IMHO Project Update: 2008IMHO Project Update: 2008

Lancaster, CALancaster, CADecember 13, 2008December 13, 2008

Rural Hospital, Maruthankerni, Jaffna Dt.

MDGs and Global MDGs and Global ProblemsProblems

• 500,000 women die 500,000 women die every year due to every year due to pregnancy related pregnancy related complicationscomplications

• 30,000 children die 30,000 children die every day due to every day due to preventable illnessespreventable illnesses

IMHOIMHO : A Timeline Development: A Timeline DevelopmentOct 2003…….Oct 2003…….

IMHO VisionIMHO Vision

• Projects completed Projects completed in 2008in 2008

• Ongoing projectsOngoing projects

• Future projectsFuture projectsAccess to basic health care for all and well being of humanityAccess to basic health care for all and well being of humanity

Emergency ResponseEmergency Response• August 2006: A9 August 2006: A9

closedclosed

• Feb 2007: Muttur and Feb 2007: Muttur and Vaharai Vaharai displacementsdisplacements

• Now, Mannar and Now, Mannar and Vanni displacementsVanni displacements

Mobile ClinicsMobile Clinics• Conducts mobile Conducts mobile

clinics in IDP clinics in IDP camps and in rural camps and in rural areasareas

• Provides free Provides free medical service medical service and medicationsand medications

• Public health Public health educationeducation $82,330$82,330

Crisis in Eastern Congo

• MSF is providing emergency relief

• IMHO contributed US$ 5,000

Health Education & Health Education & TrainingTraining

• Training of allied Training of allied health care health care professionals professionals – Nursing assistantsNursing assistants– MidwivesMidwives– Public health Public health

workersworkers– Dental assistantsDental assistants

Health Education & Health Education & TrainingTraining

• Hostel for students

• Employment at local hospital

• Able to respond to IDP needs

$ 42,700$ 42,700

Health Education & Health Education & TrainingTraining

• Funds for medical Funds for medical students at JMCstudents at JMC

• Postgraduate Postgraduate training of local training of local physicians and physicians and nurses at JTH, BTH nurses at JTH, BTH and KGHand KGH

Health and Education are at the Health and Education are at the center of the MDGscenter of the MDGs

Health workers save lives!

MOBILE CLINCS / VALI WEST / MOOLAIMOBILE CLINCS / VALI WEST / MOOLAI

Field clinic scheduleField clinic scheduleNo Place Date1 1 Vaddukoddai Vaddukoddai 16/02/200816/02/20082 2 Chulipuram Chulipuram 01/03/200801/03/20083 3 Chankanai Chankanai 15/03/200815/03/20084 4 Mathagal Mathagal 29/03/200829/03/20085 5 Karainager Karainager 12/04/200812/04/20086 6 Vaddukodda Vaddukodda 26/04/200826/04/20087 7 Chulipuram Chulipuram 10/05/200810/05/20088 8 Chankanai Chankanai 24/05/200824/05/20089 9 Mathagal Mathagal 07/06/200807/06/200810 10 Karainager Karainager 21/06/200821/06/200811 11 Vaddukodda Vaddukodda 05/07/200805/07/200812 12 Chulipuram Chulipuram 19/07/200819/07/2008

Mobile clinics from Moolai Mobile clinics from Moolai HospitalHospital

• US$ 0.50 per US$ 0.50 per patient visit! patient visit!

• US$ 20,700US$ 20,700

Incentive allowance for Incentive allowance for PhysiciansPhysicians

• Able to cover all islands off the coast of Jaffna

• US$ 100 per physician per month

• US$ 8,400

Nutrition for ChildrenNutrition for Children

• Nutrition for children: US$ 0.75 per day!

• US$ 27,300

Maternal NutritionMaternal Nutrition

• Pregnant mothers Pregnant mothers project: US$ 100 per project: US$ 100 per mothermother

• Micro credit programMicro credit program

• Nutritional education Nutritional education for high school for high school studentsstudents$ 180,000$ 180,000

Upcountry projectUpcountry project

• Basic health careBasic health care• NutritionNutrition• Clean waterClean water• SanitationSanitation• Public health Public health

educationeducation$20,000$20,000

Kallady Village

Tellipalai Psychiatric Unit!

