The
vision of American Friends of Guinea (AFG) is to improve
health care in Guinea and the quality of life of its people.
We believe that every Guinean deserves to live a healthy
life.
Our goal is to ensure that all Guineans have access to quality
public health care and educational programs that promote
and preserve life.
In summer 2007, AFG assisted in medical efforts that helped
save more than 6,000 Guineans by providing hydration and
antibiotic treatments to people battling a deadly cholera
epidemic.
In keeping with our mission, AFG has started a major project
to deliver clean drinking water by installing wells in parts
of the country where people are disproportionately affected
by inadequate infrastructure.
Two-year-old Mahawa Sylla lives in
the village of Condeya, about 100 miles north west of Conakry
capital of Guinea. As she was learning to walk at 13 months,
she fell into her mother's cooking pot of boiling water. When
AFG found her at a local clinic, she was severely burned. Doctors
and her parents feared she would not recover because of a shortage
of medication and supplies at the clinic.
