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#GivingTuesday
As some of you may know, GivingTuesday is a recent phenomenon that occurs the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Giving Tuesday is a campaign that was founded in 2012 and is supported by the United Nations. Its goal is to bring … Continue reading
Nutrition Center Update!
Its been awhile since we shared an update on the Nutrition Center so we wanted to let you know how things are going. In August the center treated a total of 7 patients and rehabilitated 4! During the month of September, the … Continue reading
iGive New Member Bonus!
iGive is donating an extra $5 to ever new member who joins to support MedPLUS Connect and tries the iGive Button through 1/15/15! iGive is a search engine that that allows you to earn money for your chosen cause simply by … Continue reading
Ebola in West Africa
West Africa is currently undergoing the worst outbreak of Ebola since the virus was first seen in 1976. Ebola is a virus that causes an acute, serious illness and is often fatal if untreated. It can be spread through human … Continue reading
Ghana to Open Over 300 New Health Clinics by 2020
Honorable Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, Ghana’s minister of health, and Kelby Krabbenhoft, president and CEO of Sanford Health, jointly announced that the Ministry of Health and Sanford have joined together in a public-private partnership to increase access to healthcare throughout Ghana. This partnership … Continue reading
Nutrition Center Update!
The Lawra Nutrition Center had 7 new patients during the month of July in addition to 3 children who were still receiving treatment from June. We are very excited to report that the nutrition center helped 6 of these children … Continue reading
MedPLUS Connect Celebrates 5 Years!
This year marks the fifth year since we’ve been incorporated. In the past 5 years we have shipped 273,605 pounds of medical supplies worth over 2 million dollars, beginning with our first shipment of medical supplies to the Lawra District … Continue reading
Amazon Smile and iGive
We just wanted to remind everyone of two easy ways to support MedPLUS Connect while you shop online!AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same selection of products and low prices as Amazon.com. The difference … Continue reading
Nutrition Center Update for June
We have another exciting update on the nutrition center to share. The center treated 9 new patients and rehabilitated 7 children during the month of June! The nutrition center continues to make a great impact throughout the Lawra District and help reduce … Continue reading
Next Matching Day with Global Giving July 16th!
We are excited to announce that our next Matching Day with Global Giving is this week, on Wednesday July 16th! Matching starts at 9am and all donations, until matching funds run out, will be matched at 30%. That means if … Continue reading