At St. Walburg’s Hospital in rural southern Tanzania, thousands of patients are treated every month who would otherwise have no access to healthcare. The Artemed Stiftung supports the hospital in fulfilling this important task. Every month, we receive a detailed report from the hospital management about the activities and development of our cooperation. Here is the information for the month of February.
Patient numbers:
| January | February | |||||||||
| OPD | 6615 | 6108 | ||||||||
| INPATIENT | 749 | 741 | ||||||||
| Under-five | 2050 | 1748 | ||||||||
| Pregnant (ANC) | 478 | 450 | ||||||||
| Theatres
(Major & Minor) |
208 | 463 | ||||||||
| Physiotherapy | 252 | 192 |
From our specialist groups:
The hygiene team continues its regular monthly Zoom conferences with the hygiene team on site, thus ensuring continuous improvement of the situation in the hospital.
The gynecology team is currently testing a tool that will make it easier to record patient data in the future and also obtain broader information about certain diseases - such as cervical cancer.
Community Health Project:
As part of the community health project, 582 children were vaccinated in February. Anemia was diagnosed in 28 small children. As January and February in Tanzania are characterized by high rainfall totals, Geni Mabelya's team was primarily occupied with planning activities and hospital care. At least 74 women were able to undergo cervical screening. Preventive medical check-ups also took place.
The main focus of the preparatory work was the translation of some information sheets (e.g. on cervical cancer) from English into Swahili. In addition, several meetings were arranged with the local chairmen of the various villages, which are necessary for further effective cooperation.
