Project Report
| Nov 25, 2022
November Medical Outreach Serves 1850
By Dick McCreight | Secretary, HWHL
![Patients at Waterfield Outreach]()
Patients at Waterfield Outreach
A medical outreach was held from November 8th to the 15th with doctors from the US, Nigeria and Ghana participating through Hands of Hope and CMDA Nigeria. The total number of patients seen during the outreach was 1850 with 127 General/OGBYN surgeries, 62 eye surgeries, 493 eye exams (176 pairs of glasses given out), 193 dental patients with 664 procedures, 544 laboratory services and 976 pharmacy services.
We were honored have Liberian Nobel Laureate, Leymah Gbowee visit our Waterfield Clinic last quarter. Leymah is best known for leading a nonviolent movement that brought together Christian and Muslim women to play a pivotal role in ending Liberia’s devastating, fourteen-year civil war in 2003. Read her autobiography Mighty Be Our Powers to learn more of her inspiring story.
We are thrilled that the new Maternity/Surgical building has been completed and supplies are being shipped to make it fully operational. Donations are greatly appreciated to get this life-saving facility up and running.
![Nobel Laureate, Leymah Gbowee (pink shirt)]()
Nobel Laureate, Leymah Gbowee (pink shirt)
![Shipping Supplies to Liberia]()
Shipping Supplies to Liberia
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Aug 9, 2022
US Ambassador Visits Waterfield Clinic
By Dick McCreight | Secretary, HWHL
![Door & Window Frames Being Installed]()
Door & Window Frames Being Installed
It's been an amazing Quarter at Healthy Women Healthy Liberia. US Ambassador to Liberia, Michael McCarthy visited the Waterfield Clinic and was very impressed with the work being done there. Listen to his short but powerful message.
At last our newer van for our Community Health Workers has arrived. Our CHWs visit 90 villages in Margibi County (up from 37 last year) to provide medical and hygiene training, provide prenatal and worm medications, take blood pressures and provide referrals when necessary. They were previously traveling in an unairconditioned cargo van with no seats or windows! Take a look at the celebration when the van arrived.
In our last report, the footers had just been dug for the new Waterfield Maternity & Surgical Center addition to our clinic. Now the walls are up, the roof is on and plastering and door & window installation is underway. We hope to have the addition completed by the end of the year. Your donations will be greatly appreciated to help us furnish the new facility with the necessary equipment to make it operational.
Thanks for all you do to support this medical mission.
![Walls Being Plastered]()
Walls Being Plastered
![Rafters Installed]()
Rafters Installed
![Metal Roofing Completed]()
Metal Roofing Completed
![Ambassador McCarthy Visits Waterfield]()
Ambassador McCarthy Visits Waterfield
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Apr 20, 2022
Maternity & Surgical Center Construction has Begun
By Dick McCreight | Secretary, HWHL
![Digging footers for new Maternity/Surgical Center]()
Digging footers for new Maternity/Surgical Center
As we enter the 2nd Quarter of 2022, we rejoice to see the progress on the new Maternity and Surgical addition to our Waterfield Primary Healthcare Center. According to the UNICEF report on "Child, Maternal and Newborn Health", Liberia has one of the world’s highest rates of maternal mortality with one out of every ten women dying while pregnant, giving birth to their babies or in the aftermath of delivery. So many lives of mothers and babies will be saved when this addition is completed and operational.
Our Community Health Workers are now traveling to 90 villages in Margibi County (up from 37 last year) to provide medical and hygiene training, provide prenatal and worm medications, take blood pressures and provide referrals when necessary.
![Footers poured and foundation blocks in place.]()
Footers poured and foundation blocks in place.
![Plumbing installed; floors to be poured next week.]()
Plumbing installed; floors to be poured next week.
![Feeding 1,000 children on February 22nd.]()
Feeding 1,000 children on February 22nd.
![Distributing books at Annual Children's Outreach.]()
Distributing books at Annual Children's Outreach.
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