G-1536

Rural Hospital Improvement

Description

Financing

Documents

Photos

History Logs

Project Description

Region: Africa

Country: Nigeria

Location: Umuahia

Total Budget: $71,700

Areas of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment, Maternal and child health



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Global Grant Project Proposal:

Health System Strengthening for Rural Hospitals in Nigeria: R.I. District 9142 for 2018-2019

Project Description:

This project will help provide needed medical equipment for 3 rural Missionary Hospitals in southeast Nigeria, specifically in Abia State. These hospitals serve mainly rural communities with a total population of approximately 1.4 million people. Two containers will be sent, filled with equipment donated by Project C.U.R.E. such as: operating room equipment, anesthesia machines, X-ray machines, ultrasound machines, lab chemistry analyzers and supplies.

The Missionary Hospitals often serve the most vulnerable patients who cannot afford services at private facilities found in larger cities. Additionally, the Missionary Hospitals may be the only facilities in a many mile radius with trained medical professionals. Many of the facilities in scope lack basic supplies and are in dire need of updated hospital beds, biomedical and diagnostic equipment such as ultrasounds, and lab equipment for rapid detection of infectious disease.

Melisa Esposti, of Project C.U.R.E. in Denver, conducted an on-site, comprehensive needs assessment for each facility. Working in tandem with the medical directors of each facility, the top priority needs were identified. This priority equipment will fill 2 containers.

On average, a 40' container of medical supplies and equipment costs $32.5k to ship and deliver to the hospital, yet contains $366k worth of medical supplies and equipment.

Cindy Cloyd is working with local Rotarians in R.I. District 9142 to make sure the donated medical equipment is installed and maintained.

Cost of Project:

Shipping of 2 containers, ground transportation and contingency fund is $71600.

This will provide approximately $732k worth of vitally needed equipment and supplies for the hospitals.

Funding Pledged:

Rotary Club of Ft. Collins Breakfast: $9300

Rotary Club of Umuahia, Nigeria: $200

Rotary Club of Uyo, Nigeria: $1000

Rotary Club of Ft. Collins Downtown: $1000

Rotary Club of Kemmerer: $1000

Rotary Club of Laramie: $1000

Rotary Club of Denver 31: $2000

Rotary Club of Golden: $500

Rotary Club of Parker: $1000

Rotary Club of Parker Cherry Creek Valley: $2700

Rotary Club of Commerce City: $500

District 5440 DDF: $14500

District 5450: $6200

Primary Host Partner

District: 9142

Rotary Club of: Umuahia

Primary Contact: Grace Okaro

Email: chibbyo@yahoo.com

Primary International Partner

District: 5440

Rotary Club of: Fort Collins-Breakfast

Primary Contact: Cynthia Cloyd

Email: ccloyd@prodigy.net

Project Status

Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by The Rotary Foundation. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.

Project listed for the 2019-20 Rotary Year.

The TRF Grant application number is #1870586.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

Umuahia (9142)

11-May-18

$200

$0

$200

Fort Collins-Breakfast (5440)

11-May-18

$10,300

$14,500

$24,800

Parker (5450)

21-Sep-18

$1,000

$1,000

$2,000

Fort Collins (5440)

21-Sep-18

$1,000

$0

$1,000

Denver (5450)

11-Jan-19

$2,000

$2,000

$4,000

Golden (5450)

11-Jan-19

$500

$0

$500

Parker-Cherry Creek Valley (5450)

18-Apr-19

$2,700

$2,700

$5,400

Commerce City (5450)

30-Apr-19

$500

$500

$1,000

Kemmerer (5440)

20-May-19

$1,000

$0

$1,000

Laramie (5440)

20-May-19

$1,000

$0

$1,000

Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation

$10,100

$20,700

$30,800

Total

$71,700

Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

Project Supporting Documents

Project Photos

History Log Entries

11-May-18

System Entry

System Entry: Creation of project page.

21-Sep-18

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Li Pettett of the Rotary Club of Parker, District 5450.

21-Sep-18

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 with $2,000 DDF by Robin Steele of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins, District 5440.

10-Jan-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $29,500 by Cindy Cloyd of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins-Breakfast, District 5440.

10-Jan-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".

11-Jan-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of by Cindy Cloyd of the Rotary Club of Fort Collins-Breakfast, District 5440.

