On April 26, 2010 International Fund for Africa delivered life saving medical equipment to Ghandi Memorial Hospital Neonatal Unit,in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ghandi Memorial Hospital built in 1955 is the oldest maternity hospital in the city. In its 55 years history it has never had any sort of pediatric unit until a few months ago. The unit opened its doors with one barely functioning incubator. A one year study done by the Black Lion Hospital, the hospital that usually accepts transfers of sick newborn babies from Ghandi showed over 30% of babies transferred from Ghandi hospital to their facility died in transit mostly of hypothermia(basically they die because their body temperature drops precipitously) . The lack of basic neonatal medical equipment like incubators routinely forced the hospital to transfer babies, when possible by ambulance more often taken by family members by taxi or even on foot to the Black Lion Hospital. With the equipment donated by IFA, starting April 26, 2010 100% of the babies will be treated at Ghandi Memorial hospital and will not die due to reversible and or avoidable conditions like hypothermia,jaundice,infections etc..
Please take a look at the before and after pictures
Before
http://gallery.me.com/a.roba/100351
After
http://gallery.me.com/a.roba/100364
Anteneh
