Project Report
| Sep 7, 2016
A Medical Update...
By Merry Broughal | Project Leader
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It’s been a busy few months for Olalo getting the ill to the hospital for treatment and medications, and MANY THANKS to YOU, we were able to offer assistance to everyone coming to our attention who needed help.
There were many of the usual cases…typhoid, malaria and upper respiratory infections, (our most common illnesses), but then we came across someone diagnosed with an amoeba.
According to Harvard Health at drugs.com, “About 10% of the world's population is infected with amoebas, particularly people who live in Mexico, India, Central America, South America, Africa and the tropical areas of Asia.”
An amoeba is a parasite that causes infection in the large intestine. It can live there without causing much damage until it gets into the wall of the large intestine and causes ulcers, bleeding and other symptoms. It can travel to the liver causing additional symptoms including fever, severe pain and worse.
Most people get the parasite by consuming unwashed fruits or vegetables, produce grown in contaminated soil and general unsanitary conditions.
Our gentleman with the amoeba also had contracted both malaria and typhoid as well, leading to his need to spend 5.5 days in the hospital for treatment. Had this occurred here in the US, I’m not sure we’d have the funds to get him the needed treatment and pay for his hospital bill. But since it was in Kenya, the hospital charges amounted to a grand total of $116.87.
THIS is exactly why we get excited about our medical fund and we hope you do, too!
With your support, Olalo is able to help countless people- children and adults in Oyugis when the need for urgent medical care arises and they have no money to get help.
Thank you for making this all possible! Thank you for the healings that can take place and the lives that are saved! Thank you!
Merry Broughal, Project Leader
Olalo of Hope-Kenya
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Jun 13, 2016
YOU are Saving Lives in Kenya..Thank You!
By Merry Broughal | Project Leader
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On behalf of the many children, women and men that received urgent medical care in just the last month…and from Olalo of Hope-Kenya, we want to say THANK YOU! Your generous donations allowed Olalo of Hope-Kenya to provide the funds needed to get the urgent medical care for those who would otherwise go without due to their poverty.
Malaria, typhoid, diabetes, asthma, injuries, intestinal viruses...all diagnosed and treated in May, and most are on the road to recovery. None of this would have been possible without the generosity of our supporters...without YOU!
Most times the need for urgent medical care comes to Olalo through others who are aware of the need. Sometimes, it just happens.
Like the day one of Olalo volunteers was talking with the pharmacist about our vitamin distribution plan when a woman runs in struggling to breathe. Gasping for breath, she pleaded for something to help but was told they couldn’t give her anything without permission from a doctor. In despair she said she had no money for a doctor. Our volunteer got her in a cab, brought her to the hospital and covered the cost of the cab, the hospital and the medication.
Sometimes, it just happens.
We are thankful he was in the right place at the right time, and because Olalo had the funds to get her help…that is all because of You and your generosity!
On June 15, GlobalGiving is running a campaign to match donations given online that day by 50%! If you would like to contribute to Olalo of Hope-Kenya to our medical, education or computer lab projects, check it out! It’s a great way to increase your donation without increasing your costs!
Thank you for joining with us at Olalo of Hope-Kenya to save lives and improve the health of those in need of urgent medical care!
With much appreciation….
Merry Broughal, Project Leader
Olalo of Hope-Kenya
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Mar 29, 2016
YOU are Saving Lives in Kenya..Thank You!
By Merry Broughal | Project Leader
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Jacity is ready to head home from the hospital!
You are saving lives!
I cannot thank everyone enough for your generous donations that continue to impact the lives of those who would go without urgent medical care due to their poverty. And I pass on to you also the “thank you” from the mothers in Oyugis who express their sincere thankfulness for helping their children in their time of need.
Early this year we learned of a young boy, Jacity, who was very ill with both malaria and typhoid and unable to pay for treatment. In many cases these two diseases require strong medications. Usually people are sent home to recover, but in Jacity’s case the doctor admitted him for two days because he had “very strong malaria.” Jacity is well today because Olalo was able to cover the hospital and medicine expenses...a total of $57.
We recently heard there were several cases of rabies/deaths among the people because of a rash of bites by dogs that roam the streets. Olalo has been called upon twice already since January to cover the cost of rabies shots. First for a young boy and later for an adult woman. They had been bitten by dogs, neither of which could afford the series of shots needed to stop the progression of the disease.
The World Health Organization reports an estimated 2,000 people die annually of rabies after being bitten by rabid dogs in Kenya.
“The medical costs associated with treatment after a person has been bitten by a rabid dog is estimated at US$170.00 in Kenya,” says James Macharia, Cabinet Secretary for Health. “This represents considerable financial hardship to a poor household.”
This is a true statement…it is a hardship for poor households and many times unattainable so they go without treatment with dismal consequences. Olalo has established good working relationships with local doctors and hospitals, so we are grateful the cost to Olalo has been much less than the $170 quoted by the Cabinet Secretary for Health.
You are also making life better in Oyugis!
Our multi-vitamin distribution program is a work-in-progress. Currently we are identifying the first 500 people to participate in the program. The program will kick-off with a gathering of our first recipients for a presentation by a local doctor to explain the benefits and importance of taking a daily vitamin.
It is an exciting time to see the progress being made to make life better in Oyugis, Kenya.
Thank YOU for making it all possible!
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Matata Hospital in Oyugis
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Dogs roam the streets in town...
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