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Dr.
Elise DeVore early in the year
2000 was working in the remote village of Nana Kenieba,
Mali, West Africa. Medicine was in short supply for babies
suffering from high fevers, infections, and malaria.
Many were likely to die. Dr. Elise rode six hours on
the back of a vegetable truck to Bamako the capital to
send an e-mail to her dad.
“Can
you bring some medicine?
I can't be a doctor with out medicine.”
Mission
One
In March of 2000 Dr. Stephen DeVore and family
departed to West Africa to deliver 420 pounds of precious
emergency medical supplies. During this trip, Mali doctors
inquired about the possibility of the group returning with
life support equipment to establish an intensive care unit
for babies. “Medicine for Mali” was then started
as a nonprofit tax-exempt organization.
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Mission Two
Over Christmas of 2000, Dr. DeVore and his wife Jill returned
with 700 pounds of life support equipment. This equipment
was carefully packed, transported, and delivered to the hospital and today
it continues to save babies’ lives.
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Mission Three
Clean water is the greatest key to improving health on
the African continent. In October of 2001 Dr. Steve DeVore,
Jill DeVore and a crew of three new volunteers replaced 14 solar panels
and reestablished the village of Nana Kenieba’s clean water supply.
Over 900 pounds of additional medical and school supplies were also delivered.
Dr. DeVore and his nurse Nina treated many sick children during this trip.
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Mission Four
Clean water was not available to the school of 640 children,
so a 1/2 mile of water line was planned for 2002. In order
to extend the supply of clean water to three additional locations
in the village and to the school, a trench more than 1/2 mile
long and 18 inches deep was dug by hand. Dr. Steve and Dr.
Elise, along with the help of many, saw over 600 very ill patients,
mostly children.
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Medicine for Mali employs
two full time nurses for the village of Nana Kenieba. It’s
our hope that we are improving the quality of life for the
people of this struggling region of the world.
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