Thursday, February 6, 2020

Ultrasound for Likuni


Today, I am posting today to ask for your support in helping us raise the funds to pay for a handheld ultrasound to be used in the medical and maternity ward at Likuni Hospital in Malawi (the hospital has over 3000 deliveries per year).

The total cost, after obtaining the Global Health grant, is $2,000.

Any gift you can provide toward this goal will make a tremendous difference.

We have recently started a GlobalHealth Track with the Rio Bravo Family Medicine residency program in Bakersfield, CA. For the last three years the residency program has been developing an ongoing relationship with Likuni Mission hospital in Malawi. This Catholic Hospital has a long history and relationship with Mission Doctors - the medical ward is dedicated to Msgr. Brouwers the founder of Mission Doctors Association.

Each year we go to the hospital and provide assistance in the care of their patients. This 256 bed hospital is located in the Central Region of Malawi about ten kilometers west of Lilongwe, the Capital City. It was founded as a dispensary in 1940. The Likuni Mission Hospital belongs to the Archdiocese of Lilongwe. It serves more than 168,000 people from within the catchment area and beyond, mostly within the city of Lilongwe.

The impact of this handheld ultrasound will go beyond the here and now. Countless lives will be saved, as ultrasound provides timely diagnoses for various ailments - abdominal and obstetrical emergencies, blood clots, trauma, and more! It will also have an empowering effect that will allow the staff to obtain a sense of control over situations that previously were not.





You can also call the Mission Doctors Association office to make a donation with your credit card – (213) 368-1872.

I appreciate your consideration in supporting our work and look forward to further collaborations

If you have any questions about this or our ongoing work at Likuni Hospital, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Brent Brent
brent.burket@clinicasierravista.org