancet, 21 December 1996.[33]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; Michael Elmore Meegan, Tina M. Joyce, Kevin G. McGuigan & Joseph Barnes. Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water Protects Against Cholera in Children Under 6 Years of Age, Archives of Disease in Childhood, October 2001.[34]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; Michael Elmore Meegan, Tina M. Joyce, Kevin G. McGuigan & Joseph Barnes. Solar Disinfection of Water Reduces Diarrhoeal Disease: An Update, Archives of Disease in Childhood, October 1999.[35]
• Elmore-Meegan, Michael; Ronán M. Conroy & C. Bernard Agala. Sex Workers In Kenya, Numbers Of Clients and Associated Risks: An Exploratory Survey, Reproductive Health Matters, May 2004.[36]
• Joyce, Tina M.; Kevin G. McGuigan, Michael Elmore-Meegan, & Ronán M. Conroy. Inactivation of Fecal Bacteria in Drinking Water by Solar Heating, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 1996.[37]
• Konings, E.; , R.M. Anderson, Donald Morley, T. O'Riordan, Michael Meegan. Rates of Sexual Partner Change Among Two Pastoralist Southern Nilotic Groups in East Africa, AIDS, Londond, England, April 1989.[38]
• Mccormick, James; & Michael Elmore-Meegan. Maasai Diet, The Lancet, 24 October 1992.[39]
• McGuigan, Kevin G.; Tina M. Joyce, Ronán M. Conroy, J.B. Gillespie, & Michael Elmore-Meegan. Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water Contained in Transparent Plastic Bottles: Characterizing the Bacterial Inactivation Process, Journal of Applied Microbiology, June 1998.[40]
• Meegan, Michael; & Manuel Scrima (Photographer). 100 Ways to Change the World, London: Eye Books, 1 March 2011 (anticipated)[41]
• Meegan, Michael. All Shall Be Well: On Compassion and Love, London: Fount, 13 Oct 1986.[42]
• Meegan, Michael. All Will Be Well, London: Eye Books, 15 May 2004[43]
• Meegan, Michael. Changing the World from the Inside Out: Connecting Your Intellegences, London: Eye Books, 30 November 2007[44]
• Meegan, Michael; Donald C. Morley, & R. Brown. Child Weighing by the Unschooled: A Report of a Controlled Study of Growth Monitoring Over 12 Months of Maasai Children Using Direct Recording Scales, Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November–December 1994.[45]
• Meegan, Michael Elmore; Ronán M. Conroy, Sarune Ole Lengeny, Kate Renhaul, & J Nyangole. Effect On Neonatal Tetanus Mortality After A Culturally-Based Health Promotion Programme, The Lancet, 25 August 2001.[46]
• Meegan, Michael; & David Morley. Growth Monitoring: Family Participation: Effective Community Development, Tropical Doctor, January 1999.[47]
• Meegan, Michael; & James, McCormick. Prevention of Disease in the Poor World, The Lancet, 16 July 1988.[48]
• Meegan, Michael. The Reality of Starvation and Disease, The Lancet, 17 January 1981.[49]
• Meegan, Michael. Rethinking Famine Relief, The Lancet, 21 November 1992.[50]
• Meegan, Michael. Starvation and Suffering, The Lancet, 31 December 1983.[51]
• Meegan, Michael. Surprised by Joy: Out of the Darkness - Light, a Story of Hope in the Midst of Tragedy, Dunboyne, Ireland: Maverick House, 2 May 2006[52]
Meegan, Michael; & Sharon At age twenty, he went to Kenya where he began to work among the Masai people to address village devastated by diseases such as malaria, tuberculous, and, eventually AIDS.[10] This work led him to found ICROSS and begin advocating for the poor villagers with whom he worked.[11] Under Meegan's leadership, ICROSS worked with a number of other organization on Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland led project to develop a Solar water disinfection system that could be used by village households.[12]
In the 2000s, Meegan became a prominent figure in Ireland whose fundraising activities for ICROSS attracted the public support of former Irish Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald and entertainment celebrities such as Elton John, Chris de Burgh, Caroline Corr, and Andrea Corr.[13] His writing and charitable activity brought him Ireland's well-regarded 2003 International Person of the Year Award presented in a nationally televised ceremony by the Irish charity Rehab.[14]
In May 2005, Ireland's state owned RTE televised a documentary about Meegan entitled When You Say 4000 Goodbyes.[15] After the broadcast, Meegan's charity ICROSS received 400,000 euros in donations.[16] On 19 November 2005, When You Say 4000 Goodbyes. was shown at Harvard University's prestigious Magners Irish Film Festival.[17] On 5 May 2006, the documentary won the Radharc Award 2006 for the "documentary programme of outstanding quality which addresses a national or international topic of social justice, morality or faith."[18]
