Health Project
Executive Summary:
MUANA is a community-driven, children focused non-profit and non-governmental organization, helping communities in Africa tackle the root cause of poverty and create sustainable development. In each community, we take a holistic approach by focusing on four major areas of community problems; EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, AGRICULTURE & ADVOCACY FOR WOMEN.
Lack of access to affordable healthcare is a major contributing factor to poverty in Africa. In Muana, we believe that a society without access to affordable healthcare would not be able to build a productive workforce. Therefore, would not be able to rise out of poverty. We invest in healthcare mostly within the school systems of rural communities to support families with children within the school system. This serves as a catalyst to encourage families to send their kids to school.
The majority of the rural people of Kalangba in Bombali District in the Republic of Sierra Leone are poor, and depends on dangerous traditional Africa medicines for remedies from illness in the absence of the only modern hospital in the entire chiefdom of thousands of inhabitants. Women and children are usually the most vulnerable to such dangerous practices.
kalangba hospital
Lack of access to affordable healthcare is a major contributing factor to poverty in Africa. In Muana, we believe that a society without access to affordable healthcare would not be able to build a productive workforce. Therefore, would not be able to rise out of poverty. We invest in healthcare mostly within the school systems of rural communities to support families with children within the school system. This serves as a catalyst to encourage families to send their kids to school.
The rural poor are usually marginalized and deprived of all kinds of public facilities, yet they play a vital role in our socio-economic development. When people are poor and malnourished, they are susceptible to diseases. Without access to affordable healthcare, they would not be able to work; exacerbating the poverty.
Therefore, those of us in MUANA committed to the mission of reducing poverty have taken the challenge of asking for your help for funds and any other necessary support to renovate this hospital. Below is an estimate submitted by community leaders with the help of a project technician and construction contractor.
Kalangba Hospital Renovation Budget
ITEM
ITEM DESCRIPTION
COST ESTIMATE
STRUCTURAL
Fixing damages to the structural integrity such as foundation, walls, roof, & other components
$76,570
Infrastructure & Utilities
Renovating & Fixing the electrical, plumbing, and cooling systems to accommodate the hospital’s requirements such as medical equipment
$57,380
Accessibility
Making the hospital accessible to people with disabilities such as installing ramps to accommodate wheelchair users
$38,760
Electricity Supply
Fixing Solar System to provide energy
$19,190
Water Supply
Digging Water Wells, Borehole and Water Tanks
$19,950
Medical Equipment & Supplies
Hospital Beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, assistive equipment like a walker, pressure mattress, nebulizers, insulin pumps, oxygen tanks etc
$95,000
TOTAL PROJECTED COST
$366,124
STRUCTURAL
Fixing damages to the structural integrity such as foundation, walls, roof, & other components
$76,570
Infrastructure & Utilities
Renovating & Fixing the electrical, plumbing, and cooling systems to accommodate the hospital’s requirements such as medical equipment
$57,380
Accessibility
Making the hospital accessible to people with disabilities such as installing ramps to accommodate wheelchair users
$38,760
Electricity Supply
Fixing Solar System to provide energy
$19,190
Water Supply
Digging Water Wells, Borehole and Water Tanks
$19,950
Medical Equipment & Supplies
Hospital Beds, wheelchairs, stretchers, assistive equipment like a walker, pressure mattress, nebulizers, insulin pumps, oxygen tanks etc
$95,000
TOTAL PROJECTED COST
$366,124
CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF MATERNITY AND CHILDREN’S WARDS: A Heart-Wrenching Story A bereaved mother, who has lost her husband, is now facing an unimaginable challenge as her twin babies fall ill. Due to the absence of adequate maternity and children’s wards, she is forced to wait in the hallway with her vulnerable infants. This situation highlights the dire need for dedicated maternity wards to ensure proper care for expectant mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. Additionally, such facilities are crucial for the well-being of newborns, like these twin babies, who require specialized attention. Your support is urgently needed to help address this critical shortage and ensure that mothers and babies receive the essential care they deserve.