AAII and US Doctors For Africa (USDFA) have entered into a strategic partnership based upon their shared belief that health care is a basic human right and that a healthy population is essential for the development of any nation. The very first manifestation of this significant partnership is USDFA’s donation of a Mobile Clinic to AAII to provide medical services to rural communities. The Mobile Clinic, which will be administered and maintained by AAII‘s Shifa-al-Asqam Socio-Medical Center in Medina-Baye, is fully equipped and includes a small laboratory and access to a satellite communication system.

Since its formation in 1988, AAII has advocated for accessible health care for rural communities. USDFA’s Mobile Clinic Project addresses the need for access to health care of millions of people living throughout sub-Sahara African small towns and villages. While the primary mission of USDFA’s Mobile Clinic Project is to provide vaccination against preventable diseases, AAII’s existing partnerships and collaborations with UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO, the Senegalese Ministry of Health and AmeriCares allow Shifa al-Asqam Socio-Medical Center’s rural outreach to expand the Mobile Clinic’s focus to include maternal and child health, Malaria and chronic diseases.

AAII welcomes the opportunity to work together “on many fronts for many years to come”, as stated in the letter from USDFA endorsing the partnership between the two organizations.