Medical aid for children in need

AMPOmed.aid – supporting medical care for children in Burkina Faso

In Burkina Faso families are faced with major challenges when it comes to health care for their children. Health insurance is the exception. Any basic medical treatment and medical products, such as gloves, syringes, infusions and dressings have to be paid for by the patients themselves, even in hospital. This is a huge financial burden for many families, especially when a child is seriously ill. The parents are often unable to cover the cost of necessary treatment, resulting in severe, sometimes fatal consequences for the child.

A little goes a long way. It only takes less than 50 euros for example to treat severe cases of malaria or pneumonia, or to perform an operation on a broken or infected leg. For some people in Burkina Faso that is often more than their annual wages.

This is where AMPOmed.aid comes in. Our aim is to make essential medical treatment available to children in Burkina Faso.

Our local team made up of Félix, Léontine and Denis are committed to our project with heart and soul. They regularly visit the childrens’ hospitals in Ouagadougou, where they often bring those children with such serious illnesses that cannot be treated at the AMPO Clinic.  They are also contacted by doctors in emergency situations where children are at risk and their parents cannot afford to pay for medical care.

With your help we can cover the cost of such life-saving treatment for the children and provide the urgently needed support for their families. With your donations we can ensure that no family has to face the impossible choice between the wellbeing of their child and their financial survival. Every donation makes a difference. It enables us to procure medical products, finance treatment and to give children in Burkina Faso the chance of a cure and a healthy life.

Become part of our important mission. Together, with your support, we can improve medical care for children in Burkina Faso and give hope to their families. Your donation to AMPOmed.aid will help to ensure that no child is left without care for want of financial means.

Thank you for your contribution to the health of children in Burkina Faso. The AMPOmed.aid project was created in 2024 with the merger of DEVELOPmed.aid and AMPO.