In 1999, the hospital laboratory was unfortunate to had been burglarized. Essential equipment were lost with out immediate replacement. Since patients seen at the hospital have varied diseases, it is essential for the hospital to improve laboratory services to aid in diagnosis for the better of the community. The hospital lab operates a blood bank for needy patients, mostly anemic children. One additional one would be a life saver incase the existing one fails.
Help is needed here.
Free treatment for this school girl. In addition a reliable blood analyzer for transfusion purposes would not only improve the quality of our services but would also provide some assurance as to the safety of donated blood. The hospital has a dedicated medical imaging room which houses a small 100 mA x-ray unit purchased in 2000 through donor funding. Since commissioning of this unit, the workload in x-ray unit is on the rise. Cases which in the past were referred to government hospitals for imaging are now diagnosed and managed at the hospital.