NYTT FRA MENDI KLINIKK, juni 2012

Følgende har skjedd siden sist:

Den 17. Mars 2012, hadde vi et medlemsmøte i Oslo. Rapporten fra Mendi klinikken ble presentert og vi diskuterte saker som gjelder prosjektets utvikling. I forhold til rapporten og kilder vi har kontaktet, blir klinikken stadig bedre til å tjene befolkningen i distriktet. De har skaffet seg nødvendig medikamenter, og de behandler innlagte- og dagpasienter mer effektivt. I forhold til tidligere rapporter er antall fødsler ved klinikken også økende.

Prosjektets finansieringsområde 

Som tabellen viser, mangler det fremdeles ca 31 % for å kunne gjennomføre prosjektets målsetning. Vi håper på at våre venner skal fortsette med støtten. Slik kan vi få Mendi klinikken på egen bein i fremtiden.

Følgende er antall pasienter som fikk behandling ved Mendi klinikken i løpet av 2011

 

Denne tabell viser antall pasienter som fikk full subsidiert, og delvis subsidiert behandling ved klinikken i løpet av 2011.  

 

Utfordringer framover:

Med tanke på effektivisering av oppsatte mål, ser vi at prosjektet har bidratt positivt så langt. Klinikken, som var nesten tom for medisiner og pasienter før prosjekt startet, har kommet seg opp med stigende antall pasienter i behandling. I følge våre kontakter og øyevitner som har vært på privat besøk i Mendi, er folk flest godt fornøyde med prosjektets innsats og klinikkens tjenester.

Rapporten viser at utfordringen framover handler om hvordan vi kan tilpasse det økende prisnivået som rammer de fleste i landet. Klinikken sliter med å skaffe seg nok medisiner på grunn av variert budsjett. For å kunne beholde den dyktige bemanningen, må det gis en gunstig lønn. Mens klinikken kjemper for å klare seg økonomisk, er antallet søknader for subsidiert behandling økende. Vi ser utfordringen som et aktuelt tema for drøfting framover. Som presisert i vår avtale med Mendi klinikk, vil nåværende prosjekt avsluttes i løpet av 2013. Derfor har vi planlagt et møte i august. Her skal vi vurdere om prosjektet kan starte nye satsingsområder. Vi ønsker at klinikken skal kunne fortsette med å hjelpe befolkningen i distriktet bedre og mer effektivt.

Infoletter in afaan Oromo regarding situation at Mendi-clinic

Hunda dura nageenyi Oromummaa haa dursu!       
 

Kilinikni Mandi Oromiyaa keessatti Godina Wallagaa Lixaa Aanaa mana sibu magaalaa Mandii keessatti argama. Kilinikin Mandi baroota 1930’n keessa miisiyoonota Sewdeniin hundeefame tajaajila uumataaf kennuu eegale. Guyyaa har’aa uummata naanoo mana sibu baay’inaa hang  189000 ta’utu tajaajila fayyaa  kilinika kana irraa argacha jira. Kayyoo klinika kana keesa ini tokko namoota gali ga’aa hinqabnee aka isan tajajillaa ga’uu argataan gochuudha. 

Guyyaa hundeefame irraa kaasee hanga waggoota darbaan sadii affuriiti baajeta ittiin hojii gaaggeessatu gargaarsa miisiyoonota adda addaa irra argachaa ture. Kilinikin kun baroottan 1980’ keessaa hanga sadarkaa hospitaala xiqqaa ti guddachuu danda’ee ture. Dooktera, nersoota fi ogeeyii gargaartota fayyaa adda addaan gaggeefamaa ture. 

Akkuma armaan olitti xuqame, misiyoononni gargaarsa maallqaaf ogeeyyi erga dhaabani bubulee jira. Kan irra kan ka’ee tajaajilli fayyaa kilinikin kun uummataf kennaa ture yeroo irraa yerootti xiqqaachaa dhufe. Guyyaa har’a kilinikin kun qorichaa daldaltoota irraa gatii mi’aadhan bitee hiyyeesoota gargara jira. Kun immoo ba’aa guda ta’uun isa hubatamaadha. Akka duriitti qorichaa mootuumma irraa bitanii uummtaaf gatii xiqqaan tajajiluuf seerri biyyicha dursaani ogeessa qorcha (Pharmacist) qabachu akka qabaan gaafata. Ogeessa qorcha (Pharmacist) argaachuun karaa maallaqaas ta’e nama oguumma kanaan hojjeetu gara baadiyyatti fiduun rakisaa ta’uu isa hubatamee jira. Haa ta’u malee hanga furmaanni dhaabataan ta’ee tokko argamutti namni naannoo eeyyama daldala qoricha qabuu tokko kilinika kan gargaaruuf waada galeef jira. Kana irraa kan ka’ee maallaqa qoricha ittin bitatanii fi nama kanaafis gargaarsa kan ta’u akka gargaarsa goonuf nu gaafatanii jiru.  