$ 30,000$ 30,000

Psychiatric Unit - BTHPsychiatric Unit - BTH

• Roof renovation of Roof renovation of the Psychiatric unit the Psychiatric unit at BTHat BTH

• Staff educationStaff education

$ 13,400$ 13,400

Vavuniya In-patient Psychiatric Unit

$ 40,000$ 40,000

OncologyOncology• Ambulatory chemo Ambulatory chemo

therapy unittherapy unit• Funds for second Funds for second

line chemo therapy line chemo therapy drugsdrugs

• Nutrition for cancer Nutrition for cancer patientspatients

• Transport of cancer Transport of cancer patientspatients

$ 23,650$ 23,650

Diabetic Center at JTHDiabetic Center at JTH

$ $ 20,20020,200

So far…So far…

• In 2008, IMHO has In 2008, IMHO has implemented over implemented over US$ 500,000 US$ 500,000 worth of projects!worth of projects!

• Less than 2% Less than 2% administrative administrative expensesexpenses

Thank you!

Current Status of the Cardiology Unit at the JTH

• A Coronary Care Unit with 7 beds

• Cardiac Investigation unit Echo, Exercise Treadmill,

Holter monitor• Out Patient Clinic – twice a

week• Cardiac Rehabilitation clinic• Newly established cardiac

ward with 18 beds

JTH: Jan to Dec 2007JTH: Jan to Dec 2007

• About About 6,000 6,000 patients are patients are seen in Cardiology clinicseen in Cardiology clinic

• About About 5,000 5,000 patients are patients are seen in the ER with seen in the ER with Cardiac complaintsCardiac complaints

• Of these Of these 3,5003,500 patients patients are admitted to medical are admitted to medical wardswards

• About About 600600 are admitted to are admitted to CCUCCU

High Dependency Unit at High Dependency Unit at JTHJTH

• HDU is operational HDU is operational nownow

• Relieves the Relieves the burden of CCUburden of CCU

$ 46,500$ 46,500

Only mode of transport available for Only mode of transport available for transfer of patients to Colombo from transfer of patients to Colombo from

JaffnaJaffna– Twice a weekTwice a week– Each trip about 5-8 patients Each trip about 5-8 patients

transferredtransferred– Patients face tremendous hardshipsPatients face tremendous hardships during this process. Travel by during this process. Travel by

combination of land and sea/air. May combination of land and sea/air. May take a few days to travel to Colombo!take a few days to travel to Colombo!

• In 2007, 190In 2007, 190 patients were transferred to patients were transferred to Government hospitals in ColomboGovernment hospitals in Colombo

• Apart from this a huge number couldn’t Apart from this a huge number couldn’t afford a trip to Colombo who were managed afford a trip to Colombo who were managed medically in Jaffna medically in Jaffna

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY

• JTH has a good foundation for a Cath lab

• Will provide a comprehensive Cardiac service for the whole region

• US $ 800,000

•Matching Donor Program

How can you help?

• Spread the word!Spread the word!

• Coordinate fundraisers: Turn parties and Coordinate fundraisers: Turn parties and anniversaries to raise funds!anniversaries to raise funds!

• Help us network with other Help us network with other NGOs/Charities/foundations and CorporationsNGOs/Charities/foundations and Corporations

Get involved!Get involved!

IMHO provides a platform for individuals IMHO provides a platform for individuals to get involved to help others in needto get involved to help others in need

We make a living by what we get, We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give but we make a life by what we give

Winston Churchill

PHC in Andhra Pradesh, India

• Replicating the Sri Lankan model!

• Have fun and raise funds for projects of your interest

Cost for running mobile Cost for running mobile clinicsclinics

US$ 0.50 per patient visit!

Sponsoring a nutritional need of a child

US$ 0.75 per day per child!

Operating Cost of Primary Health Care Centers

• US$ 1 per patient!• Please contribute

monthly • US$ 30 a month

can take care of 30 patients

Supporting a Hemo Dialysis Supporting a Hemo Dialysis (HD) session(HD) session

US$ 50 per HD session

Sponsoring a medical student

US$ 50 per month US$ 600 per year

Maternal Nutrition Maternal Nutrition ProjectProject

US$ 100 per pregnancy!

Incentive allowance for Incentive allowance for PhysiciansPhysicians

US$ 100 per physician per month

Supporting Widows through Micro Credit

Program

US$ 250 per mother

Operational cost of conducting a Psychosocial program

US$ 2,500 per month

Supporting a Child for Cardiac Surgery

US$ 3,000 per procedure

Purchasing an Ambulance for Purchasing an Ambulance for transport and to conduct mobile transport and to conduct mobile

clinicsclinics

US$ 25,000 per ambulance

Building and Developing a Building and Developing a Primary Health Care CenterPrimary Health Care Center

US$ 75,000 per center

CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION LABORATORY

US $ 1 Million

Responding to Emergency Responding to Emergency Needs of the IDPsNeeds of the IDPs

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