Mercy In Action Vineyard Inc

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FAITH-BASED SERVICES BASED ON THE GLOBAL CRISIS IN MATERNAL, NEWBORN, AND CHILD HEALTH. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE THE PLANNING, BUILDING, AND SUPPORT OF CLINICS AND BIRTH CENTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND THE OPERATION OF A 4-YEAR DISTANCE EDUCATION COLLEGE OF MIDWIFERY IN THE USA. THE COLLEGE PROVIDES BOTH PRIMARY AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR MIDWIVES, AND THE CLINICS AND BIRTH CENTERS PROVIDE CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION, FAMILY SUPPORT, AND THE DIRECT PROVISION OF MATERNITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THE PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM PERIODS, AS WELL AS LABOR AND DELIVERY AND NEWBORN CARE.

MERCY IN ACTION VINEYARD, INC'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2021 INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING: SUPPORTED BIRTH CENTERS AND CLINICS IN THE PHILIPPINES: MIDWIVES DELIVERED 576 BABIES BORN IN 2021 IN THE THREE BIRTH CENTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES THAT WE SUPPORT. THE MIDWIVES CONDUCTED MORE THAN 2,000 PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM EXAMS IN OUR SPONSORED CLINICS. ALL OF THIS MATERNITY CARE WAS PROVIDED FREE OF COST TO THE PATIENT'S FAMILY. IN ADDITION, WE DONATED THOUSANDS OF PRENATAL VITAMINS TO OUR OWN PATIENTS AND TO THE PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE REGIONS SURROUNDING OUR CLINICS ON LUZON, LEYTE, AND SAMAR ISLANDS. WE PARTNERED WITH OTHER NGOS WHO LEAD LIVELIHOOD PROJECTS AND PRISON MINISTRY AND PARTNERED WITH TWO CHURCHES TO DELIVER FOOD TO HUNGRY COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN 2021 WE BUILT A NEW CLINIC AND BIRTH CENTER IN BASEY, ON SAMAR ISLAND IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND OPENED FOR DELIVERIES BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. WE CREATED AND LAUNCHED A VIRTUAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR CAPACITY BUILDING, USING THE INTERNATIONAL CHILDBIRTH INITIATIVE (ICI) AS THE BASIS, AS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR US COLLEGE FACULTY AND OUR PHILIPPINES BIRTH CENTER STAFF. AS PART OF OUR ICI 12 STEP IMPLEMENTATION, WE BEGAN FORMAL PATIENT CARE FOLLOW-UP WITH A DESIGNATED PATIENT CARE LIAISON. IN DECEMBER OF 2021, OUR TEAM WAS ONCE MORE INVOLVED IN DISASTER RESPONSE AFTER TYPHOON RAI/ODETTE MADE LANDFALL - MERCY IN ACTION PROVIDED FOOD AND EMERGENCY SUPPLIES TO THE VICTIMS IN OUR REGION OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS WELL AS LIMITED HEALTHCARE PROVISION TO THE PREGNANT AND LACTATING SURVIVORS. EDUCATION IN THE USA AND GLOBALLY: OUR MERCY IN ACTION COLLEGE OF MIDWIFERY TAUGHT 135 STUDENTS MATRICULATING IN THE USA THROUGH OUR ACCREDITED DISTANCE MIDWIFERY PROGRAM. ENROLLMENT IN OUR COLLEGE INCREASED BY 38% IN 2021. FOR OUR DISTANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM, WE CREATED SEVEN MORE COURSES, DELIVERING ACCREDITED ONLINE CEU EDUCATION TO 593 PEOPLE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS.