Nyhedsbrev. Støtteforeningen for Kubuneh Health Centre

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1 November 2016 Nyhedsbrev Støtteforeningen for Kubuneh Health Centre Kære læser, Dette nyhedsbrev indeholder et afsnit på engelsk, skrevet af sundhedscentrets leder, Yaya Ceesay. Endvidere er der vedhæftet en rejsebeskrivelse fra Lene og Frank, som var med dernede i februar Flere støttemedlemmer har givet udtryk for ønsket om at komme med ned og se sundhedscentret kombineret med at se landet samt også slappe af ved kysten, så der planlægges en tur i 2. halvdel af marts Skriv til undertegnede, såfremt du er interesseret. Regn med et rejsebudget på ca. DKK inkl. rejse og ophold. Jeg lover dig dit livs oplevelse. Som det fremgår af Yaya Ceesay s, er det en meget travl tid på sundhedscentret, idet der altid i efterårsmånederne er mange malaria patienter (efter afslutningen af regntiden). Yaya Ceesay s private bolig blev desværre fuldstændigt ødelagt i en storm i september 2016, hvorved han og hans familie blev hjemløs. Bestyrelsen for støtteforeningen drøftede hans situation, og selv om vi normalt ikke støtter privatpersoner, var vi enige om, at vi var nødt til at gøre en undtagelse for at sikre, at han fortsat kunne yde en fuld arbejdsindsats i sundhedscentret. Vi har derfor sendt ham et beløb til brug for køb af byggematerialer. Gabrielle Stolwijk i

2 Holland har på tilsvarende vis fundet sponsorer til at hjælpe Yaya, som nu har til alle byggematerialerne. Vedr. indsamling af midler til drift af sundhedscentret vil jeg gerne rette en særlig tak til vores webmaster Karsten Andersen, som i forbindelse med sin 60 års fødselsdag havde bedt sine gæster om at donere et beløb til sundhedscentret i stedet for at komme med gaver. Takket være Karsten og hans gæster indkom der et beløb på næsten DKK i donationer samt ved salg af havsalt fra Kubuneh. Et utroligt flot resultat. Jeg skriver gerne til jer støttemedlemmer om fornyelse af jeres medlemskab af samt støtte til foreningen 12 mdr. efter at I sidst har betalt. Jeg sender ingen rykkere, hvis I ikke har betalt, idet ingen skal føle sig presset til at være med. Jeg har dog oplevet at støttemedlemmer senere har sagt, at de simpelt hen har glemt at betale, så er det også tilfældet for dig, bedes du overføre dit bidrag til konto eller MobilePay På forhånd tak for din støtte. Bedste hilsener, Preben Holmboe Report by Yaya Ceesay Manager of the KUBUNEH HEALTH POST It has been a busy time for the Clinic for the month of September and October 2016 and this trend is expected to continue until December 2016 and possibly into January The patient flow has increased and Malaria is still a big problem. In the month of September, we saw 792 patients out of which 272 are confirmed malaria cases. October, we ve seen 941 patients and again malaria accounts for 409. We admitted 79 patients for observation out of which, malaria accounts for 77 with

3 high fever ranging from 38.0 to 40.8, the majority of who are children between the ages of 7months and 12 years. Patients gathering in and outside waiting for their turn. When patients are tested positive for malaria, we let them rest for some time at the clinic and to see, how they react to the medication, which they are given (Coarthem).

4 The clinic is also having patients with severe wounds like the boy shown on the following pictures. Suturing a big and deep laceration on a child s leg who sustained the injury at a work site. This wound was so deep, that we had to sew it inside and outside. REPRODUCTIVE CHILD HEALTH CLINIC (RCH) This is a monthly clinic held at the at the Health center premises by a trekking team from Farato Health Center. 28 th October 2016, was a very busy day. About 455 people gathered at the clinic for both the trekking team and the routine service. For the routine service, we saw 65 patients and admitted 11 patients for observation.

5 The trekking team with the help of the facility team was able to give service to 241 clients. 214 children were weighed out of which 19 were newly born babies, 9 male 10 female. 195 were revisits 100 male 95 female. Out of the 241 children seen, 13 male and 35 female were immunized according to schedule. 12 newly registered pregnant mothers and 15 revisits received antenatal services. HEALTH CENTER SHOP As a new activity we are engaged in trading (selling of Rice, Sugar and cooking / vegetable oil to the community) in order to reduce the need for donations from Denmark. Since we started in June, we have sold for dalasi (= approx. DKK ). The profit we make on this sale is hoped to cover the salary of one nurse. THE REBUILDING OF MY HOUSE AFTER A HEAVY WINDSTORM AND RAINFALL DESTRUCTION

6 First and foremost, I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation and happiness to the entire support members for the financial support for the rebuilding of my house. In September there were heavy storms and rainfalls, which totally damaged my house. Now that the rainy season has come to an end, work has started in rebuilding the house. The collapsed roof

7 T After the removal of the entire roof, this is how the in and outside looks Building blocks are made of local soil mixed with sand and cement. The above pictures show the molding of blocks for a new house The family lives in a corrugated house until the house will be finished

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