How we Work Towards Primary Health Care
ADRA provides immunizations, clean water, sanitation, health care worker training, HIV and AIDS education, community-based health programs, and fights tobacco use to help reduce the millions that die each year—especially children—from preventable health causes.
Stifling the potential of many children and parents are HIV and AIDS, high birth and illiteracy rates, and lack of access to health care and potable water.
To combat this, ADRA establishes community-based health services and education programs. Special emphasis is placed on child survival, nutrition, sanitation, smoking cessation and prevention, HIV and AIDS, functional adult literacy, and child abuse issues. For sustainability, ADRA trains community health workers and traditional birth attendants, incorporates HIV and AIDS components into programs in all sectors, and creates linkages to government programs and resources.
Stories from the field
Personal accounts and timely stories straight from the field.
Pardon Mwansa, Board of Directors, ADRA InternationalAudio posted by Pardon Mwansa 
ADRA International’s board of directors contains some of the most passionate and diverse individuals, many of whom come from the countries in which ADRA works to rebuild lives. Pardon Mwansa, originally from Zambia, talks about HIV and AIDS, famine, and why there is hope in the continent of Africa. listen to audio > | download transcript > |
Rudy Monsalve, Director of Food Security, ADRA InternationalAudio posted by Rudy Monsalve
Nicaragua has had to endure political instability for several decades and just as they were recovering Hurricane Mitch destroyed homes, took lives, and devastated the country's infrastructure. Rudy Monsalve talks about his recent visit to ADRA's large food security and health programs in Nicaragua. … listen to audio > |
Daily, our workers rely on the prayers of thousands of dedicated people as they provide relief to the hurting, food for the hungry and clean water to the thirsty. Learn how the power of prayer at work can change lives. … watch photo essay > |
