- JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL, AMRAHIA COLLABORATES WITH THE NATIONAL BLOOD BANK TRANSFUSION SERVICE.
The St. John of God hospital in Amrahia has cooperated with the National Blood Bank Transfusion Service, Ghana to donate blood to the hospital. This collaboration was initiated to ensure the safety of pregnant women and their babies during and after labour.
Postpartum hemorrhaging occurs when woman losses 500 milliliters or more of blood after given birth.There are a number of ways to treat postpartum hemorrhaging, one way includes blood transfusions.
Blood transfusions are important during and after childbirth. They help mothers who have bled heavily during childbirth restore their heamoglobin levels, as well as women who continue to bleed after childbirth because of postpartum hemorrhaging.
The hospital has taken the step to make available a blood bank in the hospital. This is to ensure that no mother or child is lost due to shortage of blood. The blood will be made available to pregnant mothers and their babies before, during, and after their pregnancies.
The blood will be screened by the National Blood Transfusion service in order to ensure that the blood kept in the bank is safe for usage.
2. AWARENESS OF COVID-19 INCREASED IN KENYA.
The number of Covid-19 cases in Kenya continue to rise up steadily with the numbers currently being 38,168. The St. John of God hospitals in Kenya have stepped up in creating awareness in the nearby communities. Civilians are being educated on how to abide by the Covid-19 safety measures in order to prevent easy contraction of the virus.
Schools in Kenya are set to reopen next week, as such, the school of St. John of God is making preparations to welcome students back to school. With the increase of cases, the school is ensuring that certain precautions are put in place so that the school does not become a harbor for the virus.
The hospital is also grateful for the support of the General Curia. Funds were sent to the hospital by the General Curia to support the operational activities of the hospital during this Covid-19 period.
Staff offering services at the hospitals in Kenya.
3. JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL IN DELLAXEL THIES SENEGAL OBSERVES WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY.
Saturday, October 10, marked the 28th celebration of the World Mental health day. As many individuals and organizations observed that day, the St. John of God hospital in Senegal made sure to regard its celebration.
The world mental health day is observed every 10 October with the general objective of amplifying awareness on mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts to support mental health.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), every 40 seconds, someone loses their life to suicide. The hospital, as part of raising awareness on the day, invited the media and spoke to them about the importance of giving mental health victims support instead of stigmatizing against them or ignoring their cries for help as this can go a long way to save the lives of people.
The day provides an opportunity for individuals and groups working on mental health issues to talk about their works and what more needs to be done in order make mental health care accessible to people who need it around the world.
*Mental health poster outside the hospital. * Head staff addressing the media on mental health.
4. SUPPORT GAINED AT ST. JOHN OF GOD HOSPITALS IN SIERRA LEONE.
Sierra Leone continues to control the spread of Covid-19 successfully with the numbers rising slowly. The country has seen only 106 new cases added and the total number of deaths being 72 making the total number of confirmed cases 2,215.
The St. John of God hospital continues to operate successfully. With the slow spread of the virus, more people are beginning to visit the hospital to seek medical care instead of staying at home because of fear.
The hospital has received a new PHC vehicle from the Probitas foundation. The vehicle, which was gifted to the hospital last week, is expected to aid the hospital in carrying out errands and also providing primary health care services in the community.
Staff surrounding the new PHC vehicle.
In addition, some students in the nursing school are in dire need of scholarships, laptops and computers are also needed by the school to support learning. The total of 128 students enrolled in the school need additional funds to support their education. Interested persons should please contact the number +232 794 83109. E-mails can also be sent to koromamichael@gmail.com for more information. Thank you.
5. JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL SUPPORTS THE CHILDREN OF MONZE, ZAMBIA.
The community of Monze in Zambia continues to receive support from the St. John of God hospital during the pandemic. The country currently has 15,549 confirmed cases with 345 people dead. In order to help out families, staff at the hospital visited some children and made donations to their families in the form of groceries and food.
*Some children that were visited by the hospital.
Blessing is a young girl who lives within the Monze. She was discovered as staff were visiting children in the area. She has no legs or hands thus uses a wheelchair to aid in her movements. She is in dire need of support and we urge individuals and groups to donate to her cause. Interested persons should please contact the number +260 761 923 172 in order to make their donations. For further information, E-mails can be sent to leobapanga@gmail.com. Thank you.
*Young Blessing in her wheelchair.
