Nzega Hospital 2015 Update

The HIV clinic here is open 3 days a week and sees between 130 – 150 patients each day. Patients, both parents and children, come monthly for their checkups and medication and there is an active CTC programme in place.

The children’s ward admits 10 – 20 children daily and the most common diseases listed were anaemia, pneumonia and malaria, although in July malaria and diarrhoea were the most common.

The operating theatre does elective surgery 2 days a week with emergencies happening daily. The male and female adult wards were quiet, but mosquito nets were in evidence. The maternity ward was busier and there is also an outpatients department for antenatal care, mothers and babies. Here there is a programme of weighing, blood pressure monitoring, HIV testing and counselling, plus a good vaccination programme.

The dentist was busy and had received his box of equipment from UK dentist Paul Davies who visited the hospital and he was already using some of the medication. He was also keen to point out the new posters he had been able to display to boost oral hygiene.

Leah, shown with the dentist, was a UK medical student who did her Elective placement at the hospital.

The Nurse training Centre has recently re-opened and appears to be busy and successful. The laundry has two machines and two full time workers.

The plea here was for a solar panel to be provided to supply light for the maternity wards when the grid power fails. The generator does not supply power to this part of the hospital.

Nurses Support for Nzega Hospital

Five UK nurses spent time at the hospital and also raised funds for it Read more..

Jo Taylor
FUM Medical Liaison Officer