Nigeria: Healthcare Project, Gure

9,993 patients Treated at Clinic: Q1 2015 Report

June 26, 2015

Salau Rotimi

Project Goal:

Upgrade of the existing clinic and managing of the clinic according to RMF/WCF’s global standards, improving hygiene, function and safety as well as standard of medical operations; restore community faith in clinic’s operations.

Project Objectives:

  • Human capacity building and upgrade of the clinic for better health care delivery
  • Provide regular Medicines and Medical supplies to the clinic
  • Provide support to existing Medical Personnel
  • Investigate solar electrical supply
  • Borehole for drinking water and water clinic
  • Review urgent needs to increase the quantity of patients treated and quality of treatment
  • Prepare larger project quotes for capacity improvement (solar power/borehole drilling)

Summary of RMF/WCF-sponsored activities carried out during the reporting period under each project objective (note any changes from original plans):

  • Treatment of patients at the clinic, focusing on Malaria, Maternal Child Healthcare, and prenatal care and observation
  • Maternal and Child Health trainings and outreach being conducted for new mothers
  • Immunization of Newborns
  • Treatment of Malnutrition cases in village outreach
  • Provision of Medical Laboratory services
  • Continued purchase and delivery of medicines and medical supplies
  • Provision of Dental care services for patients in the community

Results and/or accomplishments achieved during this reporting period:

  • Patient numbers keep going up with the regular supply of medicine, supplies and lab reagents resulting currently in an average of more than 832 per week.
  • A total of 9,993 patients were treated at our clinic during the First Quarter 2015
  • Weekly immunizations are being conducted.
  • Basic Laboratory Reagents/Facilities:  Basic laboratory tests are being conducted in the clinic to facilitate better health care delivery
Number served/number of direct project beneficiaries (for example, average number treated per day or month and if possible, per health condition).
 
Disease Type January 2015 February 2015 March 2015 Total
Malaria 442 448 455 1345
Diarrhea 347 353 360 1060
Dysentery 338 350 355 1043
RTI/Pneumonia 201 211 219 631
Road Traffic Accidents 59 65 72 196
Dermatitis 99 105 100 304
Peptic Ulcer Disease 160 171 180 511
Burns 47 52 54 153
Chicken Pox 217 224 235 676
Diabetes 312 322 330 964
Hypertension 264 240 250 754
Antenatal Care & Delivery 263 282 270 815
Dental Treatment 202 207 215 624
Typhoid 305 295 317 917
Total 3,256 3,325 3,412 9,993
 
 

Age January 2015 February 2015 March 2015 Total
0-5 years 1110 1075 1150 3335
6- 18 years 1145 1130 1012 3287
19 and above including Typhoid 1001 1120 1250 3371
Total 3,256 3,325 3,412 9,993

 

Success Stories and Project Photos:

Benasol Model is a 9-month-old girl from Basa village, a distance of 28km from our Gure Clinic; she was brought by her parents because she was passing stool with mucus and stains of blood. ABD not clear, not pale, chest clear
 
Diagnosis: Dysentery, Food poisoning
 
RX: Flagyl sus 2 bottles /1tds/5days, Amocil sus 1qd/5days, Paracetamol syr 1ts/3days, 2sachets given


Sandra Memunat
is 2½ years old and came from Gberu village via Iya Sikira, a distance of 8½ km from our Gure Clinic, weak and with very high fever. Very pale, Pulse 126/min, RR 18/min, Temp 39C.
 
Diagnosis: Severe Malaria with Anemia
 
RX: Blood transfusion, Furosemide ¾ ml ST, Pcm inj 1amp ST, lV Artesunate 600mg stat, then 12 inly x 3/7                                                                                          


Amadu Umah is 30 years old and from the Adamu Kore Compound in Gure; he presented with painful urination.
Not pale, lower abdomen painful, Temp 36C, Pulse 98/min, RR 16/min
 
Diagnosis: Gonorrhea
 
RX: Tabs Ciprofloxacin 500gm bd, Tabs Diclofenac 50mg bd, counsel on safe sexual practice.


Lokotoro Beery
is 69 years old and from Tunka, a village 3km from Gure; she presented with epigastric pain and frequent stooling. O/E: Temp 38C, Pulse 98/min, RR 18/min,
 
Diagnosis: Gastroenteritis, Peptic Ulcer Disease
 
RX: Caps Tramadol 50mg bd x 3/7, Tabs Omeprazole 20mg bd, Tabs fFagyl 400mg NS x 5/7, counsel to avoid spicy food.


Memunat Saidu
is 35 years old and from Kotokpegaru, Gure; she presented with f dizziness, amenorrhea, and bleeding. O/E: BP 110/70, Temp 38C, Pulse 76/min, RR 18/min, chest clear, abdomen clear.
 
Diagnosis: Thread of Miscarriage
 
RX: Counsel on strict bed rest, daily feto-material monitoring, Tabs Folic acid 50mg daily x 1/12, Tabs Fersolate 200mg Ns x 1/12

Balikis Bio is 23 years old and from Yourudaku village, a distance of 6km from our Gure Clinic. She came in for antenatal care. O/E: Gravida 3, BP 110/70, weight 54kg, FH 36 weeks, FHS heard, not pale, no edema, TP, cephalic presentation- ROA, normal routine AMC drugs given


A new born baby was delivered on 8/12/2014 at about 11:42 am and weigh 2.6 kg.  The baby is female, mother's name Doti and father, Mohamedu, from Imam's compound, Gure. 

Background

Nigeria has the 4th lowest survival rate of children under five out of 191 countries, a child mortality rate of 140 of 1000, and a maternal mortality rate accounting for 10% of the global burden of maternal deaths.

Real Medicine Foundation has partnered with the Kwara State Ministry of Health, The Nigerian Youth Service Corps and Gure Gwassoro Ward Development Committee to support the long abandoned Gure Model Health Center. Situated near the Nigerian/Benin Republic border, the clinic is the only access to healthcare for a population of 154,376 in the Baruteen Local Government area and its surrounding towns. RMF has been funding facility upgrades, providing medicines, medical equipment, and local staff to increase and strengthen its capacity to deliver best practice western medicine and critical maternal child health care services.

Objectives

  • Human capacity building and upgrade of the clinic for better health care delivery
  • Provide regular medicines and medical supplies to the clinic
  • Provide support to existing medical personnel
  • Investigate solar electrical supply
  • Borehole for drinking water and water to clinic
  • Review urgent needs to increase the quantity of patients treated and quality of treatment
  • Prepare larger project quotes for capacity improvement (solar power/ borehole drilling)