Heathcare
Past Focus on KCH
Eight years ago, MCI began funding locum nurses to fill in staffing gaps in the Pediatric ward at KCH, where there are as many as 500 patients admitted during the rainy season. For five years, in addition to locum support for over 2,000 hours of pediatric nursing care per month, we employed four full-time pediatric nurses.
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MCI built, supplied, and funded the KCH pediatric lab from November 2019 until a recent full transition to local leadership, and has provided thousands of life-saving tests for children, including complete blood counts, serum chemistries, microscopy, and other specialized tests. We employed the entire Peds Lab staff for six years, and provided all lab reagents, machines, and maintenance.
MCI provided the Pediatric department with computers and Wi-fi with which to access healthcare resources and digital X-rays.
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In May 2022 we developed a fund for the Pediatric Department to use when there are gaps in procurement of tests, studies, or medications, allowing the physicians and staff to augment care when they are faced with resource limitations within the hospital.
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We provided salary support for the hospital social workers for eight years, and during the pandemic were able to mobilize PPE for the entire Pediatric Department and support staff.
Our organization had a strong partnership with the KCH Department of Pediatrics since its inception, and maintained open communication that helped facilitate success and transparency.
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​Within the last 12 months, Kamuzu Central Hospital had a change of leadership in both the Department of Pediatrics and in the hospital administration that has led to a movement away from donor-dependent care. MCI’s 8-year partnership with KCH has come to an end, and the services we provided have been transitioned to a self-sustaining, government-operated model. We are honored to have served KCH and its patients for so long, and hope that our contributions have helped build the bridge to their independent success!
MCI believes in local human and economic capacity building. We built and supported a lab for the paediatric department at KCH for six years until a recent transition to local leadership.
With partners, MCI supported emergency relief during COVID-19 to purchase oxygen concentrators and to supply personal protective equipment for hospital staff.
