Mangrove Lodge
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Project Description
The dispensary of the village of Chuini, located in Zanzibar, Tanzania, was built for primary level assistance for up to 15,000 citizens in the area. The dispensary has just recently received a gynecologist for pregnancy assistance, delivery and family planning. The government is interested in having a working dispensary but has little to provide equipment, medication and medical items. Donations to the clinic help locals in the community to visit the dispensary for prevention, maternity care, and testing.
Project Needs
General Medical:
Ace Bandages, Band-Aids, Blood Pressure Cuff – Digital, Blood Sugar Machines and Strips, Cannulas, First-Aid Kits, Gauze, Giving Sets, Hot Pack, Ice/Cold Pack, Needles, Oxygen Tubing, Pen-Torches / Flashlights, Respiratory Masks, Sanitary Napkins, Scissors, Small Scissors, Spacers for Asthmatic Patients, Tampons, Thermometers (Digital), Tongue Depressors, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Tweezers, Urinary Catheter, and Urine Dipsticks
Specialist Equipment:
Fetal Doppler, Laryngoscope, Opthalmoscope, Otoscope, Pediatric Laryngoscope, Slit-Lamp, and Stethoscope
Surgical:
Crepe Bandages, Dressings, Forceps, Needle Holders, Plaster of Paris, Speculum, Surgical Gloves, and Surgical Scrubs
Sutures:
Nylon 1, Silk 2/0 (or any non-absorbable equivalent for skin, such as Ethilon), Vicryl 2/0 (or Chromic 2/0), Vicryl 1, and Vicryl 0 (or Chromic 0)
Syringes:
5 ml Syringes, 10 ml Syringes, and 50 ml Syringes
Testing Kits:
Malaria Testing Kits (RDTs – Rapid Diagnostic Test Kits with reagent), and Pregnancy Testing Kits
Medications:
Albuterol Inhalers, Alcohol Gel, Antibacterial Ointment, Antibiotics, Anti- Diarrhea Medication, Antifungal Cream, Antihistamine, Burn Cream, Cefalexin, Co-Amoxiclav (Augmentin), Cough Treatments, Ear Drops, Eye Drops, First Aid Spray, Flucloxacillin, Hydrocortisone Cream, Ibuprofen, Magnesium Sulfate Paste, Paracetamol, Vitamins, and Zinc Tablets
Specifically for Children:
Baby Blankets, Baby Powder, Baby Soap, Cannulas (particularly pediatric cannulas and giving set), Cloth Diapers and Clips, Hats (for premature babies), Foepostoscope, Infant Formula Milk (must be in date and seal intact), Newborn Clothes (very useful), Pediatric NG (Nasogastric) Feeding Tubes, Pulse Oximeter, and Umbilical Cord Clips
Reference Materials:
(English) Medical Dictionary, Oxford Handbook of Medicine, and WHO ‘Hospital Care for Children’ Book
Linens:
Bed Linens and Towels
Office Supplies:
Markers, Pencils, Handheld Pencil Sharpeners, Pens, Scissors, and Staplers
Initiatives
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