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 […]
CLINICAL PRACTICE COURSE FOR WORKING IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES (LMIC) (2 days) Tuesday 19th and Wednesday 20th March 2019 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 […]
The Kambia Appeal is now a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). This is a new form of legal entity designed for non-profit organisations in the United Kingdom. The main intended benefits are that it has legal personality, the ability to conduct business in its own name, and limited liability so that its members and trustees will […]
CLINICAL PRACTICE COURSE FOR RESOURCE POOR ENVIRONMENTS (3 days) Wednesday 18th – Friday 20th July 2018 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 developing country We aim to cover the following topics […]
The Guardian has recently published an article hearing from the hundreds of volunteers who were in Kambia and Sierra Leone during the Ebola crisis. The Guardian wrote: “During the Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone, hundreds of people – teachers, builders, taxi drivers – volunteered to support not only those who contracted the virus but also their […]