On 7 April 2006, he was honored with an honorary degree from the National University of Ireland in a ceremony at the ornate Royal Hospital Kilmainham where other honorees included actor Martin Sheen, Philip Treacy (millner to celebrities including Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall), and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Louise Arbour.[19] On 5 December 2007, Meegan spoke at RedR UK's conference entitled Future Shocks: disasters and relief in a changing world on the same platform as the charity's British president HRH The Princess Royal.[20]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; & Michael Elmore Meegan. Dwindling Donor Aid for Health Programmes in Developing Countries, The Lancet, 14 May 1994.[32]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; Michael Elmore-Meegan, Tina M. Joyce, Kevin G. McGuigan & Joseph Barnes. Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water and Diarrhoea in Maasai Children: A Controlled Field Trial, The Lancet, 21 December 1996.[33]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; Michael Elmore Meegan, Tina M. Joyce, Kevin G. McGuigan & Joseph Barnes. Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water Protects Against Cholera in Children Under 6 Years of Age, Archives of Disease in Childhood, October 2001.[34]
• Conroy, Ronán M.; Michael Elmore Meegan, Tina M. Joyce, Kevin G. McGuigan & Joseph Barnes. Solar Disinfection of Water Reduces Diarrhoeal Disease: An Update, Archives of Disease in Childhood, October 1999.[35]
• Elmore-Meegan, Michael; Ronán M. Conroy & C. Bernard Agala. Sex Workers In Kenya, Numbers Of Clients and Associated Risks: An Exploratory Survey, Reproductive Health Matters, May 2004.[36]
• Joyce, Tina M.; Kevin G. McGuigan, Michael Elmore-Meegan, & Ronán M. Conroy. Inactivation of Fecal Bacteria in Drinking Water by Solar Heating, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 1996.[37]
• Konings, E.; , R.M. Anderson, Donald Morley, T. O'Riordan, Michael Meegan. Rates of Sexual Partner Change Among Two Pastoralist Southern Nilotic Groups in East Africa, AIDS, Londond, England, April 1989.[38]
• Mccormick, James; & Michael Elmore-Meegan. Maasai Diet, The Lancet, 24 October 1992.[39]
• McGuigan, Kevin G.; Tina M. Joyce, Ronán M. Conroy, J.B. Gillespie, & Michael Elmore-Meegan. Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water Contained in Transparent Plastic Bottles: Characterizing the Bacterial Inactivation Process, Journal of Applied Microbiology, June 1998.[40]
• Meegan, Michael; & Manuel Scrima (Photographer). 100 Ways to Change the World, London: Eye Books, 1 March 2011 (anticipated)[41]
• Meegan, Michael. All Shall Be Well: On Compassion and Love, London: Fount, 13 Oct 1986.[42]
• Meegan, Michael. All Will Be Well, London: Eye Books, 15 May 2004[43]
• Meegan, Michael. Changing the World from the Inside Out: Connecting Your Intellegences, London: Eye Books, 30 November 2007[44]
• Meegan, Michael; Donald C. Morley, & R. Brown. Child Weighing by the Unschooled: A Report of a Controlled Study of Growth Monitoring Over 12 Months of Maasai Children Using Direct Recording Scales, Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, November–December 1994.[45]
• Meegan, Michael Elmore; Ronán M. Conroy, Sarune Ole Lengeny, Kate Renhaul, & J Nyangole. Effect On Neonatal Tetanus Mortality After A Culturally-Based Health Promotion Programme, The Lancet, 25 August 2001.[46]
• Meegan, Michael; & David Morley. Growth Monitoring: Family Participation: Effective Community Development, Tropical Doctor, January 1999.[47]
• Meegan, Michael; & James, McCormick. Prevention of Disease in the Poor World, The Lancet, 16 July 1988.[48]
• Meegan, Michael. The Reality of Starvation and Disease, The Lancet, 17 January 1981.[49]
• Meegan, Michael. Rethinking Famine Relief, The Lancet, 21 November 1992.[50]
• Meegan, Michael. Starvation and Suffering, The Lancet, 31 December 1983.[51]
• Meegan, Michael. Surprised by Joy: Out of the Darkness - Light, a Story of Hope in the Midst of Tragedy, Dunboyne, Ireland: Maverick House, 2 May 2006[52]
• Meegan, Michael; & Sharon Wilinson. Take My Hand 2008.[53]
• Meegan, Michael; & Colin Meagle. Tribe of One: A Guide to Personal Happiness, London: Eye Books, 11 July 2011 (anticipated)[54]
• Meegan, Mike; David Morley, & Desmond Chavasse. Fly Traps, The Lancet, 22 March 1997.[55]
• Wilinson. Take My Hand 2008.[53]
• Meegan, Michael; & Colin Meagle. Tribe of One: A Guide to Personal Happiness, London: Eye Books, 11 July 2011 (anticipated)[54]
• Meegan, Mike; David Morley, & Desmond Chavasse. Fly Traps, The Lancet, 22 March 1997.[55]
ICROSS, which stands for "the International Community for the Relief of Suffering and Starvation" is a Kenyan-based non-governmental organization founded by Michael Meegan, Joseph Barnes
which specialises in long term primary health, community health care and public health programmes. The organisation's headquarters are based in Ngong, Rift Valley, Kenya. ICROSS www.icrossinternational.org . ICROSS has a long established research programme with a number of different patners and research collaborators.
ICROSS www.icrosskenya.org works as a Kenyan-based development NGO, with a focus in the field of health,[1][2] with key international lectures [3] including the RedR Future shocks lecture,.[4] ICROSS is responsible for a large terminal care programme and a series of public health programmes. One of ICROSS's key research streams has been investigating means of solar disinfection (SODIS) of contaminated drinking water, and has helped conduct a number of control trials of SODIS.[5] Engaged in multi country collaborative programmes www.rcsi.ie/hwts09 ICROSS stresses traditional tribal values, building development programmes through the exisyting decision systems and creating locally driven agendas.
International profile ICROSS campaigns have included Africa awakes which tries to change the stereotypes and negative perceptions of Africa www.africa-awakes.com These exhibitions have received wide media coverage in Italy and France. ICROSS public health work has been cited Internationally , medical work has appeared in key scienticif journals since 1981. Meegan who received many international awards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Elmore-Meegan was featured in BBC's Hardtalk current affair's programme for his work for ICROSS[6] while in 2006 the organisation was the subject of an award winning documentary by Irish Television.[7] ICROSS and its Founders have received widespread recognition for their work, especially in long term public health and creating lasting community development programmes. ICROSS spcialises in long term pastoralist health programmes, the most recent example of which was opened in December 2010 at Ilkilorit, Maasai land in Kenya. They have been covered extensively in the media, most recently for SODIS and for Africa awakes campaigns fighting racism, prejudice and stereotypes. In 2003 the founder received International person of the year in Ireland and in 2006 was the second person ever to receive a D Med Honoris Causa for his work in International health.www.nui.ie/college/docs/citations/2006/meegan.pdf
ICROSS work is widely cited ( see google scholar ) and the administration is entirely Africanied since August 2000.
Media news items include research http://www.emwis.net/initiatives/fol060732/proj634131 http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/letter-2003-10-16.html The International NGO which has multi lateral and bi lateral donors. Since 2003 the expansion of ICROSS International has seen the creation of an International Advisory board in 2009 chaired by Dr Davida de La Harpe. In October 2009 ICROSS launched www.icrossinternational.org and www.icrosskenya.org
Michael Meegan has also written numerous books on his work with ICROSS including 'All Will Be Well'(the successor to 'All Shall Be Well'), 'Surprised by Joy' and 'Changing the World 2008 A new series of books is being published by eye books www.eye-books.con
In January 2010 ICROSS Kenya extended its Rural health programmes. In March ICROSS Kenya began legal action in Ireland to try and establlish where funds raised for Kenyan projects had gone. The co founder of ICROSS Dr Joe Barnes installed a new Board of Directors in ICROSS Ireland july 2010 and funding to ICROSS Kenya programmes resumed. This funding was raised by the Founders
[edit] Research
Published research conducted by ICROSS includes:
1 Elmore-Meegan M, Conroy RM, Agala CB. Sex workers in Kenya, numbers of clients and associated risks: an exploratory survey. Reprod Health Matters 2004;12(23):50-7.
2 Meegan ME, Conroy RM, Lengeny SO, Renhault K, Nyangole J. Effect on neonatal tetanus mortality after a culturally-based health promotion programme. Lancet 2001;358(9282):640-1.
3 Conroy RM, Meegan ME, Joyce T, McGuigan K, Barnes J. Solar disinfection of drinking water protects against cholera in children under 6 years of age. Arch Dis Child 2001;85(4):293-5.
4 Meegan M, Morley DC. Growth monitoring: family participation: effective community development. Trop Doct 1999;29(1):23-7.
5 Conroy RM, Meegan ME, Joyce T, McGuigan K, Barnes J. Solar disinfection of water reduces diarrhoeal disease: an update. Arch Dis Child 1999;81(4):337-8.
6 Meegan M, Morley D, Chavasse D. Fly traps. Lancet 1997;349(9055):886.
7 Meegan M, Morley DC, Brown R. Child weighing by the unschooled: a report of a controlled study of growth monitoring over 12 months of Maasai children using direct recording scales. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 1994;88(6):635-7.
8 Conroy RM, Meegan ME. Dwindling donor aid for health programmes in developing countries. Lancet 1994;343(8907):1228-9.
9 Meegan MK. Rethinking famine relief. Lancet 1992;340(8830):1293-4.
10 Konings E, Anderson RM, Morley D, O'Riordan T, Meegan M. Rates of sexual partner change among two pastoralist southern Nilotic groups in east Africa. Aids 1989;3(4):245-7.
11 Meegan M, McCormick J. Prevention of disease in the poor world. Lancet 1988;2(8603):152-3.
12 Meegan M. Starvation and suffering. Lancet 1983;2(8365-66):1506.
13 Meegan M. The reality of starvation and disease. Lancet 1981;1 (8212):146.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
ICROSS safe motherhood and child survival programmes 2011
ICROSS safe motherhood and child survival projects 2011
For 30 years ICROSS has promoted community based primary health care.
Key elements to effective public health are safe motherhood and child survival.
Safe motherhood
means ensuring that all mothers get the care they need to be safe and healthy throughout pregnancy and childbirth and in the following years.
