Monday, April 30, 2007

Children of the Nations


Children of the Nations (COTNI) is an international missions network that coordinates medical care, food, education and community development for orphans and destitute children.
We will be working with this organization which partners with the African Bible College.

http://www.cotni.org/29-malawi

Excerpt:

The African Bible College (ABC) Medical Clinic partners with COTNI to care for the needs of our children in both our residential and village-assisted care programs. The AIDS pandemic is devastating Malawi; one in three persons is said to be infected. An estimated 10% of the country’s population is children under the age of 15 who have lost both parents due to HIV.

COTN provides medical assistance to the children in our care by addressing their ongoing medical needs, as well as taking care of the more specialized needs of our children that are living with HIV and other serious illnesses. The International Medical Community has made huge strides forward with creating anti-viral drugs to suppress this dreadful disease.

Each adult caregiver or parent with HIV/AIDS treated with these medications can expect up to ten additional years of life. This could potentially help to prolong a parent’s life, enabling them to care for their own children, empowering them to raise their children to an age when they can support themselves.

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