Ntamugenga hospital is still fighting the coronavirus!

Democratic Republic of Congo

The second largest country of Africa, full of paradoxes. On one hand, it is rich in natural resources (including cobalt, copper, coltan, crude oil, diamonds, gold); on the other hand, its inhabitants are among the poorest in the world. For decades, the DRC has been suffering from prolonged conflicts that have led to one of the most severe humanitarian crises in the world.

Overview:
  • 77% of the population live in extreme poverty for less than $1.90 a day
  • 16% of the country’s population, i.e. over 13 million people, require immediate humanitarian assistance
  • 13,6 million people are deprived of access to safe water sources and proper sanitary and hygienic facilities
  • numerous outbreaks of deadly diseases, including measles, malaria, cholera and Ebola
  • about 10% of all malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa occurred here
Our hospital carries over

27 000

medical procedures per year
We treat about

7000

malaria patients every year
Our midwives delivered about

953

babies in 2023

28.06.2021

Ntamugenga Hospital has been on the front line in the fight against the coronavirus for the past few days! More patients are being admitted to the hospital every day. So far, tests have confirmed positive results in 9 patients. Two people have died.

The situation is much worse in the medical centres in the neighbouring villages. We have to act decisively because the situation in Ntamugenga may become more complicated in the next few days. One of the nurses, Francoise, is ill with Covid, and 8 other members of the team have contracted malaria.

We are reorganising the hospital so that those infected do not come into contact with other patients. We have recently been admitting many people with severe complications resulting from malaria. These are people on the edge of life and death, needing transfusions and intensive care. Any infection could kill them.

Today we sent another round of tests to Congo, as there, basic tools and medicines needed to fight against the epidemic are hard to come by. Our driver is on his way back from Goma. He has stocked up on essential medicines. We can afford to buy larger amounts thanks to you and to the fundraiser launched a few days ago. The collection is still ongoing and you can support us at any time. All hands on deck! Kongo needs us very much again!

Sister Agnieszka writes to us as follows: “Thanks to you we can now have that which is completely out of reach for other health centres. We have tests, efficient, modern pulse oximeters, oxygen concentrators, disinfectants and basic medicines. Fidel, our tailor, is now sewing mattresses because we want to create an additional Covid ward in the premises of the nutrition centre. The centre itself will be temporarily moved to another location. Patients in the best condition are being discharged home to make as much room as possible in the hospital for more severe cases. The worst is yet to come!”

“The Congolese government cannot be counted on. There is no doubt in the minds of those involved in the Congolese health care system that this country has no money to fight the pandemic. The lives of the patients in the hospital in Ntamugenga are in our (and your) hands!

In addition to an infrastructure of medical supplies and an efficient, healthy team, we also need your words of support and your shares. The pandemic makes us feel alone, it closes borders, separates and alienates us. In Poland you experienced this a few months ago, now we feel the impact very strongly. You can help us get through this situation by showing us that we are not alone,” says Sister Agnieszka.

Urgent Help Needed

Save the Pharmacy for the Poorest in Togo

This amount will allow for equipping pharmacy shelves for the first half of the year. Ania and Mateusz will take care of this, and they will fly to Togo in February and fill the shelves with the most essential antibiotics, antimalarial drugs, and pain relievers. The Saoudé Pharmacy has people to save. It cannot succeed without your support.

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We already have :
3,419 EUR
We need:
6,667 EUR