Meet David: One of our younger patients at the clinic

Hi all! Excited to introduce you to David, one of our younger patients at the clinic.

David, a 5-year-old boy from Oworoshoki, presented with malaria symptoms, including a severely high fever in December. Thankfully, he was able to access healthcare through the clinic early enough - a crucial action necessary to prevent deaths from malaria, especially in young children 5 years of age and younger. David was treated promptly at the clinic by Nurse Chioma and is doing amazing now!

Some other exciting updates:

Nurse Chioma, our second registered nurse at the clinic, joined us in early December. She works alongside Nurse B. at the clinic. Nurse Chioma is highly qualified, caring, and friendly, with core experiences leading health equity initiatives and care delivery in primary health care and sexual and reproductive health. As a reminder, the clinic is manned daily by two highly qualified registered nurses, our lead Nurse B and Nurse Chioma, and occasionally supported by our network of volunteer physicians!

We secured an in-person training date with Ajirmed to train clinic staff on operating the Ajirmed electronic health record system. Once this training is complete, we will migrate to an EHR system as a fully tech-driven facility - aiding data collection, improved workflow, care delivery, and clinic & inventory management.

The first clinic committee kickoff was a success! As a reminder, the clinic is overseen by a carefully selected group of diverse community members who meet monthly to discuss the clinic's progress. This ensures that the clinic remains community-centred, with the voices of those in the Oworoshoki community at the forefront of the clinic’s ethos. The committee will meet on an ongoing basis at the start of each month to discuss the clinic operations from the previous month.

Thank you!