BACKGROUND

NeriClinics is an Irish registered charity set up in April 2008 by a group of individuals from a variety of backgrounds with the single goal of improving the health of those who are less fortunate than us. More specifically, we strive to improve the health of those living in the poverty-stricken Linda compound, Lusaka, Republic of Zambia.

our first step in achieving our goal is to provide a primary care health centre in the Linda Compound and community on the outskirts of Lusaka in the Republic of Zambia.
our vision is to provide a first-world standard primary Health Care service that will serve the overwhelming need of the people of the Linda community.

we aim to have a strong emphasis on community involvement by recruiting local community volunteers to help as educators in healthy lifestyle practices, as well as members of a community based health care team who can provide some basic health services to the homes of housebound, terminally ill and patients with disabilities. NeriClinics limited will work with the Zambian Ministry of Health and act as a vector of primary care initiatives put forward by the Ministry of Health.

The Republic of Zambia has suffered hugely from the loss of most of its medical graduates, commonly referred  to as the drain drain. in that regard, it is a goal of NeriClinics Limited to hire  Zambian practitioners who have relocated abroad or would be otherwise unemployed in the domestic medical field. We have addressed this by securing the services of an eminent qualified Zambian doctor Mr, Patrick Chikuta who for the last number of years has been working in the neighbouring country of Botswana. furthermore, we have also secured the services of both a Zambian nurse and physiotherapist.

All and any fee income generated shall be applied to the costs of running the clinic and any surplus shall be put back into further development of the clinic and towards appropriate community projects. NeriClinics remit will be in the following areas:
            - outpatient treatment of acute and chronic illnesses in patients of all ages
            - antenatal care & paediatrics
            - voluntary test counselling (VCT)
            - physiotherapy and health promotion
            - mental health services

The clinic is run as charitable organisation and shall be strictly a not-for-profit organisation in accordance with its corporate objects