11-Jan-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 by Eka Etuk of the Rotary Club of Uyo, District 9142.

11-Jan-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 by David McGinnis of the Rotary Club of Kemmerer, District 5440.

11-Jan-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 by Shaun Bullock of the Rotary Club of Laramie, District 5440.

11-Jan-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $2,700 with $2,700 DDF by Eric Dyer of the Rotary Club of Parker-Cherry Creek Valley, District 5450.

11-Jan-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $2,000 with $2,000 DDF by Lindsey Fox of the Rotary Club of Denver, District 5450.

11-Jan-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $500 by Mic De Min of the Rotary Club of Golden, District 5450.

13-Jan-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 with $1,000 DDF by Li Pettett of the Rotary Club of Parker, District 5450.

25-Feb-19

by Robin Steele

System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".

18-Apr-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $2,700 with $2,700 DDF by Lea Wilson of the Rotary Club of Parker-Cherry Creek Valley, District 5450.

30-Apr-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $500 with $500 DDF by Dan Clark of the Rotary Club of Commerce City, District 5450.

30-Apr-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".

30-Apr-19

by Grace Okaro

System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access.

20-May-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".

20-May-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Project reverted to "Published".

20-May-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 by David McGinnis of the Rotary Club of Kemmerer, District 5440.

20-May-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Pledge of $1,000 by Nicole Nelson of the Rotary Club of Laramie, District 5440.

20-May-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged".

2-Jul-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access.

2-Jul-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation.

16-Sep-19

by Cynthia Cloyd

Pledges have been collected from all the partner Rotary Clubs with the exception of the RC of Ft. Collins Breakfast and the RC of Umuahia. I anticipate that these funds will be received by the end of September.

3-Jan-20

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation.

19-Jul-20

by Cynthia Cloyd

The two containers of medical equipment and supplies donated by Project C.U.R.E. have arrived in Nigeria. The first container was loaded in Phoenix, Arizona in January, 2020. The second container was loaded in Centennial, Colorado in February, 2020. Both containers arrived at Madonna Hospital in Umuahia, Nigeria in late May, 2020. The medical equipment and supplies are for Madonna Hospital, Mercy Hospital and St. Michael’s Hospital in Nigeria. Members of the Rotary Club of Umuahia assisted in unloading one of the containers.

The priority items were taken to each hospital. Due to the rainy season (March - October) and the condition of the roads, final delivery of the remaining equipment and supplies to Mercy Hospital and St. Michael’s Hospital will be done when the rains end.

21-Feb-21

by Cynthia Cloyd

This project remains in the implementation phase partially because the two containers of donated medical equipment arrived during the rainy season. The equipment and supplies for Madonna Hospital were taken to Madonna Hospital which is located in Umuahia.

The equipment and supplies for St. Michael's Hospital and Mercy Hospital were securely stored in Umuahia until the rainy season ended. The equipment and supplies that did not require consistent electricity where taken to the two hospitals when the road conditions improved. These two rural hospitals do not have access to consistent and reliable electricity. Local fundraising efforts are underway to raise money for a generator and a night security guard for both hospitals and then the remaining equipment will be delivered.

20-Oct-21

by Robin Steele

Cindy - I see in the Grant Center that a report was due to RI on this project by Oct 11, 2021. Please submit a progress report in the grant center as soon as possible. Our district can lose al grant funding if reports are not submitted on time. Best, --Robin Steele D5440 Grants Chair

20-Oct-21

by Cynthia Cloyd

A progress report was submitted to RI in early October 2021. All of the donated medical supplies and most of the equipment have been transported to the 3 hospitals: Mercy, St. Michael's and Madonna. Some pieces of equipment meant for Mercy Hospital and St. Michael's Hospital have been stored in Umuahia because these 2 hospitals do not have a reliable electrical power supply. The Diocesan Health Board will allocate this remaining equipment to local hospitals that do have a reliable power supply. When the remaining pieces of equipment have been distributed to the local hospitals, a final report will be submitted.

10-May-22

by Cynthia Cloyd

The Final Report for GG1870586 was submitted on March 8, 2022. It has been received and it is the review process.

16-Nov-22

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Final Report sent to The Rotary Foundation.

16-Nov-22

by Cynthia Cloyd

System Entry: Final Report approved by The Rotary Foundation.

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