Description: i4life is a an Irish charity focused on reducing disease and malnutrition in children. International aid helps us carry our work in Africa.
The devastating impact of the Covid 19 pandemic in Zambia, has resulted in a dramatic increase of children needing prolonged treatment, due to death of parents or carer, closed borders, food shortages and crop failure. For every 100 children under the age of 5 we treat, 75 of them need urgent care as they risk long term illness or worst case, death. Download Document To Read more >> Download Form to Donate i4Life encouraging health professionals in Ireland and Zambia to encompass the values and principles o
Team travelling to Zambia of Dr Kevin Connolly Paediatrician, Maura Moran RPHN, HSE West, Stella Moore RGN.RM, Mullingar Regional Hospital and Shauna Kane Radiologist. Bon Secours Hospital, Galway.
Reasons for malnutrition are lack of appropriate food , food insecurity, poverty, lack of access to health services/ disease, lack of sanitation and hygiene (diarrhoea). i4Life Child Health Specialists endeavour to facilitate effective nutrition screening practices and develop education programs for specific groups effected by malnutrition. Education programme are structured.