Newborn Health and Survival
Each year, approximately 4 million newborn infants die during the first month of life, and an additional 4 million are stillborn- most of these deaths are due to infection, asphyxia and birth injuries, and complications of premature birth. Low birth weight contributes to newborn death in about 40-80% of cases. Nearly all of these newborn deaths occur in developing countries. ICROSS works in areas with high maternal death rates and high maternal mortality. Psrt of our safe motherhood includes ;
* All women have access to contraception to avoid unintended pregnancies
* All pregnant women have access to skilled care at the time of birth
* All those with complications have timely access to quality emergency obstetric care
Child Survival
Child survival is a program that reduced child deaths. ICROSS Child survival interventions fight diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria, and neonatal illnesses. Of the portion of children under the age of 5 alone, an estimated 9.2 million children die each year mostly from these causes.
ICROSS child survival includes
immunizing mothers against tetanus,
ensuring clean delivery practices in a hygienic birthing space
proper nutrition of babies
care of new-borns
continued breastfeeding,
immunization, and treatment of infections with antibiotics –
These interventions could save the lives of 3 million newborns annually in developing countries.
Improved sanitation and access to clean drinking water can reduce childhood infections and diarrhea.
Over 40 percent of the world's population does not have access to basic sanitation, and more than one billion people use unsafe sources of drinking water. This is why ICROSS has focused on these projects since 1980.
Michael Elmore-Meegan MSc Community Health TCD
D Med HC NUI FRAMI
Founder International Director
www.icrossinternational.org
www.icrosskenya.org
www.michaelmeegan.com
http://www.michaelmeegan.net/
http://icrossprojects.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/ICROSSprojects
For 30 years ICROSS has promoted community based primary health care.
Key elements to effective public health are safe motherhood and child survival.
Safe motherhood
means ensuring that all mothers get the care they need to be safe and healthy throughout pregnancy and childbirth and in the following years.
Newborn Health and Survival
Each year, approximately 4 million newborn infants die during the first month of life, and an additional 4 million are stillborn- most of these deaths are due to infection, asphyxia and birth injuries, and complications of premature birth. Low birth weight contributes to newborn death in about 40-80% of cases. Nearly all of these newborn deaths occur in developing countries. ICROSS works in areas with high maternal death rates and high maternal mortality. Psrt of our safe motherhood includes ;
* All women have access to contraception to avoid unintended pregnancies
* All pregnant women have access to skilled care at the time of birth
* All those with complications have timely access to quality emergency obstetric care
Child Survival
Child survival is a program that reduced child deaths. ICROSS Child survival interventions fight diarrhea, pneumonia, malaria, and neonatal illnesses. Of the portion of children under the age of 5 alone, an estimated 9.2 million children die each year mostly from these causes.
ICROSS child survival includes
immunizing mothers against tetanus,
ensuring clean delivery practices in a hygienic birthing space
proper nutrition of babies
care of new-borns
continued breastfeeding,
immunization, and treatment of infections with antibiotics –
These interventions could save the lives of 3 million newborns annually in developing countries.
Improved sanitation and access to clean drinking water can reduce childhood infections and diarrhea.
Over 40 percent of the world's population does not have access to basic sanitation, and more than one billion people use unsafe sources of drinking water. This is why ICROSS has focused on these projects since 1980.
Michael Elmore-Meegan MSc Community Health TCD
D Med HC NUI FRAMI
Founder International Director
www.icrossinternational.org
www.icrosskenya.org
www.michaelmeegan.com
http://www.michaelmeegan.net/
http://icrossprojects.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/ICROSSprojects
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
ICROSS PROJECTS 2011-2012 Making a difference in Africa
ICROSS PROJECTS 2011-2012 Making a difference in Africa
more on
www.icrossinternational.org
www.icrosskenya.org
http://icrossprojects.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/ICROSSprojects
The United Nations, has set a series of targets to end world poverty and hunger. The gap between the rich and poor causes over 50,000 children to die from preventable diseases cause by poverty everyday.
These millennium goals are the gold standard we are all aiming for. for more facts about Global Poverty and the reasons why ICROSS focuses on these areas, please see here.
1.WOMEN
92% of the women who die in pregnancy and childbirth, live in the poor world. The life expectancy of rural women in sub-Saharan Africa is 40% less than in Western Europe. The challenges are enormous. ICROSS has a number of long-range programs to improve the health and well being of women.
a) Maternal Health Care;
We have been developing long-term maternal health programmes since 1980. Together with institutions around the world, we have developed training programmes for mothers in their local language through their traditional belief systems. As part of strengthening women’s health, we have developed over 200 women’s groups and set up training systems within local communities led by the mothers, grandmothers and traditional birth attendants
b) Maternity Units
Through our network of clinics and health facilities, supporting pastoralist communities, we are going to build maternity units across the rift valley. This will allow us to protect women. For more information, please click here.
c) Safe Motherhood
d) Reproductive Health/Family Planning
With over a billion people living in the Sub-Sahara, many living in extreme poverty, family planning is critical to break the poverty trap. ICROSS provides choice, contraception, family planning alternatives and culturally appropriate reproductive health care.
e) Nutrition
In 2011, over 40% of young Maasai mothers are anemic. ICROSS health programmes are working with hundreds of villages ensuring that young mothers receive proper nutrition monitoring and home support [LINK]
2. CHILDREN
The poorest children on earth live in rural Sub-Sahara. Over 80% of starvation and ¾ of preventable deaths occur in this region. In many areas, 1 in 5 children die before their 5th birthday. The suffering facing these children can be stopped. The gap between a child born in rural Africa and Western Europe has never been bigger. ICROSS has been developing effective ways of improving child health for over three decades [ICROSS research page]
a) Primary Health Care
All ICROSS clinics provide comprehensive primary care to children in the homes and schools. This includes immunizing against the main six killer diseases; Tuberculosis, diphtheria, Whooping cough, polio, meningitis and tetanus, monitoring the growth of infants, nutritional support to malnourished children. For 16 years, ICROSS has pioneered innovations, finding new ways to improve drinking water for children and reduce diarrhea infections [LINK to RCSI SODIS research]. We are developing new ways to prevent blindness from Trachoma. Our child survival programme has reached over 200,000 children since it began in 1984.
3. HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA
Most of the worlds HIV victims live in Africa. The vast majority of all AIDS death occurs in the Sub-Sahara. Over 14 million children have been orphaned by AIDS; 2 million in Kenya alone. The AIDS crisis in Africa continues to be devastating [LINK]. Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, ICROSS has been proactive in developing culturally sensitive interventions and awareness programmes. Since our early work identifying the local needs [LINK], we have been developing long-range solutions to complex issues of sexual behavior.
a) Prevention and Health Promotion encouraging Safe Sex. Over 20 years, ICROSS has implemented care of HIV/AIDS patients in their own homes across many districts in Kenya (each of these districts is larger than a European country) [LINK]. We have provided home-based care to over 4000 victims of AIDS. [LINK]
b) AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children
For two decades, ICROSS has worked with local communities. We help children remain in their own tribal communities keeping them in their own social structure. We believe that orphaned children need to be part of the community and not institutionalized. We have developed culturally sensitive approaches to responding to individual needs where the children are people and not statistics. We provide practical help, education and support local community initiatives.
c) TB
ICROSS has been working with the ministry of health in many districts, strengthening the local resources and ability to respond to the increasing threat of drug resistant tuberculosis.
d) Malaria
ICROSS has a dynamic Malaria prevention project
download our latest report.
www.icrossinternational.org
www.icrosskenya.org
http://icrossprojects.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/ICROSSprojects
http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters-a-programmes/dpc/malaria/features/2287-10-facts-on-malaria-in-africa.html
more on
www.icrossinternational.org
www.icrosskenya.org
http://icrossprojects.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/ICROSSprojects
The United Nations, has set a series of targets to end world poverty and hunger. The gap between the rich and poor causes over 50,000 children to die from preventable diseases cause by poverty everyday.
These millennium goals are the gold standard we are all aiming for. for more facts about Global Poverty and the reasons why ICROSS focuses on these areas, please see here.
1.WOMEN
92% of the women who die in pregnancy and childbirth, live in the poor world. The life expectancy of rural women in sub-Saharan Africa is 40% less than in Western Europe. The challenges are enormous. ICROSS has a number of long-range programs to improve the health and well being of women.
a) Maternal Health Care;
We have been developing long-term maternal health programmes since 1980. Together with institutions around the world, we have developed training programmes for mothers in their local language through their traditional belief systems. As part of strengthening women’s health, we have developed over 200 women’s groups and set up training systems within local communities led by the mothers, grandmothers and traditional birth attendants
b) Maternity Units
Through our network of clinics and health facilities, supporting pastoralist communities, we are going to build maternity units across the rift valley. This will allow us to protect women. For more information, please click here.
c) Safe Motherhood
d) Reproductive Health/Family Planning
With over a billion people living in the Sub-Sahara, many living in extreme poverty, family planning is critical to break the poverty trap. ICROSS provides choice, contraception, family planning alternatives and culturally appropriate reproductive health care.
e) Nutrition
In 2011, over 40% of young Maasai mothers are anemic. ICROSS health programmes are working with hundreds of villages ensuring that young mothers receive proper nutrition monitoring and home support [LINK]
2. CHILDREN
The poorest children on earth live in rural Sub-Sahara. Over 80% of starvation and ¾ of preventable deaths occur in this region. In many areas, 1 in 5 children die before their 5th birthday. The suffering facing these children can be stopped. The gap between a child born in rural Africa and Western Europe has never been bigger. ICROSS has been developing effective ways of improving child health for over three decades [ICROSS research page]
a) Primary Health Care
All ICROSS clinics provide comprehensive primary care to children in the homes and schools. This includes immunizing against the main six killer diseases; Tuberculosis, diphtheria, Whooping cough, polio, meningitis and tetanus, monitoring the growth of infants, nutritional support to malnourished children. For 16 years, ICROSS has pioneered innovations, finding new ways to improve drinking water for children and reduce diarrhea infections [LINK to RCSI SODIS research]. We are developing new ways to prevent blindness from Trachoma. Our child survival programme has reached over 200,000 children since it began in 1984.
3. HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA
Most of the worlds HIV victims live in Africa. The vast majority of all AIDS death occurs in the Sub-Sahara. Over 14 million children have been orphaned by AIDS; 2 million in Kenya alone. The AIDS crisis in Africa continues to be devastating [LINK]. Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, ICROSS has been proactive in developing culturally sensitive interventions and awareness programmes. Since our early work identifying the local needs [LINK], we have been developing long-range solutions to complex issues of sexual behavior.
a) Prevention and Health Promotion encouraging Safe Sex. Over 20 years, ICROSS has implemented care of HIV/AIDS patients in their own homes across many districts in Kenya (each of these districts is larger than a European country) [LINK]. We have provided home-based care to over 4000 victims of AIDS. [LINK]
b) AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children
For two decades, ICROSS has worked with local communities. We help children remain in their own tribal communities keeping them in their own social structure. We believe that orphaned children need to be part of the community and not institutionalized. We have developed culturally sensitive approaches to responding to individual needs where the children are people and not statistics. We provide practical help, education and support local community initiatives.
c) TB
ICROSS has been working with the ministry of health in many districts, strengthening the local resources and ability to respond to the increasing threat of drug resistant tuberculosis.
d) Malaria
ICROSS has a dynamic Malaria prevention project
download our latest report.
www.icrossinternational.org
www.icrosskenya.org
http://icrossprojects.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/ICROSSprojects
http://www.afro.who.int/en/clusters-a-programmes/dpc/malaria/features/2287-10-facts-on-malaria-in-africa.html
Children living in poverty
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In the Asian, African and Latin American countries, well over 500 million people are living in what the World Bank has called "absolute poverty"
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Every year 15 million children die of hunger
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For the price of one missile, a school full of hungry children could eat lunch every day for 5 years
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Throughout the 1990's more than 100 million children will die from illness and starvation. Those 100 million deaths could be prevented for the price of ten Stealth bombers, or what the world spends on its military in two days!
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The World Health Organization estimates that one-third of the world is well-fed, one-third is under-fed one-third is starving- Since you've entered this site at least 200 people have died of starvation. Over 4 million will die this year.
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One in twelve people worldwide is malnourished, including 160 million children under the age of 5. United Nations Food and Agriculture
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The Indian subcontinent has nearly half the world's hungry people. Africa and the rest of Asia together have approximately 40%, and the remaining hungry people are found in Latin America and other parts of the world. Hunger in Global Economy
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Nearly one in four people, 1.3 billion - a majority of humanity - live on less than $1 per day, while the world's 358 billionaires have assets exceeding the combined annual incomes of countries with 45 percent of the world's people. UNICEF
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3 billion people in the world today struggle to survive on US$2/day.
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In 1994 the Urban Institute in Washington DC estimated that one out of 6 elderly people in the U.S. has an inadequate diet.
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In the U.S. hunger and race are related. In 1991 46% of African-American children were chronically hungry, and 40% of Latino children were chronically hungry compared to 16% of white children.
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The infant mortality rate is closely linked to inadequate nutrition among pregnant women. The U.S. ranks 23rd among industrial nations in infant mortality. African-American infants die at nearly twice the rate of white infants.
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One out of every eight children under the age of twelve in the U.S. goes to bed hungry every night.
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Half of all children under five years of age in South Asia and one third of those in sub-Saharan Africa are malnourished.
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In 1997 alone, the lives of at least 300,000 young children were saved by vitamin A supplementation programmes in developing countries.
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Malnutrition is implicated in more than half of all child deaths worldwide - a proportion unmatched by any infectious disease since the Black Death
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About 183 million children weigh less than they should for their age
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To satisfy the world's sanitation and food requirements would cost only US$13 billion- what the people of the United States and the European Union spend on perfume each year.
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The assets of the world's three richest men are more than the combined GNP of all the least developed countries on the planet.
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Every 3.6 seconds someone dies of hunger
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It is estimated that some 800 million people in the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition, about 100 times as many as those who actually die from it each year.
In the Asian, African and Latin American countries, well over 500 million people are living in what the World Bank has called "absolute poverty"
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Every year 15 million children die of hunger
*
For the price of one missile, a school full of hungry children could eat lunch every day for 5 years
*
Throughout the 1990's more than 100 million children will die from illness and starvation. Those 100 million deaths could be prevented for the price of ten Stealth bombers, or what the world spends on its military in two days!
*
The World Health Organization estimates that one-third of the world is well-fed, one-third is under-fed one-third is starving- Since you've entered this site at least 200 people have died of starvation. Over 4 million will die this year.
*
One in twelve people worldwide is malnourished, including 160 million children under the age of 5. United Nations Food and Agriculture
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The Indian subcontinent has nearly half the world's hungry people. Africa and the rest of Asia together have approximately 40%, and the remaining hungry people are found in Latin America and other parts of the world. Hunger in Global Economy
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Nearly one in four people, 1.3 billion - a majority of humanity - live on less than $1 per day, while the world's 358 billionaires have assets exceeding the combined annual incomes of countries with 45 percent of the world's people. UNICEF
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3 billion people in the world today struggle to survive on US$2/day.
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In 1994 the Urban Institute in Washington DC estimated that one out of 6 elderly people in the U.S. has an inadequate diet.
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In the U.S. hunger and race are related. In 1991 46% of African-American children were chronically hungry, and 40% of Latino children were chronically hungry compared to 16% of white children.
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The infant mortality rate is closely linked to inadequate nutrition among pregnant women. The U.S. ranks 23rd among industrial nations in infant mortality. African-American infants die at nearly twice the rate of white infants.
