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Fund Raising for young people Sexual Health Service Charity
Dear friends,
I am passionate about improving quality of care and access to sexual health services for young people.
I am particularly keen to promote a youth led service thus improving access to young people most affected by sexual health, and to deliver the services as preferred to vulnerable young people.
I believe in MyHealthnet and that is why I am raising money for their services delivered through a range activities via their drop in Health Bus.
MyHealthnet Youth Health Bus Appeal
The bus will enable volunteers to visits all local communities in need to deliver their services for the reasons below.
Sexually transmitted infection (STI), AIDS and HIV diagnosis, and underage pregnancy in young people have continued to rise especially vulnerable young people considered at risk and difficult to reach group. In order to address this problem, MyHealthnet provide sexual, reproductive and psychosexual health advice, education and counselling service and training to young people under 25 years old. Most young people access us during outreach service, conference, seminars and by referrals. Mode of contact varies between phone, text and email contact.
When you sponsor our service, your donations will go towards a health bus, website development and services. visit the websitesite at aaa
The use of a health bus will help to facilitate access to services and thus reduce the gaps in statutory services and bridge gaps between all services.
Our normal services already cover areas in Lambeth and Southwark and Lewisham the rest of South London to London SE boundaries as possible. With the health bus, we are able to rotate between boroughs faster.
You will be sponsoring specific sexual health need and locality based service and to support other youth organisations including substance misuse, immunisation and the statutory services. With your sponsorship, the youth health bus will enable expansion of outreach service areas to reach more young people desperately needing sexual health promotion, advice and support.
With your sponsorship, we will be able to cover more communities weekly and provide clinical services privately and confidentially and to carry much needed equipments.
With your help we can work with many more young people in the following areas:
• STIs and HIV / AIDS – Ending Stigma and Discrimination and improve uptake.
• Close the Gap between Sexual health and Mental health services
• Sex Trafficking – provide advice on the social and community health impact
• Homeless service – Providing services to young people in homeless units etc…
Your donation could also fund the Youth Health Bus so hard to reach group and other young people living with disability can access sexual health services effectively within the community thus reducing the transmission of sexually transmitted infection and HIV.
Patient Information Leaflet
Work shop on ‘Delaying Age of First Sexual Intercourse.
• Communicating with parents; Promoting self esteem and promote safe sex etc.
• You can request for information on the proposed project.
These topics are discussed at our year conference, where we educate and inform practitioners from various setting, service users, providers and commissioners on the impact of ignoring these issues at all levels. Information about our services and previous conference is attached to aid you in your decision making about our organisation.
Please help us by encouraging donation from your staff direct from their pay packet of loose change or specified amount to be donated from their salaries every month to MyHealthnet. Also by pledging to fund any of our events, overheads and capital investment for our off street outreach centre.
Your donation could also help develop our website and other areas of service.
Donation in any form, currency, awards etc., visit www.myhealthnet.org.uk
Fundraisers.
THANK YOU.
Second Opinion Medical Services
There are numerous professionals and medical practitioners in the medical world today. Some come from well known medical schools, some had especial training and some has extraordinary skills in practice. Definitely because of this, their capability vary some can be experts, some can be good, and some can only be average. Because of this factor, some patients today avail of the so called second opinion medical services. It’s not that they don’t trust their doctor, but they only want to get the best possible treatment to relieve them from their sickness, pain and suffering.
When you avail of the second opinion medical services, you avail of reinvestigation or another diagnosis of your illness. You want to be sure that the result on your previous consultation is correct so that you will not be hesitant to say yes to the treatment recommended by your previous doctor especially if involves operations and major surgery. Before you rush up, you want to be sure you are making the right decision because human health needs not to be risk. If the diagnosis on the second opinion medical services conforms with the one you had with your previous doctor, there’s no doubt about the validity of the previous diagnosis that means you have to undergo the recommended treatment for it is the best cure for you. But if the diagnosis differed, better believe the second opinion because on second opinion medical services the doctors are assured to be experts. They are less prone to mistakes to ensure that the data and diagnosis that will be provided to their patients are true and accurate.
Asking for second opinion will definitely cost you some bucks. Sometimes it could even lessen a lot in your savings account but don’t feel bad because that bucks will save your life. Asking for second opinion will help you determine the best treatment and cure for your illness. Also, if your disease is not yet malignant and can be handled by medicines and prescriptions that could be identified. You could know if you really need surgery and operation or if you are fine with medicine prescription. If you will analyze, second opinion services will cost you on the first stage but at the end save your money from major and painful operation.
If you want to find the experts and the best medical practitioner that could provide you a reliable second opinion medical services, check out the internet. Some physician advertisements can guide you to the psychiatrist that you need. The internet advertisements are reliable just like the referrals from your friends and relatives because the advertisements are provided with proof such as the doctor’s educational background and experience in the medical practice. You will surely not get disappointed by the second opinion services and medical practitioner options that will be given to you by the internet.
Healthcare Services in Mexico
Mexico is one of those countries which has in many ways made great progress but without grabbing the headlines. This is a situation and strategy which has been replicated in the Mexican healthcare system, a system which is seen by many as one of the leading healthcare services in the area. However, Mexico is a large country and as with other neighbouring countries in the region there is a major difference between those in poverty and those at the higher end of the income scale. So what provisions have been made for the various sectors of Mexican society?
General healthcare in Mexico
Under government regulations free health care is available to all members of the Mexican population and all non-nationals who live there. However, there are various layers to the Mexican healthcare system which many believe reduce the impact and the strength of funding for the service and can in many cases complicate the issue. There are also growing concerns about the variations in standards of treatment available to those in the larger cities and those in the more rural areas.
Social security healthcare in Mexico
As we mentioned above, free health care is available to all in Mexico although rather bizarrely the authorities have introduced added protections and added services for those employed by the authorities. Many people will also be surprised to learn that Mexico has one of the oldest hospitals in the world which dates back to 1791 and indeed has one of the oldest healthcare systems.
Private sector healthcare
As the Mexican economy began to grow so did demand for private sector healthcare although it is still only a fraction of the size of countries such as the USA. However, there are signs that the authorities are looking to encourage private healthcare insurance in Mexico to try and reduce the burden on the state budget and allow the authorities to target specific areas of the population.
Future healthcare in Mexico
While there is no doubt that great progress has been made with regards to medical provisions and medical services in Mexico there is also no doubt that large variations still exist between the standard of health care expected by those in the inner cities and those in more rural areas. This is by far and away the most disappointing aspect of the healthcare system in Mexico although there are also concerns regarding the many layers of administration from the government down to local authorities.
Expats in Mexico
Many expats in Mexico will look towards the private healthcare sector to ensure they are able to receive emergency treatment as and when required. If you are looking towards private medical healthcare many believe there is better value if you go through Mexican insurance companies rather than international healthcare companies, who may offer a one policy fits all for those travelling around the world.
Conclusion
As with so many countries in the Americas there is no doubt that the gap between healthcare for those on the poverty line and those at the higher end of the income spectrum is still very visible. However, progress has been made and the authorities seem adamant that those who require specific funding for medical healthcare will receive this in the future, while those who can afford to at least contribute will be asked to do so.