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1We Health Centres: more than just healthcare

Healthcare, education and empowerment are a three entities which is essential for the growth of development countries. In this circle healthcare forms the basis for a ‘healthy’ country. From this point people are more able to go to school, get to work and (with support) create a better life by themselves.

Community centre

After the success of the 1We Rickshaws and the 1We Slum Shops in Bangladesh 1We - One World Experience will therefore initialise a new project in this country: the 1We Health Centres. Each centre which covers an area with 150,000 up to 200,000 people will start fully focused on healthcare. In five years time they will develop into a multifunctional centre which offers next to healthcare, education and tools to empower people and promote their general wellbeing.

Rural areas

In Bangladesh over the past decade there has been a significant decline in infant and child mortality and morbidity due to the control, prevention and (almost) elimination of certain diseases. People are living longer (about 65 years) and life expectancy at birth has increased. However AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis are still a huge threat to the public health as well as heart diseases, diabetes and cancer. Also malnutrition is still a major cause of death of children. Reason for all this is the fact that a lot of people don’t have access to medical care. Especially in the rural areas is lack to facilities.

That is why 1We - One World Experience is starting up the 1We Health Centres in these areas. From the start each centre will offer medical basis care with amongst others two full time doctors, four nurses, a small laboratory and twenty permanent beds.

The 1We Health Centre is a modular concept; the centres can be realised in every underdeveloped area in the world.

We need you and your network to get involved to realise the first 1We Health Centre! By sharing your knowledge, providing materials for the construction and medical equipment or linking your company label with a sponsorship. Please contact us for more information.

1We - One World Experience is officially recognised as a charity foundation.