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The New Children's Unit
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Dear Visitor,
Fundraising for this project commenced in December 2003 and the target of £96,000.00 was achieved by January 2005.
Building work commenced in March 2005 and completion is anticipated in June 2006. All work is monitored from the UK and additionally a Gambian supervision team regularly visits the site.
The substantial fitting out costs of the new children's unit have been financed by the Kettering Rotary Club. Their magnificent efforts on behalf of this project secured an International matching grant to be dealt with in two phases. The first phase is for £22,500.00 and the second phase is for a further £22,500.00. This total donation will furnish the new ward with all the necessary equipment that will make this one of the finest children's wards in developing Africa. The equipment includes all beds, mattresses, bedside cabinets, medical trolleys, photo therapy unit, autoclave, medical refrigerators, sterilization drum, oxygen concentrator, needle destructors, microscopes, self propelled wheel chairs, examination beds, x-ray viewing box, weighing scales, etc., etc..
This article, relating to the New Children's unit, was published in The Daily Observer, Banjul in January 2006.... read more
Medical Specification of this new unit includes:
 80 bed ward. Separate medical and surgical wards.Separate isolation ward.Doctor on call room.Intensive care room for sick new born babies.Assessment and treatment room for new admissions.Malnutrition room for treatment of malnourished infants.Diagnostics facility for malaria patients.Playroom both indoor and outdoor, staffed by three BHA funded attendants.Fully equipped sheltered relatives rest area adjacent to the main ward.Technical Specification of this project includes:
24/7 power will be supplied with the use of Solar Power ~ Supplied and installed by MITIEGenerator backup facilityPermanent mosquito shieldsHand washing facilities for every six bedsSeparate patient and staff washing/showering facilities offering both flushing and Muslim style toiletsFully tiled floor and walls to bed height for easy maintenanceContinues, below the detailed plan of the new unit....
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My sincere thanks must go to all that have supported this ambitious project either with donations or by assisting me in the daunting fund raising efforts needed to complete this project. When finished this ward will be one of the finest in developing Africa and will enable all medical staff to deliver high quality life saving patient care.
If you feel that you would like to assist my work in The Gambia please go to the Donate Now page and consider the various options that are available to you. Any assistance, however small, would be extremely welcome and you can be assured that all financial donations go 100% into the ongoing work of the Bansang Hospital Appeal.
Any comments on this project please use the Contact page to send a message.
Kind regards,
Anita Smith.
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