1. HOWARD HOSPITAL ZIMBABWE APPEAL:
via MZ and Ve'ahavta
In Kind Donations for the Howard Hospital
Dear friends,
Warm Greetings! It is indeed the season of abundant giving and sharing
with those less fortunate than us.
Please find attached an appeal for donations in kind from Ve'ahavta for
the Howard Hospital in Zimbabwe. As you may recall, Howard Hospital is
where Tinashe and Tinotenda, the Zimbabwean co-joined twins were first
discovered by Dr. Paul Thistle, a Canadian who highlighted their
situation and they subsequently ended up coming to Canada for the
delicate surgery to separate them. A huge amount of work and selfless
dedication from various quarters like medical personnel at The Hospital
for Sick Children in Toronto, Ve'ahavta, ordinary individuals,
institutions and well-wishers went into this project. We as a Zimbabwean
Community in Canada and many friends of Zimbabwe contributed towards
their surgery by hosting the "Any Child is My Child" dinner/dance in
honor of Tinashe and Tinotenda in Toronto in May 2005. Thank you for
all your support.
I am confident that we can do it again by making donations in kind to
Howard Hospital and thus contribute towards the well-being of our
countrymen and women who continue to endure untold suffering. It is our
responsibility to lead and seize this rare opportunity to assist and do
good. The attached list gives the items being solicited. Your
contributions will be most welcome. This is not any appeal for cash but
medical supplies. Every little bit counts.
Please do your part by spreading the word. I will send more details on
the logistics soon so stay connected.
Thank you in advance for your generosity and kindness. May you all have
a joyful and peaceful holiday season. Please pray and continue to hope
for a better Zimbabwe.
Sincerely,
_______________________________________________________
Hello,
I hope you are doing well. As you may know, Ve'ahavta has been
focusing
on facilitating large scale shipments of medical supplies to the
Howard
Hospital. Over the past 18 months, we have financed and shipped a
twenty foot container of supplies, as well as several large shipments
of donations from Beckson Dickenson and Health Partners International of
Canada. We have also shipped numerous skids of supplies in a 20 foot
container shipped through Trillium Hospital in Mississauga, and have
been asked to contribute supplies to an upcoming container scheduled
to be shipped in February.
Zimbabwe has been in a downspiral, and the Howard Hospital is in
crisis mode, looking for donations of basic supplies to keep the hospital
functioning through the forseeable future. We would like to approach
Ve'ahavta's volunteers and partners in our long-time work with the
Howard (a partnership that has been in place since 1998) for
assistance in gathering supplies for this upcoming shipment. We have officially
been asked to provide 4 skids (1/4 of the container), but likely will
be able to squeeze in even more. We hope to continue shipping supplies
to the Howard on an ongoing basis, so any surplus supplies that are
collected through this appeal will be reserved for the next shipment.
Attached is a wishlist from the Howard. Please let us know if you can
be of assistance by indicating whether you would be able to provide or
solicit any of the items on this list.
With best wishes,
Sarah
Sarah Zelcer
Director of International Programs & Education
Ve'ahavta: The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian & Relief Committee
2221 Yonge Street, Suite LL12
Toronto, ON
M4S 2B4
416 964 7698 x 15
Fax 416 964 6582
sarah@veahavta.org
The Salvation Army
ZIMBABWE TERRITORY
Territorial Commander:
Commissioner Stanslous C. Mutewera
Chief Secretary: Lieut-Colonel Peter Dali
William Booth – Founder
HOWARD HOSPITAL
P.O. BOX 190
Glendale, ZIMBABWE
Telephone (0)758-2433
Pharmaceutical, Surgical and Laboratory Needs, Howard Hospital
October 2007
HOWARD HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
MEDICAL SUPPLIES: ANNUAL Requirements
¢ Bandages large quantities
¢ Gauze large quantities
¢ Adhesive Tape 2400 rolls
¢ Tensor Bandages 2400
¢ Latex Gloves 3600 boxes
¢ Surgical Gloves 4800 pair
¢ Skin Traction Kits for Leg Fractures 75
¢ Urinary/ Foley Catheters and bags 1200
¢ Glucose testing strips (eg,"Bayer GlucoElite") 2500 tests
¢ 10 ml Syringes with needle 6000
¢ IV Cannula #18/20/22/24 and Giving Sets 6000
¢ Drainage tubes 500
¢ Ultrasound Gel/ Lubricant 60 liter
BASIC PHARMACEUTICALS:
¢ NSAIDS ( eg, Ibuprofen, Indocid, Naprosyn) 600,000 tabs
¢ Tylenol 1,200,000 tabs
¢ Antihistamine (eg, Gravol, Benadryl) 300,000 tabs
¢ Antibiotics, broad spectrum, IV and PO 200,000 tabs/ 5,000 vials
¢ Intravenous fluids 5,000 liters
¢ Antibiotic cream for burns 100 liters
¢ Antihypertensives 500,000 tabs
¢ Diabetes treatment 500,000 tabs
¢ Antiscabies medicine, eg, Lindane 100 liters
¢ Aqueous cream / Zinc oxide 25 liter
¢ Steroid cream 15 liter
¢ Antifungal cream 15 liter
¢ Anifungal tablets 100,000 tabs
¢ Multiivitamins 1,000,000 tabs
¢ Iron 500,000 tabs
¢ Folic acid 250,000 tabs
PHARMACY:
¢ Refrigerator
¢ Counting trays
¢ Measuring jugs
¢ Kettles
¢ Scissors
¢ Big Buckets
¢ Wheel trolleys
¢ Large dishes for soaking.
