Holy Family Mission Hospital - Pro Phalombe

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HOLY FAMILY MISSION HOSPITALA third project has been taken on. Itdeals with improving the water supply ofthe hospital. Already two boreholes havebeen drilled, new pipes are being laidand the existing water tanks will berepaired.Two new boreholes are being drilledThe fourth phase of the long term plan byPro-Phalombe will be the construction ofa new theatre and renovating of thelaboratory. Our friends in Switzerland areeager to take on this new challengetogether with Holy. Preliminarydiscussions on the new project were heldwith the architect and initial drawingswere made. Writing this down, andcontemplating what Pro-Phalombe hasalready done for the hospital, I amamazed by the commitment of membersof the Pro-Phalombe association and feelsuch gratitude towards these kindredspirits in Switzerland.Dr. AntenTripartite AgreementThis agreement is between the AlbertSchweitzer Hospital in Holland, Cordaidformer Memisa and d Holy FamilyMission Hospital. It had its official start inAugust 2006.The collaboration is based on equality ofall involved parties. It strives to improvethe quality of medical care delivered byour Hospital using the resources andcontacts of ASz and Cordaid.The focus is on improvement of medicaland teaching equipment, constructionand human recourse development.4
HOLY FAMILY MISSION HOSPITALChristmas came early this year…Unloading the containerIt is more as a year ago that we receiveda delegation from the Albert SchweitzerHospital and Cordaid. The reason fortheir visit was to formalize collaborationbetween them and Holy Family Hospitaland Nursing School (tripartiteagreement). We spent five days together,traveling through out phalombe district,meeting stake holders and dignitariesand most importantly, exchangingthoughts and ideas on our collaboration.Guiding principle in all discussions wasequality of all involved parties. As oneinvolved in the process of finalizing thetripartite agreement, I was pleasantlysurprised by he attitude of our colleaguesfrom ASz. Their enthusiasm, willingnessto listen and never imposing their ownbelieves, made us feel comfortableenough to share our thoughts and iedeaswith them.The deliberations ended with an officialceremony. The tripartite agreement wassigned by representatives of the threeparties and ended with traditionalMalawian dancing and singing.The focus in the first year was onproviding the hospital with medicalequipment and the school with books andcomputers. An inventory was made byHFMH on what equipment and goodswere really needed. This information wasused by ASz to source these from theirown institution. Technicians from ASztested the machines and computers ondurability. Finally all equipment andgoods were packed in a container andsend to Phalombe. Now the long waitingstarted……………..In the beginning of this year we foundthat we were running into problems withour theatre light. One by one the bulbswere going out. Subsequently surgerywas done in ever poorer light. Atelephone call was made to ASz,explaining our dilemma. With in a fewweeks bulbs arrived at the hospital andwe were able to see again.5
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