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, […]
You will have read earlier about our two KA ‘scholars’ Kadi and Mariatu who are training to become midwives. We have been asked to fund an additional two midwives and two Community Health Officers (CHOs) to attend the surgical skills training course at Masanga Hospital. CHOs who undertake this two year Postgraduate program are then […]
This app (https://www.maternity.dk/safe-delivery-app/) provides skilled birth attendants with direct and instant access to evidence-based and up-to-date clinical guidelines on Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care. It is being used in over 40 countries and once downloaded does not need any Internet connection, hence health workers can use it offline. We were able to demonstrate this […]
Richard Kerr-Wilson and David Holmes are retired obstetricians and gynaecologists. They are both trustees of the Kambia Appeal, who have long associations with Kambia. In April this year we visited Kambia for a week on behalf of our fellow trustees. This coincided with Palm Sunday, which was celebrated in style. The purpose of the visit […]
by James Dowling, Programme Director Background MCHAs provide the backbone of local health serves in Sierra Leone. Their role was created in the 1970s as a stop-gap solution to the chronic lack of qualified midwives and nurses to provide basic health care to pregnant women and children in remote rural areas. Since then, Sierra Leone […]
CLINICAL PRACTICE COURSE FOR WORKING IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES (LMIC) (2 days) Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th March 2020 Sandford Education Centre, Cheltenham General Hospital, Keynsham Road, Cheltenham, Glos GL53 7PX This intensive course is for doctors, nurses, midwives and medical professionals who are considering work overseas in a LMIC We aim to […]