X-RAY DEPARTMENT:
¢ Wall Faces
¢ Chairs
¢ Computer & Printer
¢ Trolley
¢ Refrigerator
LABORATORY DEPARTMENT:
¢ CD4 Machine (Cytometer)
Facscalibur ( E5301)
Software: Multiset V1.1.2 + Reagents
¢ Microscope Bulbs
¢ Microscope Slides
¢ Microscope Glasses
¢ EDTA and Plain Tubes
¢ Centrifuge Tubes (conical 15ml) glasses
¢ Countdown Timer
¢ Water Bath
¢ Micropipettes 100-1000, 50-200, 0-50ml
¢ RPR Reagents
¢ Diamond Markers (Glass Writing)
¢ Pregnancy Test Kits
¢ Micropipette Tips (Yellow and Blue)
¢ Microscope Immersion Oil 100ml
¢ Indian Ink 10ml
¢ Vacutainer Needles 21 G1
¢ Blood Grouping Reagents: Anti-A, Anti-B, Anti-AB, Anti-D
¢ Compatibility reagents: Anti-Human Globulin & Liss or Liga
¢ Laboratory Coats
THEATRE DEPARTMENT:
¢ Surgical Blades, sizes 20, 21 & 22
¢ Surgical instruments, all kinds, especially scissors, and large crushing clamps
¢ O/1 Vicryl and Dexon on large curved needles
¢ Sensitive Tape
HOSPITAL KITCHEN:
¢ Digital scale which weighs up to 100kg (Platform)
¢ 20 liters Aluminum pots
¢ Large Kettles
¢ Double door Industrial Oven
¢ Large Tea pots
¢ Dough mixer or liquidizer
¢ Bread Slicer
¢ Griller
¢ Double Deep fat frying pan
¢ China/Steel Ware plates
¢ Wheeled buckets with gargets or mop squeezers
¢ Soft brooms or broom heads
¢ 2 Liters Jugs
¢ Large buckets
¢ Vegetable knives
¢ Large stainless steel dishes
¢ Large frying pans
¢ Large colanders
¢ Medium size scone cutters
¢ Electrical potato peeler
¢ Trolleys
BUSINESS OFFICE:
¢ Heavy Duty Photocopier
¢ Computers and Printers
¢ Cartridges (13619 HC, C8727A, c8728a, 414836 ooHC)
¢ Bond Papers and Envelopes
¢ Pens, Pencils and Markers
¢ Fluorescent lights
¢ Calculator
¢ Fax Machine
¢ Telephone Answering Machine
REHABILITATION:
¢ Treadmill
¢ Infra Red Lamps
¢ Cycling Exercise Bike
¢ Static Electric Bike
¢ Home Gym
¢ Tilt Table
¢ Physio Balls (different types)
¢ Digi-Flexors (different types)
¢ Pulley System
¢ Wrist Incisors
¢ Message Machine
¢ Nerve stimulator, Tens machines
GENERAL:
¢ Linen
¢ Mattresses and Pillows 500
¢ Bicycles 50
¢ Computers 25
¢ Handheld Computers 10
¢ Sewing Machines (220 V or manual) 10
¢ Electrical Irons 4
¢ Soap large quantity
¢ Bleach large quantity
¢ Tissue Paper 3,000 rolls
¢ Toothpaste and Brushes 5,000
¢ AAA Batteries 5,000
¢ Soccer Outfits and Soccer Balls 2 teams
¢ Soccer Shoes 25 pair
¢ Food Supplements
5 or 10 Tonne Lorry
Thank you for your consideration of this list.
