Current Projects
Clinics
Daily clinics are held under the guidance of the OGRA Foundation with a qualified nurse in residence. The clinics deal with a wide variety of health problems with the main focus on illnesses related to HIV/AIDS infections.
A consultation is given to each person, and a small pharmacy within the building provides the basic drugs and treatment.
What The Clinics Are Treating
The clinics treat a wide variety of health problems. The main problem at the moment is malaria, which is the most prevalent disease. Many illnesses are caused by HIV/AIDS infections. Here, for information are the breakdowns of illnesses for the September 2006 clinic:
| Disease | Cases |
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Clinical Malaria secondary to HIV | 90 |
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URTI secondary to HIV | 53 |
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Helminthesis | 25 |
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Bronchitis secondary to HIV | 15 |
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Amoebiasis | 11 |
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Chronic otitis | 5 |
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Rheumatic fever | 4 |
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Dyspepsia | 4 |
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Arthritis | 4 |
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Allergic rashes | 1 |
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Lumbago | 1 |
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Dental carrier | 1 |
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Septic spots | 1 |
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Fungal infection | 1 |
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Chronic ulcers | 1 |
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Anemia | 1 |
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Diabetes M. | 1 |
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Skin sores | 1 |
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Lesions | 1 |
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Bee sting | 1 |
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Chronic neck pain | 1 |
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Enteritis | 1 |
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Boil | 1 |
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Skin fungi | 1 |
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GTI disorder | 1 |
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Epilepsy | 1 |
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Periodontal | 1 |
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Headache | 1 |
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Assault (eye injury) | 1 |
Due to the poor health of the community many people have multiple complaints - for example a child with severe worms will need worming medicine, vitamins for malnutrition and iron for anaemia.
Running Costs and Present Needs
£1000 is sent from the UK each month to help with the clinic's expenses. These include personnel costs, drugs and other expenses. Only a small charge is made for treatment as the community generally is not in a position to pay. The budget set by Osani-UK is based on our financial situation. A larger amount could easily be used as many more drugs are needed.
A safe water supply is essential for running the clinic and a shallow well has been dug close by and fitted with a suitable pump. In the long term it is planned to pipe water from a raised tank direct to the clinic.
Proper waste disposal is important and this need is being addressed.
Long Term Goals
- Improved staffing in order to provide a wider range of care including:
- Child health clinics
- Antenatal clinics
- Maternity services
- Health promotion and family planning
- The Ministry of Health in Kenya have recently registered the clinic as a health care facility. This means that government should now provide the following:
- Immunisation programmes.
- TB services - treatment programmes and diagnosis. This will involve registering Osani clinic as a TB centre.
- Malarial treatment has been made free in Kenya and we would seek to have these drugs made available in Osani.
- Health promotional activities including family planning and work with HIV/AIDS patients.
- We want to expand the basic support network and treatment for HIV/AIDS patients. Finances are a limiting factor as drugs are needed for life. Work needs to be undertaken to educate the community about HIV/AIDS.
- We also have sustainability projects in mind to enable the community to be more self-supporting.
What has happened so far?
For information on the present status, go to our "updates" page.
