Requests for medical campaigns consistently exceed what AFCA can fund and staff. This is how we decide which community gets the next one, published openly so that anyone who has asked us can see where their request sits.
The criteria, in order
- Distance to the nearest functioning facility. Not the nearest building, but the nearest clinician who is actually present — and what the journey costs a household in transport and lost income.
- Evidence of unmet need. What the district health service, local clinicians and community leaders can show us about untreated conditions, missed antenatal care and patients presenting late.
- A committed local partner. A council, chiefdom, school, parish or association willing to mobilise residents, provide a venue and stay engaged afterwards. Without one, turnout collapses and follow-up is impossible.
- Authorisation and safety. Written agreement from the competent health authority, and an honest assessment of whether the team, the medicines and the patients can be kept safe.
- Somewhere to refer patients on to. A named facility that will receive the cases a one-day clinic cannot treat.
- Funding in hand. Medicines, tests and transport confirmed and paid for before a date is announced.
Why we will not announce a date early
A cancelled campaign costs a community more than a campaign that was never promised. People take a day off work, walk a long way, and bring their children. So AFCA does not publish a date until the medicines are paid for. If we have told you we cannot yet fund your campaign, that is the reason, and it is not a refusal.
Putting your community forward
Councils, chiefdoms, health districts, schools, parishes and community associations can request a campaign at any time through the campaign request form. We will tell you honestly what is possible and when. You can read the full site-selection process on the where we work page.