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One out of every eight children under the age of twelve in the U.S. goes to bed hungry every night.
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Half of all children under five years of age in South Asia and one third of those in sub-Saharan Africa are malnourished.
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In 1997 alone, the lives of at least 300,000 young children were saved by vitamin A supplementation programmes in developing countries.
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Malnutrition is implicated in more than half of all child deaths worldwide - a proportion unmatched by any infectious disease since the Black Death
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About 183 million children weigh less than they should for their age
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To satisfy the world's sanitation and food requirements would cost only US$13 billion- what the people of the United States and the European Union spend on perfume each year.
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The assets of the world's three richest men are more than the combined GNP of all the least developed countries on the planet.
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Every 3.6 seconds someone dies of hunger
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It is estimated that some 800 million people in the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition, about 100 times as many as those who actually die from it each year.
poverty in Africa
Facts on Poverty in Africa www.icrossinternational.org
www.icrosskenya.org
* 325 million people – one in two of people in Sub Saharan Africa survive on less than one dollar per day
* 184 million people – 33% of the African population – suffer from malnutrition
* During the 1990s the average income per capita decreased in 20 African countries
* Less than 50% of Africa’s population has access to hospitals or doctors
* In 2000, 300 million Africans did not have access to safe water
* The average life expectancy in Africa is 41 years
* Only 57% of African children are enrolled in primary education, and only one of three children complete school
* One in six children die before the age of 5. This number is 25 times higher in sub-Saharan Africa than in the OECD countries
* Children account for half of all civilian casualties in wars in Africa
* The African continent lost more than 5,3 million hectares of forest during the decade of the 1990s
* Less than one person out of five has electricity. Out of 1.000 inhabitants 15 have a telephone line, and 7,8 out of 1.000 people surf on Internet.
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Africa is the second largest continent on earth, occupying 20% of the Earth's land area. Africa measures about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) from north to south and about 4,600 miles from east to west.
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Africa’s population is slightly less than 14% of the total world population.
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Only about 6% of Africa is arable; nearly 25% is forested or wooded.
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Algeria, Egypt, Libya, and Nigeria are the major petroleum and natural gas producing countries in Africa. Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa together produce 50% of the world's diamonds. Ghana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe together produce nearly 50% of the world’s gold.
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Africa's major languages include Arabic (North), Berber (Morocco and Algeria), Bantu group of languages (central and southern Africa), Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), Akan (Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire), Saharan and Maba (Chad basin), Koma (the Blue Nile basin), and Songhai (upper-middle Niger River region).
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* 325 million people – one in two of people in Sub Saharan Africa survive on less than one dollar per day
* 184 million people – 33% of the African population – suffer from malnutrition
* During the 1990s the average income per capita decreased in 20 African countries
* Less than 50% of Africa’s population has access to hospitals or doctors
* In 2000, 300 million Africans did not have access to safe water
* The average life expectancy in Africa is 41 years
* Only 57% of African children are enrolled in primary education, and only one of three children complete school
* One in six children die before the age of 5. This number is 25 times higher in sub-Saharan Africa than in the OECD countries
* Children account for half of all civilian casualties in wars in Africa
* The African continent lost more than 5,3 million hectares of forest during the decade of the 1990s
* Less than one person out of five has electricity. Out of 1.000 inhabitants 15 have a telephone line, and 7,8 out of 1.000 people surf on Internet.
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Africa is the second largest continent on earth, occupying 20% of the Earth's land area. Africa measures about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) from north to south and about 4,600 miles from east to west.
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Africa’s population is slightly less than 14% of the total world population.
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Only about 6% of Africa is arable; nearly 25% is forested or wooded.
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Algeria, Egypt, Libya, and Nigeria are the major petroleum and natural gas producing countries in Africa. Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Africa together produce 50% of the world's diamonds. Ghana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe together produce nearly 50% of the world’s gold.
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Africa's major languages include Arabic (North), Berber (Morocco and Algeria), Bantu group of languages (central and southern Africa), Swahili (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda), Akan (Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire), Saharan and Maba (Chad basin), Koma (the Blue Nile basin), and Songhai (upper-middle Niger River region).
