Medical support in Kithathu - continuation
Polish Aid Volunteering Programme
| Implementing entity: | Foundation of Humanitarian Aid Redemptoris Missio | Amount od co-finansing: | PLN 98,711 |
The Kithatu village mission run by the Missionary Sisters of the Holy Family some 200 kilometres away from Nairobi has since 1990 been meeting the needs of impoverished inhabitants of mountainous areas of Meru county. The mission centre hosts among others a kindergarten, primary school, sewing school, and medical centre visited by about 6,000 patients per year. The centre also conducts vaccinations and provides care to pregnant women. In 2015, a delivery room was opened, followed two years later by another outpatient clinic in Mwichiune. In 2019 three volunteers, an undergraduate medical student and two intern doctors, spent three months in Ken¬ya while assisting the medical centre staff with the knowledge and skills. The doctors saw patients with infections, parasitic diseases and injuries, and also did minor surgeries. They provided care to pregnant women, delivered births and applied perinatal procedures. They trained five employees on neonatal resuscitation and three employees on operating a cardiac monitor purchased for the centre as part of the project and an ultrasound imaging device. They also screened and vaccinated children. The volunteers also conducted classes for girls on menstrual hygiene.