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RENOVATION OF GBODJE HEALTH CENTRE COMPLETED
Over the past six months, we have kept you constantly updated on developments in the ‘Interior and exterior renovation of the Gbodjè health centre’ project, which has now come to an end.
We are in the economic capital of Benin, Cotonou, a city that – despite representing the heart of the country’s business – sadly continues to be characterised by severe poverty, as does the entire nation. It is therefore essential to support all those activities that aim to improve services for the well-being of citizens, especially those in the most fragile socio-economic conditions.
The Camillian Province of Benin Togo has made this a mission since its foundation, taking concrete action to stand by those who need it most. It was precisely from them that we received this request for funding for the renovation of the Gbodjè Health Centre: a health centre – founded by the Camillians themselves – that takes care of and supports precisely the most destitute.
We at Salute e Sviluppo welcomed the project with enthusiasm and are very happy to be able to announce its many achievements: no less than two observation rooms, a sampling room, a new shower room and a small emergency room have been built. In addition, the drug distribution room, the laboratory and a waiting area for patients were renovated.
In just a few months, we have been able to contribute to a substantial renovation of the facility, which is now ready to welcome all those who need it, and provide medical examinations and appropriate treatment.
THE SOLIDARITY CHRISTMAS OF SALUTE E SVILUPPO
The Christmas season is just around the corner, but the initiatives of 2023 are not yet over, and there is a way to continue supporting us: on 28 November the annual Christmas market will be held at the CRAL degli Operatori Socio Sanitari del Rhodense exhibition centre, with a wide selection of Christmas gifts and home accessories, all handmade with lots of love and imagination by our volunteers.
It will be the ideal opportunity to support our initiatives and to discover the world of Salute e Sviluppo, which is enriched with new activities every year. It will be easy to discover them all thanks to the Salute e Sviluppo 2024 calendar: 12 colourful months each dedicated to one of the projects we inaugurated and followed during 2023.
There will also be our iconic pencils with marigold seeds at the top: a symbol of solidarity that can always flourish thanks to sustainable development projects and continued commitment. All proceeds from this day will go to our missions in the Central African Republic and Burkina Faso, two of the poorest countries in the world, which constantly require care and attention.
We have the will to pursue our fundamental mission: to improve the living conditions of all those who are in the greatest difficulty! We can do this thanks to the help of our volunteers and the generosity of all those who have decided and will decide to approach our cause.
If you would also like to support us, visit us in Rho or otherwise write to us at info@salutesviluppo.it or on our social channels, we will always be happy to answer you and welcome you into the world of Salute e Sviluppo!
DIAZOXIDE PROJECT: GOAL ACHIEVED!
Not long ago we told you the story of the little Edrick and Samueltwo very young children (1 year old and 4 years old), unfortunately suffering from congenital hyperinsulinism (HC)a very rare endocrine disease that develops in the first few months of life and can lead to severe health impairment in young patients, causing them severe neurological problems that cannot always be resolved.
They are cared for by the Asociacion corazones & Manos Solidarias San Francisco, which has been working in Peru for some time in an attempt to improve the health conditions of the most fragile, including the young patients of the San Bartolomé and Cevetano Heredia hospitals in Lima, who suffer from this neurological disease.
It was with them that we decided to launch the ‘Health for All: Diazoxide Project’ in March. In Peru, congenital hyperinsulinism is a particularly compromising disease due to delays in diagnosis and administration of the right drug, Diazoxide. The latter is not marketed in the country and is prohibitively expensive, not only for families, but also for the hospitals themselves who have no way of importing it from abroad.
For these reasons, the Asociacion corazones & Manos Solidarias San Francisco has for years been searching for both public and private donors who can espouse this cause, contributing to the purchase and shipment of the life-saving drug. At the beginning of the year, we at Health and Development decided to step in and inaugurate this project, which gave us the opportunity to purchase Diazoxide not only for little Edrick and Samuel, but also for all the other little patients in the two hospitals.
Now that the project is completed and the necessary Diazoxide supplies have been delivered, we can say that we are happy to have been able to contribute to this activity and to have intervened on behalf of the most fragile.
HOSPITAL BEDS FOR THE SAN CAMILO CLINIC
We at Salute e Sviluppo have been working in developing countries for many years, not only in Africa and Asia, but also in Latin America: recently we have received numerous requests for help from associations operating on Peruvian soil, we have told you about the life-saving drug projects for children in the hospitals of Lima, and also about support for the elderly in difficult conditions.
As of 1 October, we decided to take action by starting a new activity that will see us engaged for four months in synergy with the Obra San Camilo: ’25 electrified and mechanised (hospital) beds for the Obra San Camilo Clinic’.
This medical centre is located in Lima, the capital of Peru, was established by the Camillian Religious and is a private non-profit organisation that provides health services to the community not only in Lima, but also in the entire province. A multitude of diagnostic examinations, aimed at prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, can be performed in the clinic. Over the years, the centre has been able to expand more and more and now has specific outpatient clinics for various diseases, a laboratory, an X-ray, mammography, bone densitometry and electrocardiogram service, as well as two operating theatres, a delivery room and a nursery.
It has now become absolutely necessary to replace 25 beds, which are now obsolete, uncomfortable for patients and not very functional for healthcare staff. We at Salute e Sviluppo were delighted to be able to provide concrete help to the clinic by purchasing these electrified and mechanised beds, which will enable the patients to cope comfortably with their treatment, the staff to be able to work in a modern environment, and the Clinic to continue to be a state-of-the-art health centre.
We will keep you updated on all developments!