The Rotary Club of Addis Ababa West, in collaboration with the Rotary Clubs of Coppell, North Atlanta, and Raleigh, and Rotary International, in conjunction with the Reach Another Foundation, have undertaken high-risk prevention program in two hospitals in Addis Ababa.
In brief, the project will provide high dosage folic acid pills to mothers in Ethiopia who have had a child with an NTD, to reduce the incidence of NTDs (these patients are a at a 10X greater risk of having a successive child with an NTD without the intervention). In this pilot project, women will be encouraged to take one 5 mg. folic acid tablet daily for a period of one year. If successful, the plan and goal of the project is to continue the intervention for four more years.
Attached are copies of the project description and the approved application for Global Grant GG2240039.
In brief, the project will provide high dosage folic acid pills to mothers in Ethiopia who have had a child with an NTD, to reduce the incidence of NTDs (these patients are a at a 10X greater risk of having a successive child with an NTD without the intervention). In this pilot project, women will be encouraged to take one 5 mg. folic acid tablet daily for a period of one year. If successful, the plan and goal of the project is to continue the intervention for four more years.
Attached are copies of the project description and the approved application for Global Grant GG2240039.
