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| Greeting a new addition to the human race in Mogadishu (Somalia) - Photo: C. Sattlberger |
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...that there are 54 SOS Medical Centres in operation (of which four are presently under construction), and about 308,700 people a year make use of their services? Of these 54 centres, 28 are in Africa, 11 in Latin America, one in Europe and 14 in Asia (as of June 2002).
...that the Mother and Child Clinic in Mogadishu, Somalia, was the only operational facility of its kind in the city for a long time? That on average 21 babies a day are born in this clinic, 250 children a day are treated as out-patients, 60 major operation a month are performed here and every day an average of 120 women a day come for pregnancy advice and in order to find out more about how to look after their babies?
...that part of the SOS Medical Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi is the mobile clinic, the so-called "SOS Mobile Clinic at the Lake Region"? The doctor in charge travels out to the distant regions every two weeks where he treats around 200 people per trip, of which 70% are HIV patients. And, did you know that this doctor provides his services free of charge?
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| On the ward in the SOS Medical Centre in Anangpur (India) - Photo: SOS Archive |
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...that in some of the SOS Medical Centres between 5 000 and 40 000 people a year receive help, depending on how large the facility is? For example in Byumba (Rwanda) there is an average of 15 000 patients a year, in the Mother and Child Clinic in Kara (Togo) around 20 000 a year and in the SOS Medical Centre in Anangpur (India) up to 40 000 patients?
...that patients travel to the SOS Medical Centre in Kaolack (Senegal) for treatment from villages that are up to 270 km away and some patients even come all the way from the Gambia?
...that the Mother and Child Clinic in San Ignacio (Paraguay) is one of the ten best hospitals in the region and is one of the few that is able to care for premature babies?
...that apart from a Mother and Child Clinic, a gynaecological ward and a labour ward, the SOS Medical Centre in Anangpur near Greenfields (India) also offers an eye clinic with an operating room?
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