Kenya: Lodwar District Hospital Support
Lodwar Community Hospital Patient Numbers Increasing, Q1 2015
June 12, 2015
Mwanaidi Makokha
Summary of Activities
RMF was off to another great start of the year 2015. Focusing on the hospital needs and strengthening the health system has proven to create significant impact in these last 4 years; RMF continued to support the hospital with medicines and medical supplies, non-pharmaceuticals, cleaning agents and disinfectants.

Results &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Medical Supplies
Emergency Drugs Purchased
RMF purchased a substantial amount of emergency drugs in the quarter to ensure that the pediatric patients do not lack the vital drugs.

Medical Equipment
Additional Equipment Purchased
To ensure that the hospital continues to be well equipped, additional equipment was purchased in the quarter.

Non-pharmaceutical Supplies
Necessary Supplies Purchased
Non-pharmaceuticals such as clean gloves, surgical gloves, branulas, methylated spirit, surgical spirit, crepe bandages, strapping adhesives and cotton wool amongst others were purchased.

Cleaning Supplies
Clean, Hygienic Hospital
In a bid to ensure that the hospital is being kept disinfected and clean at all times and patients do not get infected further, RMF continues to purchase cleaning agents and disinfectants to ensure that the hospital wards are clean and hygienic.

Background
& Objectives
Background
Lodwar District Hospital (DH) is the only functional government regional referral hospital for all of Turkana region, spanning a population of almost 1,000,000. This is where the vast majority of the Turkana and other populations of Northwestern Kenya as well as people from across the borders to Uganda and South Sudan seek help when they need more advanced care requiring medical equipment and specialized skills that cannot be provided at dispensaries, health centers, or private health clinics. Lodwar DH has been struggling for years with wards in need of major repair, and supplies and drugs that come in with great irregularity from the government health supplies department in Nairobi.
Objectives
- Rehabilitate the infrastructure at Lodwar District Hospital, beginning with the pediatric ward and proceeding to male and female wards.
- Rehabilitate equipment set at Lodwar District Hospital, beginning with the pediatric ward and proceeding to male and female wards, outpatient department, operating theatre and physiotherapy department.
- Provide regularity to supplies of basic medical devices, disposables, and pharmaceuticals, complementing the items from Kenya Medical Supplies (KEMSA).
- Provide equipment maintenance and spare parts management.
- Organize on-site clinical training, beginning with general equipment use and care, and pediatric emergency care.
- Provide outreach campaigns.

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Numbers
Served
Q1, 2015
29,136 Outpatients
A total of 29,136 Outpatients (10,518 being Pediatric Outpatients); 858 Inpatients (425 Pediatric Inpatients); and 584 Occupational Therapy Patients were treated at Lodwar District Hospital in Q1 2015.


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