Uganda: Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement Project

Roofing Completed on Maternity Ward Expansion and Minor Theatre: December 2016 – February 2017

February 21, 2017

Naku Charles Lwanga and Alphonse Mwanamwolho

Uganda Initiative Reports

Background

In 2016, Real Medicine Foundation received funding from LDS Charities to expand the Maternity ward and construct a Minor Operating Theatre at the Panyadoli Health Centre III in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, Uganda. RMF Uganda’s team received this funding with great joy, because it has been our dream to build an Operating Theatre and expand the Maternity ward at Panyadoli Health Centre III since 2009, when we began our support and improvement of the health centers at Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement. Limited space in the Maternity ward and the absence of an Operating Theatre have been key issues limiting service delivery at Panyadoli Health Centre III. Once completed, this construction will significantly contribute towards improving the health status of refugees in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement, as well as the host community.

Project Planning

Contractor Selection

Through a bidding process, Ben and Dok Enterprises Ltd was selected to construct the Maternity ward expansion and the Minor Operating Theatre. The company also agreed to integrate graduates of RMF’s Panyadoli Vocational Training Institute who have been trained in construction. Thus, an additional benefit of the project is that it has provided employment for several of our graduates, as well as increasing their chance of participating in future construction projects conducted by other partners in Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement. There is also a very high possibility of some of our graduates being retained by Ben and Dok Enterprises Ltd.

Scope of Construction

Maternity Ward

Waiting room (3.2m x 4.9m) …………….. Constructed and plastered
Porch (1.3m x 4.2m) …………………………. Constructed and plastered
Sterilizing room (2.8m x 2.6m) ………….. Constructed and plastered
Stage 1 room (3.2m x 2.6m) ……………… Constructed and plastered
Delivery room (3.2m x 4.4m) ……………. Constructed and plastered
Midwife room (2.8m x 1.8m) ……………. Constructed and plastered
Linen room (71.7m x 1.8m) ………………. Constructed and plastered
Ward (6.4m x 6.9m) …………………………. Constructed and plastered
Sluice room (2.2m x 1.8m) ……………….. Constructed and plastered
Bathroom (2m x 1.8m) …………….………. Constructed and plastered
Passage (1.8m) …………………………….…… Constructed and plastered
Ramp from new ward to old ……….……. Constructed and plastered

Minor Operating Theatre (Dimensions: 19.9m x 11.65m)

Lobby ……………………………………..………… Constructed and plastered
Supervisor’s room ………………………..…… Constructed and plastered
Duty station ………………………….………….. Constructed and plastered
Ante recovery room ……………………….…. Constructed and plastered
Operating room …………………………….….. Constructed and plastered
Sluice room ………………………………………. Constructed and plastered
Sterilizing room ………………………………… Constructed and plastered
Storeroom for sterilized items ………….. Constructed and plastered
Anesthetist discharge ……………………….. Constructed and plastered
Storeroom ………………………………………… Constructed and plastered
Anesthetist’s room ……………………..….… Constructed and plastered
Surgeon’s room ………………………………… Constructed and plastered
Lavatory ………………………………….………… Constructed and plastered

Construction Progress

The construction of the two buildings continued steadily, and both buildings are ready to be painted. Since the previous report, these tasks have been successfully completed:

Maternity Ward: Additional Tasks Completed

Roof installed
Fascia board installed
Ceiling form work installed
Expanded metal installed
Ceiling cast
Overhead plaster applied
Electrical conduits and MK boxes installed
Interior doorframes installed
Exterior metallic window and door frames installed
Interior and exterior of the superstructure plastered
Floor fully set and awaiting the final coat of paint
PVC pipes for lavatories laid
White lime applied to walls

Minor Operating Theatre: Additional Tasks Completed

Roof installed
Fascia board installed
Ceiling form work installed
Ceiling cast
Electrical conduits and MK boxes installed
Interior doorframes installed
Exterior metallic window and door frames installed
PVC pipes for lavatories laid
Septic tank excavated and constructed

Next to be completed: painting

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Background

The Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement in Bweyale, Uganda, is a UNHCR managed refugee settlement that provides shelter, land, and support for more than 100,000 people. They are comprised of refugees from Kenya, DR Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan. RMF has partnered with UNHCR in supporting Kiryandango Refugee Settlement, the surrounding community of Bweyale, and the greater Kiryandongo District (an additional 266,197 people) with health care, education, and vocational training since 2008.

Objectives

To serve as a health care implementation partner with the UNHCR and Ugandan Government
To provide health care services to over 100,000 refugees and persons in the community via the Panyadoli Health Centres
To provide skills training for South Sudanese refugees to enable them to become self-reliant