Partnership with Vom Hospital
Vom Hospital is a strategic private facility in Plateau State, Nigeria. In recent years, Plateau State has seen violent fighting and killing between Christian and Muslim peoples. Whole villages have been burnt and looted. The Government has reported that between September 2001 and May 2004, 53,787 people were killed and 280,000 displaced.
Achievements
MAI has partnered with the Hospital to ensure:
- voluntary medical teams to undertake treatments and train local staff;
- provided a generator to provide electricity to the 55 acre site;
- ensured a borehole facility and improved water supply;
- given a Glostavent anaesthetic machine;
- provided equipment & training for 14 clinics;
- supported a Director (Edmond Maiyaki) of Income Generation;
- co-funded the redevelopment of old private wards into a Guest House (supportiing Hospital staff costs);
- repainted the Out Patient Department thanks to UK volunteers.
Future Plans
MAI will work with the Hospital and the Director of Income Generation to ensure:
- capital funding for income generation work and essential infrastructure costs;
- mentoring support for the Director;
- continuing medical volunteers as required.
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Our
Goal
Vom Hospital treated over a thousand victims of this violence in 2004. It was founded as a mission hospital
some 80 years ago. Severe under investment (and asset stripping by the government
in the past) has led to a failing infrastructure.
The hospital is trapped in a difficult downward spiral. Because local
people are too poor to afford the realistic costs of treatment, there
are too few patients to sustain the hospital. This in turn means that
the excellent staff is discouraged and infrastructure investment is even
less likely. Our goal is to assist the Hospital towards self-sufficiency that will enable continuing service to the impoverished rural community and future victims of violence without large and unrealistic hikes in the costs of treatments.