THE ICROSS CONCEPT
ICROSS is much more than just an organisation working in Africa. ICROSS is a concept, an idea, a set of values, which is shared and advocated by a large and evolving international community.
Long before community participation became popular, ICROSS promoted community ownership and planning in the local language through local values and beliefs.
The three decades ICROSS has operated in Africa has taught us the importance of these values and in a world where political, religious and socio-economic agendas play an ever more important role in the aid industry, ICROSS has uniquely, and with instinct, refrained from giving up its values and beliefs. Dr Michael Meegan has been promoting this vision and local ownership since creating ICROSS in 1979.
The values of ICROSS derive from something as simple as caring for our brothers and sisters; assist them out of and prevent them from suffering, without an agenda other than genuinely wanting to assist. We assist them through their own people, their languages, their traditions and existing political and belief systems with a sincere admiration and respect for their cultures.
By listening to the people whom we assist and develop programmes according to their needs and in their presence, rather than our wishes in an office far from their reality, the communities we serve, gain a sense of ownership. This is a real ownership not a donor driven or foreign idea. The feeling of ownership is crucial in any development work; it reduces possible constraints and limitations of a programme and ensures success, cost effectiveness and more importantly sustainability. ICROSS assists communities to facilitate themselves out of affliction.
ICROSS has over the years, scientifically shown, that what we do works. Our values and evidence based approach has ensured that even as a small, bottom-up, grass-root operating organisation, we have gained international respect among politicians, religious leaders, and academics around the world, who among thousands of others, make up the international community of ICROSS. ICROSS actually has the poor, donors and Government represented on our board of Directors, it is transparent and shares new ideas.
This international community is the driving force behind ICROSS as an idea. The humanitarian work of ICROSS stretches far beyond our programmes in Africa. ICROSS is within anyone who genuinely wants to care and assist others with love, respect and understanding. ICROSS as an idea is growing dynamically and with your help could reach more people.
For more about ICROSS work and our programmes 2011-2016 please look at our sites or follow us on facebook and twitter.
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
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