Sri Lanka: Long Term Medical Support and Growth Hormone Treatment for Children
Continued Advocacy and Medical Support: Q3 2016
November 20, 2016
Stephney Minerva Fernando
Summary of Activities
- Organized and held 3 monthly meetings for the months of July, August, and September 2016
- Collected information from the children about their treatment and progress at the monthly meetings
- Provided traveling expenses and nutritious food packages for the children and their families
- Gave each of the 4 children a food parcel, worth Rs. 2,199/= each. The food parcels were distributed by Mr. Nishantha Sandakelum and Mrs. Stephney Minerva Fernando for the months of July, August, and September 2016.

Results &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Long-Term Medical Support
Program Challenges Minimized
We provided long-term medical support for these 5 children through monthly meetings, therapy, provision of food parcels, and any additionally required monitoring or treatment during the third quarter of 2016. Monthly meetings with the participating 5 children and their parents have minimized most of the challenges our program had experienced.

Services Provided
Issuing, Storing, and Documenting
Under the supervision of Professor Sujeewa, Senior Consultant of Pediatrics at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital in Galle, Sri Lanka, with the assistance of the Medical Consultant of Ward No.1 and Registrar Keshani Gamlath of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, the following services are provided:
- Issuing medication
- Safely storing the delivered vials of growth hormone (GH) from Baurs Company
- Documenting the issued vials and recording the progress of the children’s height and weight by the medical authority at Karapitiya Teaching Hospital in Galle, Sri Lanka, under the Supervision of Professor Sujeewa, Senior Consultant Pediatrician of Karapitiya Teaching Hospital.

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Numbers
Served
Direct Beneficiaries
5 Children
Indirect Beneficiaries
Parents of 5 Children


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