Adama G, community health officer
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State of the clinic
In the clinic we don’t even have the equipment we need for minor surgery. And the clinic is dirty - we have to clean the dust away several times a day, and often the place smells awful. The toilet facilities are very poor and there are cracks all over the building.
Biggest health challenges
The biggest health problems for children in this community are diarrhoea, respiratory diseases such as pneumonia and coughs, worm infestation as well as malaria.
Most people deliver their babies at home, we encourage them to come to the clinic, but they don’t. Then if anything goes wrong during delivery they rush to bring them to the clinic. We don't have a delivery kit at the clinic; the nurse brings her own personal one for deliveries. We can't steralise anything here and we have nothing to dress wounds with.
Meeting the communities needs
I'm newly educated . At college we learnt that a community health officer is trained to meet the communities health needs. I am very excited to be working in this community.
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Your clinic!
I am a teacher here in Campbeltown, Scotland, and my S3 pupils (13-14 years old) have had their eyes opened by the challenges you and your colleagues face delivering health care on a daily basis.
All the very best for the future!
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Your clinic!
I am a teacher here in Campbeltown, Scotland, and my S3 pupils (13-14 years old) have had their eyes opened by the challenges you and your colleagues face delivering health care on a daily basis.
All the very best for the future!
kEEP IT UP
I know it hard sometimes and you can get discouraged, but dont you worry the Lord Almighty will surely give you wisdom to do your job to the best of your knowledge. Blessed is the one that take care of others for he shall see the kingdom of the Lord.
I really appreciate you and all that you do.
Keep it up.
Abdul Suhood Komeh- UMPA - Sierra leone
Dear Adama, as a Sierra Leonean living in the U.K. I have to say I am immensely proud of the dedicated service you are providing to a very needy community.
I have been following you webisodes for quite sometime now on the BBC web pages. I find them not only very moving, but also a true source of education in social and community participation.
Your courage and dedication shames us all as Sierra Leoneans especially our educated thieves that call themselves politicians.
It's a shame you guys will never get rewarded deservingly. I feel so guilty that I will make a form of donation to the relevant bodies that I hope will be a touch helpful to the course.
From the bottom of my heart I want to thank you and the team for all the great work. I am hoping to visit Sierra Leone for Christmas and I will pencil it down as one of my musts to pay your clinic a visit.
My thanks again and I am very humbled.
continue the good work
Hi Adama , I am amaze how you guys work in such environment where there is not much adiquate equipment to do your job properly ,honestly you guys deserve an award for all your hard work and i know the good lord will reward you in all you do . keep up the good work .
Weldone
I want to say well done! You are doing such a GREAT job keeping people alive.
I think what your doing is very admirable, keep up the good work!
Sally xxx
hello
Hi my name is Dempsey and I am 10.
Do you look after children my age?
Why did you want to work here?
Do you enjoy helping children?
How many people have you helped?
Do your parents help you get through everything?
Lots of help and support
Dempsey xxx
Cheers on the Job.
Hi Adama G,
Keep it up!
For the love of this profession just be helpful, be honest with the supplies of drugs and equipment you receive from well wishers, Non Governmental Organisations and your Government .
hi
Hi.
My name is Chriss Shaw and I live in Leeds. Where do you live?
What's your life like?
It's my birthday soon, when's your birthday?
I'm 14 years old. Do you know any 14 year old people i can talk to?
to hope u r all ok
Hiya,
Hope you are feeling ok, and every one is fine up there.
love from Caitlin
Hope you are all ok
Hi hope your doing ok and every body doing ok.
Hope you email back.
love from Jade