Walumaagalatti, klinikiin Mandii namoota lakkoofsi isaani armaan olitti xuqamee jiru kan tajaajilu bifa adda addaatiin. Guyya guyyati deddebi’anii kan tajaajilaman, ciisani kan wal’aanaman, dubartoota deesisu, tajaajila eegumsa fayya ijoollee fi dubartoota ulfaa, kitibaataf kkf kan kennudha. Kilinikin kun osoo hin jiraanne uummata naannoo dhibee adda addaa kan saaxilamuu fi  rakko guddaa akka uumuu danda’uu  eenyu illee jala dhakataa miti.  

Kanaaf; kilinika kun deebi’ee akka ofiin ofdanda’ee dhaabachuu akka danda’uuf jecha nuti dhalootaan naannoo Mana sibu kan taanee rakkina kilinika kanaa hanga dandeenyu bira dhaabachuu fi gargaaruuf karoorfannee jira.Inniis:

1.    Madda galii qoricha itti bitan baraduu,

2.    Ogeessa qoricha( Pharmacist) qacaruu fi miiddaa isaa kan ta’u madda galii barbaaduu

3.    Namootni galii gahaa hin qabne akka tajaajila kilinika kan irraa argataniif maalaqa walitti qabuu dha. 

Kana hunda gochuuf ammoo irreen maallaqaa nu hudhee jira. Rakkoo kanarra aanuufis uummatni keenya akka nu gargaaru gaafachaa jirra. Wal bira dhaabbannee uummata keenyaa rakkina adda addaf saaxilamanii jiraniif akka nu gargartaan kabajaan isin gaafaana.  

Lakkoofsi banki gargarsa : 0539 75 48696 

Gargaarsa nu gootaniifis ta’ee nu gochuu yaaddaniif dursinee isin galateefanna.  

Hojii kana kan hordoofu koreen namoota afur of keessa qabu dhaabatee yaali garaa garaa gocha jira. Odeefannaa dabalataa yoo feetan:

1.      Adde Martha Mathewos; Lakk. bilbilaa 41464363  ykn

e-mail: martha.mathewos@yahoo.com

2.      Obbo Alemayehu; Lakk. bilbila 97597387 ykn e-mail: jawwe@lyse.net quunnamu dandeessu.  

Nagaa wajjin!

Koree gargarsaa

”Klinika Mandii ha baraaru”

Infoletter in English regarding situation at Mendi-clinic

Dear friends and former missionaries

I am writing this letter on behalf of a newly established committee for the project “Save the Mendi Clinic”. The committee is composed of five persons, four from Manasibu, Western Wollega, Ethiopia, but who now live in Norway and a chief municipal doctor, Hans Peter Torvik from Stavanger, Norway.

At Christmas, I was in Mendi with the family Ingeborg and Hans Peter Torvik. It was a fantastic tour with many new experiences.

Anyway, I was very sad when I both saw and heard how the situation was at the clinic. There was almost no medicine there. Because of this, there were very few patients and no one admitted. This despite the fact that the clinic should have served a population of over 182,000 (source: Statistics 2005, Ethiopia). The clinic leader said that the authorities require employed pharmacist, to obtain medication from the public stock. The clinic does not have funding for this position. In addition, the clinic is generally very poor economically. Due to that the preventive health care is not working well. The management of the Synod said that they had taken over the Mendi clinic without having enough money for the operation. They had hoped that they in short time mobilize the community to contribute financial support. This has proven to be very difficult. They have managed to keep the clinic, with the limited resources they have, but operations are suffering under the very bad economy. There is no financial support either for operational or professional from the mission organizations anymore.

I also had conversations with leaders in both the clinic and the Synod. All expressed concern about the future, due to lack of resources. This is also perceived as a threat to EECMY‘s (Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus) objective to serve the whole person with physical and spiritual needs.

We recall that Mendi clinic "in the good old days" almost served as a hospital. It hurt to see that today the clinic empty both for medicine and patients, and on the way to collapse. I spoke with the new young and enthusiastic synod leders when I was there, and later on the phone, about what they want we, Manasibu people who are living in Norway can contribute - to save the clinic. They have set up three areas, with both short and long term budget, (one year and three years respectively), on what they want us to be supporting.

On this basis, the few people (13) from Manasibu gathered in Oslo on 6 February. All were affected by the situation and has promised to contribute monthly to come. Immediately over 30 000 Norwegian Kroner was collected. This was a great start.

 
We hope and believe that the goal of our action is to get Mendi clinic on "legs" so that within three years to be better, in areas we were asked to support. We had a conference call with Development Department manager who affirmed that his side bet on the same goals.

Appeal for support: We, the people from the area, experiencing ourselves as the main contributors in this case. We view this as our duty. At the same time, we are pretty few and it is not all who have permanent jobs and earn much more than for their livelihood. Therefore, we decided to ask you good friends, and former missionaries to stand at our side to save Mendi clinic.

We hope that you have concern and sympathy for the clinic and would like to participate in the Synod to support this important work. Many of you have warm and fond memories of the time in Wollega. You who have worked there know that Manasibu never forget you and your efforts.

Our motto is Oromo proverb: cooreen waliiti yaate galaana tatii. The translation goes something like this: When many streams come together, they become a lake.