MERCY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
Population:
The staggering statistics by UNICEF show that despite improvements in sub-Saharan Africa in recent decades, 1 in 13 children die under the age of five, compared to 1 in 195 in developed nations. Infectious diseases (such as pneumonia, malaria, and diarrheal diseases) constitute the most common cause of death in children under the age of five years old. If this trend continues, 31 million children under the age of five will die in Africa by the year 2030. Currently, sub-Saharan Africa has 3 public children’s hospitals (two of those located in South Africa) to cater to the continent’s 450 million children.
Intervention:
The proposed 500 bed state-of-the-art center for excellence in pediatric healthcare is slated to be the first mission hospital of its kind in Nyanza-Kenya and East Africa. We envision an accessible, affordable children’s hospital that delivers compassionate, quality care to the entire East African region. The hospital will also include a maternity wing and an outpatient/primary care building dedicated to keeping children and pregnant women in the community healthy.
Outcome:
When compared to previous years, the expectation is that mortality rates will improve among children
under 5 years old due to timely access to affordable medical services/medications and an overall
healthier population due to access to affordable primary care services. Primary care consists of education, early intervention, and surveillance.
Budget:
Phase 1 – $1 million USD
Outpatient Building – consisting of primary care services such as dental, ophthalmology, mental health, immunizations, & general practitioners.
Phase 2 – $80 million USD
Inpatient Building & Diagnostics – consisting of ER and inpatient units such as med-surg, critical care, OR, newborn nursery, and oncology.
Proposal available on request.
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Medical Mission 2022
Excerpt Day 1&2: Patients seen: approx 800. Patients are happy and are sending positive feedback. Patients came to be seen from as far as Kikuyu (approx 200 miles) and Kakamega (approx 30 miles). Data: rapid cervical cancer screening – approximately 11% with suspicious lesions were referred for further management. TB screening: 8% positive and referred for TB for gene expert. Numerous positive malaria screens. Sickle cell screen, HB, HIV screening were utilized effectively.
Excerpt Day 3&4: How do you thank partners after a very successful mission when more than 900 patients are treated and sent home satisfactorily that arrive in numbers from as far as Asembo (30 miles) and were seen by a tight team of doctors from USA (The Mercy and Love Foundation) and Sagam Hospital staff, very ably supported by medical and nursing students from both Uzima and Maseno Universities. As one student remarked, “we have learnt so much and will return” and a patient from Kandaria in Asembo “you looked after us with kindness and professionalism”.
Finally, massive eye check. Eye care is tremendously underserved second to dental care. We ran out of first set of eyeglasses by day 2. Thank you to our colleagues Dr. Racanati and Dr. Scott for lending us optometry trial sets.
All these were in addition to treating common infections and chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension. Counseling and prayer was available for those with terminal illnesses or prior poor prognoses. Several patients were admitted to hospital directly due to need for urgent medical attention.
Mercy and Love Foundation, Inc. is a 501c3 tax exempt nonprofit organization/public charity. Our EIN is 85-0992627. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.
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