Uganda: Panyadoli Healthcare Project
New Medical Equipment Donated by HUDO Centre: Q1 2017
July 26, 2017
Naku Charles Lwanga and Alphonse Mwanamwolho
Summary of Activities
During this reporting period:
- RMF procured and delivered sufficient medications and medical supplies to the Panyadoli Health Centres. These were delivered on time throughout the reporting quarter.
- RMF procured and delivered sufficient cleaning supplies, which enabled the team to keep the health centers clean and neat.
- Continuous medical education (CMEs) were fully carried out during the quarter, so that team members keep increasing their knowledge.
- RMF recruited new staff to fill positions vacated by staff members who left the program at the end of the year. New recruits were also hired to fill newly created positions, including Nutrition Officer and Psychiatric Clinical Officer, as well as additional data department staff, security department staff, and others.
- Medical outreaches were conducted as planned.
- Medical screening of new refugees at Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement was effectively performed during the reporting period.
- Repair and maintenance of program equipment was effectively performed.
- Sufficient office supplies, such as stationery, were purchased to support the program.
- Construction of the Maternity ward expansion and Minor Operating Theatre continued to progress.
- Facilitated UNHCR and partners’ coordination meetings both in the settlement and regional offices, helping to promote cohesiveness in operations.
- Salaries, wages, and top-up allowances for all staff members were paid in a timely manner. This kept the team’s morale high.

Results &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

New Medical Equipment
Donations from HUDO Centre
Through one of the networks that RMF has created with other organizations, we received a container full of hospital and operating theatre equipment from the HUDO Centre (Human Rights Development Organization). The equipment will be installed in the Minor Operating Theatre and Maternity ward expansion that RMF is constructing at Panyadoli Health Centre III. The items include an ultrasound scanner, dental chair, x-ray machine, beds, mattresses, an ECG machine, etc.

UNHCR/RMF Partnership
Renewal and Continued Funding
The UNHCR team conducted a verification exercise to assess the program, and the results proved that RMF is successfully and appropriately managing/implementing the program. As a result, the partnership agreement between RMF and UNHCR was renewed, and funding from UNHCR was released to RMF for the first quarter of 2017.

Support for New Facility
Nyakadot Health Centre II
At the beginning of this reporting period, RMF started supporting Nyakadot Health Centre II with RMF-funded medical and support staff to boost the facility’s performance. These staff members cover clinical work, midwifery, data management, and the security of the facility.

Expedited Healthcare
Eliminating Unnecessary Referrals
RMF has been able to eliminate unnecessary referrals to the national hospital. This has been achieved because RMF recruited a competent surgeon who is conducting most of the surgeries at the nearby district hospital. This has helped to eliminate deaths that could occur because of delayed surgical procedures.

New Health Departments
Holistic Healthcare
Two new health departments were fully handed over to RMF: Nutrition and Mental Health. Qualified officers were recruited to handle these departments, and they have started work.

More Laboratory Tests Offered
Regional Hub Laboratory
RMF’s laboratory team has expanded the tests being offered at Panyadoli Health Centre III. Currently, the laboratory can perform hepatitis B, hemoglobin estimation, blood grouping, urine gram stain, urinalysis, and stool tests. It is for this reason that IDI (the Infectious Disease Institute) wants to elevate it to a regional hub laboratory. All this is possible because RMF consistently provides laboratory supplies in a timely manner.

Background
& Objectives
Background
The Panyadoli Health Centres, located in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement near Bweyale, Uganda, provide healthcare services to over 100,000 refugees from Kenya, South Sudan, DR Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda, as well as members of the host community.
Objectives
- Provide medicine, medical supplies, and medical support
- Support the Health Management Information System Maintenance (staff and petrol supply)
- Maintain hygiene at clinic to Best Practice Western Medicine standards
- Enhance existing structures for Malnutrition ward and main center
- Provide cooking materials such as charcoal stoves, saucepans, utensils, etc.
- Upkeep and renovation of the health center through periodic re-painting and re-plastering.

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Numbers
Served
17,130 patients were treated during the first quarter of 2017.


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