Nigeria: Healthcare Project, Gure
Healthcare Project, Gure Q4 2013 Report
January 29, 2014
Rotimi Salau and Jonathan White
Summary of Activities
RMF/WCF’s presence has strengthened the faith in the Gure Clinic. Healthcare provision is being continuously improved; a continued focus on the improvement of relationships between the community and all involved parties is being kept. Weekly immunizations are maintained and regular maternal and child health as well as hygiene clinics are being held for new mothers. Word of the regular restocking of medicine and medical supplies has spread through the entire surrounding community and the clinic is now seeing more than 687 patients per week.

Results &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Free healthcare
687 patients per week
Patient numbers continue to rise with the regular supply of medicine, supplies and lab reagents resulting currently in an average of more than 690 per week.

Basic Medicine and Supplies Purchased
Weekly Immunizations
RMF is providing medicines and medical supplies to the Gure Clinic in 3-month cycles, more often when needed. Weekly immunizations are maintained and regular maternal and child health as well as hygiene clinics are being held for new mothers.

Background
& Objectives
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)

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Numbers
Served
Q4 Report, 2013
8,254 patients treated
increase of 160 patients from Q3
2,763 patients aged 5 and under


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