Yours sincerely,
Paul
Paul Thistle BSc (Hon), MD, FRCSC (Ob/Gyn)
Chief Medical Officer
The Salvation Army Howard Hospital
PO Box 190
Glendale, Zimbabwe
e-mail PThistle@healthnet.zw
075-8-2433/ 023-317826
WELCOME
TO
HOWARD HOSPITAL
Founded in 1923, Howard Hospital is a Salvation Army institution situated in the Chiweshe communal land of rural Zimbabwe. Eighty kilometers north of the capital of Harare, the hospital is the referral centre for the Mazowe district of Mashonaland Central Province and has a catchment of greater than 270,000 people.
A variety of medical and social services are provided for all ages, from the newborn to the elderly and terminally ill. There are in-patient and out-patient departments seeing 115,000 patients a year, an operating theatre, pharmacy, laboratory, and facilities for Xray, ultrasound and rehabilitation. The nurses' training school offers a certificate for primary care nurses and complete training in the practice of midwifery.
Family Child Health
In the department of obstetrics, known as Family Child Health (FCH), there are 2500 deliveries each year. Pediatric and obstetric care, immunizations, family planning, cervical cancer screening are combined under one roof as ‘one stop shopping’. On the hospital grounds an ante-natal shelter offers accommodation to expectant mothers, to prevent problems arising from delays in transportation from remote villages of the district.
Maternal mortality is high in Zimbabwe, 600/100,000 live births. One in sixteen mothers have a lifetime risk of dying from a pregnancy-related cause. Cervical cancer is the number one cancer in women, its increased incidence attributed to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS remains the single largest challenge to health care delivery at Howard. In Zimbabwe, 1.3 million are living with HIV. The life expectancy for a woman is 34 years, the lowest in the world. The good news is that we know what works to mitigate the pandemic. Progress has been made in preventing the transmission of HIV from a mother to her infant, commonly referred to as Maternal to Child Transmission (MTCT). Since 1999, Howard Hospital has witnessed the introduction of short courses of antiretrovirals such as zidovudine and nevirapine to decrease the risk of the infant contracting HIV. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is now offered to all expectant mothers.
Our fight against AIDS is not limited to mothers and infants. In our district we estimate that 25,000 people of all ages are HIV positive and 5,000 are in urgent need of treatment and support. In response, our HIV/TB treatment centre, Tariro (Hope) Clinic was launched, now a place of counseling, treatment and care for 900 adults and children on HAART and over 5,000 on co-trimoxazole prophylaxis, that reduces the risk of HIV related infections. It is our goal that all persons living with HIV will access these services, be restored to full health and return to become productive members of our community.
The Community
We’ve commenced a mobile HIV treatment clinic at 16 sites across our district to provide ongoing care to people living well with HIV, but who can no longer afford the escalating transportation costs of follow-up at Howard Hospital. In addition, support groups of people living with HIV have sprung up in the villages. A supplemental feeding program provides for children with malnutrition and there is child sponsorship for orphans who could otherwise not afford to go to school. In the Home Based Care program, there are over 5,000 patients living with AIDS or other chronic disease enrolled in this palliative care service, being visited by a network of 400 volunteers, nurses and chaplains.
The expectant mother, the sick, the dying and their relatives and friends are exposed to the benefits of AIDS awareness and health education at Howard Hospital. Our education team, called ‘Gypsy Joe’, reaches the schools, churches, farms and mines with the message of AIDS prevention using song, art and puppetry. Peer education through youth clubs have been established in the schools. It is our goal that individuals will take note, and adopt healthy, life-preserving behavior - one by one.
Prevention, treatment and care, and a message of hope ... this is the message that we deliver to our patients, their families and to the community at large.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Salvation Army, as an international movement, is an evangelical branch of the Christian church.
Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by love of God and a practical concern for the needs of humanity. Its mission is to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ and supply basic human needs without discrimination.
Howard Hospital ascribes to this mission statement. We are committed to meeting human needs in a compassionate manner to all those seeking medical care.