OBERABIC HEALTH CENTRE ll REPORT
AUGUST 2014

Acting Diocesan Health coordinator Paska Aciro and Project support officer Maxwell Okot recently visited and sent this update

                         Good the Team is There!

Sadness. Paska wrote, “This Picture shows a mother with 

her child being treated when he was beaten by his aunt.  The mother

 did not bring the child immediately and so he stayed for

 3 days without urinating. This arises as a result  of poor education 

which makes them not realise  the importance of visiting the Health 

facility in  case of any health problems.

                                                  Education

Consultations are often delayed through ignorance but the 
Health Centre team is undertaking new education sessions
 that we that we are funding

                                                        
                                                       
SAVING LIVES

Maternity Service

Paska sent these photos (below) and said, The mother with a young child at her back, pregnant with another little one demonstrate the results of very limited health care. However, with constant sensitization (Uganda speak for health education) and abolition of Traditional Birth Attendants, mothers have realised the importance of Antenatal visits.

 

.Maternal Mortality

Is about 40 times 

higher in our area

than in the UK

 SAVING MORE LIVES

Family Planning

There is virtually none in our area leading to multiple births and large families resulting in: poor nutrition, poor education and likelihood of being orphaned. A personal and demographic disaster.

 Long term methods are organised and subsidised

 by Marie Stopes – Blue Star programme. The health

 education that we are funding will promote family planning

None of our patient’s 

pregnancies are planned”

LOCAL MIDWIFE

The Situation

In her report Paska reminded us of the population’s poverty and the Health Centre team's action to improve health care. She sent these photo's

 It’s Grim

Aaah lovely picture!  - but - Smiling faces and the quaintness of mud huts cannot hide the daily grind of living with no electricity, no nearby water, dreadful nutrition, overlarge families and often alcoholic men

 Making a Difference

Paska said, “, I chatted with this lady who is very impressed with the positive things about Oberabic HC II, like the facility is easily accessible, drugs are available,, the staff are welcoming. She gets treated at low cost and she also expressed her happiness for new midwife who has made delivery very good.

(Much) More to Do

In addition, she expressed her negative feelings on the health facility, such as there is no delivery equipment There is also no Electricity and this makes it very difficult for deliveries. There are also stock outs for some essentials drugs sometimes which put patient’s lives at risk.

What you/we have provided recently

·         Oct 2013 – Vaccine Fridge- Oct 13 (Picture)

·         July. Medicines £1,200

·         July – Equipment - £200

·         August. Delivery Bed - £450. The bed in last 

      blog was procedure bed - not delivery bed.

·         August. - Repair to water bore hole -£150

·         August – Patient beds x 2 £150

SOLAR -What we need.

What is Next?

Solar Needed

The next big need is solar power for the vaccination fridge and provide light for deliveries at night.

Let’s  work together to get it.

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