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Mwasala Clinic 2016 Update
In December 2015 FUM sent £2100 for refurbishment of the doctor's house,
seen in the picture.
This was completed soon after
Easter 2016.
Urambo Hospital 2016 Update
FUM chairman Richard Pratt and Jo Taylor, responsible for medical matters, visited in November 2016. Although Dr Kagya had been operating until 3am the night before he found the time to meet with them, talk about his hospital and even request that FUM considers taking on up to three Dispensaries. This is because since the new District of Kaliua has been formed FUM no longer supports any dispensaries in Urambo District. It emerged that a District Hospital should have a team of 23 medical officers whereas Urambo has only four - no wonder they are so very busy.
In the labour ward there are 3 delivery beds serving 15 - 20 deliveries each day. FUM will be looking to find the funds to help buy some more delivery beds. The women and babies seen all looked to be well looked after but the small team of staff were working very hard.
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Three final-year medical students from University College London medical school will be working in Urambo hospital for their 'medical elective' placement in April/May 2017. As 'almost fully qualified' doctors their presence there should help take some of the pressure off the local doctors. They will stay in Devon House at Urambo FDC.
Nzega Hospital 2016 Update
When we visited in November 2016 Dr Sengo was away training so we were met by Dr Amos Petro who despite being very busy made us very welcome. Also present were Herman Mwenda, Principal at the nurse training college and the Nzega District Executive Director Mr Jacob Mtalitinya.
We discussed the plans of FUM and our colleagues Friends of Nzega to set up a sponsorship scheme for the training of extra nurses. The course lasts two years at a total cost of £900 for each nurse. All agreed that there is a chronic shortage of trained nurses locally so we aim to set up this sponsorship scheme before the next round of recruitment in March 2017.
Richard Pratt and Jo Taylor
FUM Chairman and Medical Liaison Officer
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