Monday, January 9, 2012

28,000+ touched


Here are our final numbers concerning patients/ local outreaches & ministries.
These numbers are all from Sierra Leone where we served between February and November.

Ophthalmic Surgeries & Training
1,242 Cataract Surgeries
179 Pterygium Surgeries
8,502 Eye Evaluations
Trained 22 Sierra Leoneans

Maxillofacial Surgeries & Training
111 Cleft Lip & Palate Surgeries
516 Head & Neck Tumors Surgeries
Training for Chief Dental Officer

Plastic Reconstructive Surgeries
159 Released Burn Contractures, Combined Fingers
1,211 Occupational Therapy Services

General Surgeries
728 Surgeries including
Hernia & Hydrocele Repairs
Tumor/Lesion/ Lipoma Excision

Orthopaedic Surgeries & Training
185 Surgeries including:
Club Foot Corrections
Tendon Lengthening
Osteotomy
1,742 Physical Therapy Services
Trained 3 in the Operating Room
Trained 40 Sierra Leoneans in Ponseti
Ponseti Casting –103 Corrections for 66 Patients
84 Braces Fabricated

Patient Life
One-on-One Counseling for Patients & Family Members
Organized Group Activities

H.O.P.E. Center
Hospital Out Patient Extension
10,495 Patient Bed Nights over 35 weeks
67 Community Health Education Sessions

Dental Clinic & Training
34,251 Prcedures
10,489 Patients
933 Dental Hygiene Patients
531 Dentures
Oral Health Education
8,984 Patients
1, 025 Students
Dental Practicum – 4 weeks

Mental Health
Trained 16 Staff from City of Rest
Trained 163 Primary Health Care Workers
Trained 68 Church Leaders
Conducted Children’s Camp for 30

Palliative Care (Hospice Care)
Homecare for 26 Terminally Ill
Trained 26 & Assisted Families in Wound Care
5 Income Generation Projects (to support family)

Burkitt’s Lymphoma
Only kind of cancer we can treat
13 Patients in Partnership with Ola During Children’s Hospital

Church Leaders’ Conferences
Facilitated training for 580 church leaders in Freetown, Bo & Makeni
In partnership with Community Health Evangelism

Anesthesiology Conference & Midwifery Conference
79 Anesthesiology Conference Participants
28 Midwifery Conference Participants

Agriculture Training
Holistic Agriculture Concepts
4 Organizations
Trained 16 to-be Trainers

Mercy Ministries
Crew Visited 10 Sites Working with National Partners

Donations
Modular Buildings
Medical Supplies/Equipment
Pharmaceutical Supplies
Computers
Well Drilling Equipment
School Supplies