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Reflections Founder ICROSS
"Everything changes when you wake up in the morning and decide to own today. It will not be taken from you by anyone else, it will be yours "
Michael Meegan, Changing the World
www.michaelmeegan.net
www.eye-books.com
" When we feel overwhelmed by all the suffering in the world, or just drained by the stress of the day, do this. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and know that the very breath you are taking is the same miracle of life that pervades all creation. He who gives you this breath, despite your anxieties , fears and pain, knows you. He knows you better than you will ever understand yourself. Breathe in, breathe out. You are experiencing the miracle. The most amazing miracle of all. The gift of life. All things will find harmony in this knowing, in this , is the whisper of not only all creation, but of the Creator" Michael Meegan
"Your energy is powered by your thoughts, negative thoughts drain you, loving thoughts fill you with love"
Michael Meegan, The Tribe of one
www.eye-books.com
" when we really know ourselves, we forgive always"
Michael Meegan
ALL WILL BE WELL
www.eye-books.com
"If you really want to know who your friends are, see you stands by you in a storm"
Mike Meegan
" Remind yourself of your vision, keep your hopes close yo your heart, be passionate about them and always ,always always be true to them"
Michael Meegan
Changing the World
" The most important language of personal joy is the often complex linguistics of silence"
Michael Meegan
ALL WILL BE WELL
Michael Meegan, Changing the World
www.michaelmeegan.net
www.eye-books.com
" When we feel overwhelmed by all the suffering in the world, or just drained by the stress of the day, do this. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and know that the very breath you are taking is the same miracle of life that pervades all creation. He who gives you this breath, despite your anxieties , fears and pain, knows you. He knows you better than you will ever understand yourself. Breathe in, breathe out. You are experiencing the miracle. The most amazing miracle of all. The gift of life. All things will find harmony in this knowing, in this , is the whisper of not only all creation, but of the Creator" Michael Meegan
"Your energy is powered by your thoughts, negative thoughts drain you, loving thoughts fill you with love"
Michael Meegan, The Tribe of one
www.eye-books.com
" when we really know ourselves, we forgive always"
Michael Meegan
ALL WILL BE WELL
www.eye-books.com
"If you really want to know who your friends are, see you stands by you in a storm"
Mike Meegan
" Remind yourself of your vision, keep your hopes close yo your heart, be passionate about them and always ,always always be true to them"
Michael Meegan
Changing the World
" The most important language of personal joy is the often complex linguistics of silence"
Michael Meegan
ALL WILL BE WELL
Sunday, March 27, 2011
www.icrossinternational.net
SOLAR DISIFECTION
ICROSS has been involved in collaborative research for over 20 years .
We have been involved in the long term development of effective ways to improve drinking water.
The aim of the SODISWATER project is to demonstrate that solar disinfection of drinking water is an effective intervention against a range of waterborne diarrhoeal diseases at household level and as emergency relief in the aftermath of natural or man-made disasters.The project is carried out by an international team of researchers from 9 different groups in 7 countries within Africa and Europe.
General Objectives:
The strategic objectives of the SODISWATER project are:
1. To demonstrate that Solar Disinfection (SODIS) of drinking water is an appropriate, effective and acceptable intervention against waterborne disease for vulnerable communities in developing countries without reliable access to safe water.
2. To evaluate and test different diffusion and behavioural change strategies in areas with different social and cultural conditions for sustainable adoption of solar water disinfection.
3. To disseminate these research outcomes throughout the international aid and emergency relief communities so that SODIS is adopted as one of a range of standard water quality interventions (e.g. filtration, chlorination, desalination, etc.) for use in the immediate aftermath of natural (Tsunami, flood, earthquake, hurricane/typhoon) or man-made disasters (war-zone, famine, refugee camp).
4. To develop a range of simple SODIS enhancement technological innovations that can be matched to varying socio-economic conditions.- UV dosimetric indicators of disinfection, photocatalytic inactivation and continuous flow compound parabolic collector arrays for small
community distribution systems.
more information about this partnership and research can be downloaded about this project from
http://www.rcsi.ie/sodis/news/index.htm
you can see photos of this project on
http://www.rcsi.ie/sodis/library/index.htm
http://povertyandaidsinafrica.wordpress.com/
http://nwikenya.wordpress.com/
http://poormaasi.wordpress.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/London/NEW-WORLD-INTERNATIONAL/81054994992
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7357304977
http://icrossawareness.blogspot.com/
ICROSS has been involved in collaborative research for over 20 years .
We have been involved in the long term development of effective ways to improve drinking water.
The aim of the SODISWATER project is to demonstrate that solar disinfection of drinking water is an effective intervention against a range of waterborne diarrhoeal diseases at household level and as emergency relief in the aftermath of natural or man-made disasters.The project is carried out by an international team of researchers from 9 different groups in 7 countries within Africa and Europe.
General Objectives:
The strategic objectives of the SODISWATER project are:
1. To demonstrate that Solar Disinfection (SODIS) of drinking water is an appropriate, effective and acceptable intervention against waterborne disease for vulnerable communities in developing countries without reliable access to safe water.
2. To evaluate and test different diffusion and behavioural change strategies in areas with different social and cultural conditions for sustainable adoption of solar water disinfection.
3. To disseminate these research outcomes throughout the international aid and emergency relief communities so that SODIS is adopted as one of a range of standard water quality interventions (e.g. filtration, chlorination, desalination, etc.) for use in the immediate aftermath of natural (Tsunami, flood, earthquake, hurricane/typhoon) or man-made disasters (war-zone, famine, refugee camp).
4. To develop a range of simple SODIS enhancement technological innovations that can be matched to varying socio-economic conditions.- UV dosimetric indicators of disinfection, photocatalytic inactivation and continuous flow compound parabolic collector arrays for small
community distribution systems.
more information about this partnership and research can be downloaded about this project from
http://www.rcsi.ie/sodis/news/index.htm
you can see photos of this project on
http://www.rcsi.ie/sodis/library/index.htm
http://povertyandaidsinafrica.wordpress.com/
http://nwikenya.wordpress.com/
http://poormaasi.wordpress.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/London/NEW-WORLD-INTERNATIONAL/81054994992
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7357304977
http://icrossawareness.blogspot.com/
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