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Special Appeal for Phase 2- Operating costs

"Project Isiolo" Phase 1- Complete

Special Appeal for Phase 2- Operating costs

$2,659,578 over 5 years

 

Since 2006 MaterCare International raised enough funds to begin the development of  "Project Isiolo" in a phased approach. 

 

      PHASE 1 has been completed and consisted of the:

 

  • Construction of a rural maternity clinic in Merti, Kenya providing, pre and postnatal care and normal deliveries, staffed by midwives.

  • Construction of a 20 bed maternity hospital in Isiolo able to provide treatment for all life threatening complications occurring during pregnancy, labour and delivery and afterwards. It consists of 2 operating rooms, 4 delivery rooms, OPD, pharmacy, laboratory, administration, kitchen and laundry

  • Construction of four manyattas (maternity waiting homes) mothers with identified high risk conditions referred by midwives of trained traditional birth attendants (TBAs) as they near their due date where mothers are taken care of by themselves or by relatives.

  • Purchasing of fully equipped 4X4 ambulance for emergency obstetrical complications  (in use since 2009), 2 motorcycle ambulances specially designed for travel between the local maternity cases and surrounding villages,

  • Equipment for both the hospital and maternity clinic. 

  • Training Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) to recognize and refer early, mothers with potential life threatening complication and to provide when necessary safe, clean, delivery in the village.

 

The cost of Phase 1 was:  $1.1 million

These funds were provided mainly by the Canadian general public, and foundations, the Italian Conference of Bishops, and the States of Guernsey, Channel Island, UK but also from Australia and the USA.

 

No funding has been received from government agencies as all submitted proposals have been turned down by:

 
CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency)
USAID United States Aid Agency for International Development)
EuropeAid (European Union Aid Agency)

 

MaterCare International is committed to the development of Phase 1 and the operating of the hospital for a minimum 5 years operating costs for Project Isiolo. 

 

Phase 2 of Project Isiolo will consist of 5 years operating costs and further construction of support buildings for the maternity hospital.

 

Salaries Doctors midwives, administration and support staff       $1,620, 535

Supplies and Communication                                                                 $166,170

Travel/local transportation                                                                      $218, 835

TBA training                                                                                                    $ 65,405

Equipment                                                                                                       $ 54,480

Construction includes: Outpatients                                                         $ 534,153

Laundry, Kitchen, Multi-purpose meeting hall                 

                     TOTAL:         $2,659,578