A network of 68 Heath Centres linked to the Kambia hospital in Sierra Leone provide vital front-line health facilities for local communities around Kambia. However, the physical structure of these Peripheral Health Units (PHUs) is poor and in some even the most basic equipment is absent. In 2019 The Kambia Appeal provided 200 delivery kits and 115 […]
At around 5am on 15th February 2022, a devastating fire broke out in Kambia District in a place called Yeliboya. Yeliboya is an island community, access is by boat along the Great Scarcies river. Around 80 homes were destroyed, along with the main market building. The Kambia Appeal sent food to assist in the short term. The people of Yeliboya have asked […]
Over 2020 and 2021 The Kambia Appeal has continued to concentrate on projects that can be delivered locally in Kambia without the need for input from the UK in terms of manpower. This decision has been justified even more since the arrival of Covid and the worldwide restrictions on travel. To this end we are continuing with […]
We were all devastated to learn that government funding for the next round of the fantastic and long running Health Partnership Scheme has been cancelled. Our friends at THET had no warning that the cuts would be made and are still reeling from the shock. In previous years the HPS funded all our major volunteer programmes in Kambia, […]
The Kambia Appeal is delighted to announce the appointment of two new trustees Angela Page Angela qualified as a Doctor from Manchester University in 2013 and will be completing her GP training at the end of January 2020 in Bristol. During GP training, she gained her diploma in sexual and reproductive medicine. Prior to medical training […]
The people of Sierra Leone are used to fighting a killer disease – Ebola ravaged the country only a few years ago, so they know only too well how important it is to be prepared. We have been asked to support the hospital and district with funds for training and to purchase local PPE items […]
Here’s the annual statement from our Chair, Shona Lockyer, as presented at the AGM in January. In recent years, we have been less visible in Kambia, this is partly due to the suspension of activities due to Ebola, and although Sierra Leone was officially declared Ebola free in 2016, we have not re-established ourselves in Kambia to […]
We have over the years provided a supply of delivery kits to the 68 Health Centres in Kambia, also referred to as Peripheral Health Units or PHUs. This basic equipment comprises reusable items (that can be sterilised after use) which enables staff to perform their roles adequately. This year we shipped 200 delivery sets and […]
You are warmly invited to join us for the Kambia Appeal AGM and hear what we’ve been up to over the last 12 months! It’s on Thursday 9th January 2020 at 19:45 at The Cottages, St. Peter’s Church, Leckhampton, GL53 0QJ. There’s a map at https://stpetersleck.org/mesmerize/contact-us/. All welcome, please RSVP to info@kambia.org.uk. Richard, Peter, David, Angela, Shona and […]
Clinical Practice Course for Working in Low and Middle Income Countries Mark Whyman ran another extremely successful clinical practice course raising £3,000 for the Kambia Appeal. The feedback from this course is always first class and we cannot thank Mark enough for organising it and finding the speakers. We also want to thank Mark’s PA, […]
