East Africa Partnership Medical Mission November 2008
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The Presbytery of Los Ranchos The Presbytery of Limuru Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian East Africa Partnership Project Medical Humanitarian Relief 31 October – 16 November 2008 Kenya USA
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Transcript of East Africa Partnership Medical Mission November 2008
The Presbytery of Los RanchosThe Presbytery of Limuru
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
East Africa Partnership ProjectMedical Humanitarian Relief
31 October – 16 November 2008
Kenya USA
Project Members
15 - Southern California13 – Limuru, KenyaMedical, Pastoral and Operations MembersDivided Into Three GroupsBlue, Green and Yellow Team
Usually Assigned To Different Dispensaries At Different Locations Throughout Limuru Presbytery In Southern Kenya
This is a Yellow Team perspective
Southern California Team Members
Dr. Colette CozeanGeneva Presbyterian
Church
Alison YamaguchiPediatric Physical TherapyGrace Presbyterian Church
Dr. Annu SharmaPediatric Physician
Dash CotterOccupational Therapist
Jesse CozeanGeneva Presbyterian
Church
Dr. Jeff McCroryPastor
Geneva PresbyterianChurch
Myong RoseRegistered Nurse
Jennifer OkamuraClinical Pharmacist
Sharon SilvaRegistered Dietitian
Angie HowellRegistered Nurse
Mary PalmerRespiratory Therapist
Saint Andrews PresbyterianChurch
Anne SivleyYorba Linda Presbyterian
Church
Nicole VasquezPhysical Therapist
Terry BelcherMicrobiology/Laboratory
Paul Arndt
Filler
Kenyan Partner Team Members
Rev. Charles Karanja Moderator, Limuru Presbytery Peter K. Kamweru Partnership CoordinatorDuncan Kinuthia Registered Nurse Frida Kool Registered NursePatrick Kahara Kuria OphthalmologistNahashon K. Mbiu Health Coordinator, Limuru PresbyteryGrace Muthoni Mbugua Nurse Rev. John Mbae Muraga Parish MinisterJoseph Muiga Mwariri Pharmacist Agnes Nkaribali Registered Nurse Doris Riungu Registered Nurse Amos Thuranira Laboratory TechnicianDominic Wairegi Registered Nurse
Transportation: Crombic Tours Safaris Drivers and Vehicles
Visiting The Limuru Presbytery Orphanages
Playing Soccer At Orphanage
Wearing Best Dresses For Visitors
Eating Ugali With Girls At Orphanage
New Boys Orphanage
Preparing To Deploy From Brackenhurst Missionary Center
Work Days In Dispensaries
Dispensary Functions
• Admissions− Fill out patient information slip− Name− Age− Weight− Temperature− Symptoms
• Physician/Nurse− Diagnosis− State treatment− Treat as appropriate
• Physical Therapy• Respiratory Therapy• Pharmacy• Collect patient admissions information slips on exit for record keeping
Preparing To Treat Patients
Admissions Chaos
Pharmacy Set-up
Electrical Power …… Bring Your Own
Young Mother
Overload …. All Day
Blessed To Serve …. Happy To Receive
Yellow Team In Narok
Dispensary In A Church
Pharmacy Set-up
Taa Daaah! Lab!!!
Note the electrical power
cord!!
GeneratorThat-a-way
Admissions
Pharmacy Helper
Some Need To Be Referred To Regional Hospitals
Angie At Work
Making Lunch
Hey!! No Hands!!!
Team In Transit
Local kids offer assistance through the
door window
Can’t Get To Everyone
Epileptic Seizure
Group Physical Therapy
People Waiting
Pack It Up And Do It Again
They Appear From The Maasai Mara
Work Off The Ground
Not A Lot Of Privacy!!!
Frida Figuring Out Who Is Next
Pharmacy On The Ground
75 More ….. One Hour To Dark
They Return To The Maasai Mara
Today, We Have A Table
Dr. Cozean With Grace and Owen
We TreatGod Heals
There Will Be Mud!!!
Often, No Road Just Accelerate Across The PlainIn The End, All Get Stuck
Who Needs 24 Hour Fitness?
