Despite rich cultural heritage and vibrant communities, millions of people across sub-Saharan Africa suffer due to inadequate healthcare infrastructure and limited availability of essential medical services. This lack of access increases the spread of preventable diseases, increases maternal and child mortality rates, and perpetuates the cycle of poverty.
Embrace Relief is dedicated to bridging this gap by providing vital healthcare services, supporting local medical facilities, and advocating for sustainable health solutions to ensure every individual has the opportunity to lead a healthy and productive life.
We achieve our mission by partnering with local medical clinics and deploying Mobile Health Clinics. Embrace Relief’s Mobile Clinics are equipped to operate as standard clinics and travel up to 9 hours from a city center, providing healthcare to those in even the most remote regions.
40,500+
Cataract Surgeries
600,000
Health Screenings
TRAINED
Dozens of Local Malian Staff
Cure Cataracts
A cataract is a progressive eye disease that, if not treated, causes blurry vision and eventually complete blindness. This preventable and treatable eye disease is the leading cause of blindness in Africa and is caused by extreme heat, excessive dust, intense labor, malnutrition, and lack of access to health services.
Meet Mohammed, a 19-year-old Malian boy who started losing his vision to cataracts in just 9th grade because of an injury…
Health Mobile
Medical intervention and prevention save lives, yet millions of people struggle to access basic services and fail to receive health education. Embrace Relief addresses healthcare inequalities by providing free comprehensive preventative health screenings and basic medicines. Basic medicines include antibiotics, eye drops, and anti-inflammatories. Anyone can walk into the clinics we support and request a free health checkup.
Cure Cataracts and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Embrace Relief’s Cure Cataracts program is designed in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs are a blueprint for achieving a peaceful, prosperous, equitable and sustainable future for all of humanity, and together the 17 goals serve as targets for worldwide cooperation to meet and overcome the greatest challenges we face. All of Embrace Relief’s programs contribute to the realization of at least two SDGs.
Since 2013, Embrace Relief has provided more than 40,000 cataract surgeries and 550,000 comprehensive health screenings worldwide through our operation of medical centers, mobile health clinics and medical camps, and in conjunction with our global network of partner organizations.
Many children have received cataract surgeries thanks to Embrace Relief, giving them the opportunity to learn at the same pace as their peers in school.
Adults who have their eyesight restored have more opportunities to pursue productive careers with fewer physical restrictions.
