Mulele Health Center Development
The Muhanda community needs improved health care for residents by the elimination of preventive, curative, and pandemic diseases. In order for this to happen, the construction of a health facility and laboratory is in need, along with the expansion of the current Mulele Clinic. The Mulele Clinic’s two major problems are lack of equipment and short supply of drugs. Blood-testing equipment is desperately needed. They currently do not have the necessary equipment to test for malaria, typhoid and other treatable diseases, and there are no delivery kits.

Another major concern for the well being of locals is that women will self-administer abortions which causes bleeding and often anemia. Women often do not go to the clinic to deliver because of the consultation fee. If the fee were removed, more women would go to the clinic to deliver. The clinic needs better record keeping of the patients and diseases treated. This will aid in procuring funding in the future. Public awareness of breast-feeding benefits, basic feminine hygiene, sanitary conditions for babies, and in-clinic childbirth must also be improved.

This year SFF intends to focus its efforts on further developing the Mulele Health Center. We aim to create a more than satisfactory health facility where locals can receive the attention and assistance they need and deserve. SFF believes that by focusing on the previously detailed aspects of the health facility, that we can greatly reduce the overall amount of pain and suffering that exists within the community. Consequently, the community will experience an increase in their ability to effectively manage and treat so many of these often treatable diseases and physical ailments.

We are currently raising funds to build a large two-story maternity ward for the hospital as well as outfit it with the appropriate medicine and medical equipment.

Construction has already commenced as Director John Stronach personally delivered part of the total required finances to Muhanda in September of 2009, necessary to build the ward. SFF needs help in raising the remaining costs of construction.

Maternity Ward Building Site