All Of Our 4X4 Vehicles Stuck In The Mud
If You Go Off Of Track, You May Drop In Sink HolesIf You Stay On Track, You Will Get Stuck
I’d Love To Be On The Newport Freeway At 5pm
Frank … Good Guy….. Working In Africa Since 1979
Presbyterian Missionary
Stuck In This Bog For 5 Hours
Working From Bog To Bog
Main Tool Is A Machete
Women Carry The Water
Two Non-work Days
Maasai Mara Reserve& Then On To
Amboseli National Park………. By DC-3
Snooze Before Dinner
Africa Inland Mission (AIM) … Nice People
Curt … Good Guy….. AIM PilotWorking In Africa Since 1985
Tim … Good Guy….. AIM PilotWorking In Africa Since 1985
Jim … Good Guy….. AIM PilotWorking In Africa Since 1985
They’re kinda hoggin’ the water!!
Zebras And Wildebeest Migrate Together
Stragglers Become Dinner For Predators
The baby rides upside down holding on to Momma’s underside.
Come On In!!! The Marsh Mud Feels Great Between Your Toes!!! And The Grass Just Floats Up To Your Nose
The Way Nature Works
The Hunter And The Hunted
Vultures & Hyenas Eat Well!!!
Attending Limuru PresbyteryChurch Services
Regional Medical Contacts
Meeting With Local Government Health Officials To Discuss Cooperation And Issues
Women’s Ward At Regional Hospital
This Is It
Regional Hospital Ambulance Fleet
Hot Water Severe Burn Injuries
Hospital Gift Shop And Family Accommodations
Things You See
Cows Heading Home At Dusk
Nairobi And Kenya National Newspapers On 4 November Before Polls Have Opened In The US
The Great Rift Valley
Cheap Thrills
We Asked This Rat To Leave The Dispensary
One Person Taxis
Local Missionary Children
Elder Maasi Greetings
Rest Stop
Dorm At Acacia Grove Mission
Corral For Livestock
Toilet
Nice Toilet
Typical
Walls Made From Woven Sticks Filled With Mud and Cow Dung
Morning Devotional
Tight Ride
Roadside Shops And Houses
Fresh Water Supply
Rain
Gutter
Tank
Tents Were The Best
Kenya/Tanzania Border Marker
East Africa Project
November 2008
Over 3,000 people treated
Over $250,000 in medicine distributed
A Humanitarian Cooperation
Nahashon Mbiu, Our Guide, Planner and CoordinatorWorking Hard …. Staying Connected
Republic of Kenya BackgroundGained independence from the UK in 1963 following the Mau Mau Uprising (1952-1960)Government type: Republic; unicameral National Assembly or Bunge (224 seats; 210 members elected by
popular vote to serve five-year termsCurrent power sharing leadership: President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila OdingaArea: 582,650 sq km or a little more than twice the size of NevadaCoastline: 536 kmClimate: Varies from tropical along coast to arid in interiorPopulation: 37,953,840Ethnic groups: Kikuyu 22%, Luhya 14%, Luo 13%, Kalenjin 12%, Kamba 11%, Kisii 6%, Meru 6%, other African
15%, non-African (Asian, European, and Arab) 1%Religions: Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2% Languages: English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write; total population: 85.1%, male: 90.6%, female: 79.7%Economy - overview: The regional hub for trade and finance in East Africa, Kenya has been hampered by
corruption and by reliance upon several primary goods whose prices have remained low.GDP (purchasing power parity): $61.22 billion (2007 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 7% (2007 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $1,700 (2007 est.) GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 23.8%, industry: 16.7%, services: 59.5% (2007 est.) Labor force: 11.85 million (2005 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 56.64 years; male: 56.42 years; female: 56.87 years (2008 est.)HIV/AIDS
Adult prevalence rate: 6.7% (2003 est.) People living with HIV/AIDS: 1.2 million (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS deaths: 150,000 (2003 est.)
Major infectious diseases: degree of risk: highFood or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever Vectorborne disease: malaria Water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2008)
(Source: CIA World Factbook last updated 12/18/2008)
