Sri Lanka: Long Term Medical Support and Growth Hormone Treatment for Children
Long-Term Medical Support for Children: Q4 2015
February 09, 2016
Stephney Minerva Fernando
Summary of Activities
- Organized and held 3 monthly meetings for the months of July, August, and September 2015
- 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 5 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 October, November, and December 2015.
Project Goal
Provide long-term medical support and treatment to children suffering from congenital health conditions affecting growth hormone production and cholesterol modulation.

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Results &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Long-Term Care
Seven Years Running
All 5 patients have been treated for the last 7 years through:
- monthly meetings
- therapy
- provision of food parcels
- any additionally required monitoring or treatment during the first quarter of 2016

Medical Professionalism
Services 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 patients’ 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.

5 Patients Served
Ongoing Care
Madumekala Ubeywarna
Fazeer Ahamed
Madura Madushanka
Gayan Madushanka
Tharindu Hasanga

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Numbers
Served
5 patients with congenital health conditions affecting growth hormone production and cholesterol modulation.


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