The Shepherds Hospice in Sierra Leone
Informations de contact
- Addresse Postale: PMB 1115
- Emplacement du bureau: 433A Bai Bureh Road
- Région : Western Area Urban District
- Pays: Sierra Leone
- Ville: Freetown
- Téléphone: 00 232 76 620 441
- Fax: nil
- E-Mail *: shepherdshospice@yahoo.co.uk
- Site web: http://shepherdshospice.com/
Activités
- Vision: Improved quality of life for patients with chronic illnesses and their loved ones
- Mission: Promote competent and compassionate palliative care of patients with chronic illnesses and their loved ones
- Domaines d'interventions :
- Cible:
- Objectifs principaux : Provide pain relief and symptom control for patients with chronic illnesses • Promote education and training in Palliative care among health care workers • Conduct advocacy for policy development that supports increased access to essential drugs for treatment of HIV, TB and Pain. • Promote treatment and social support for TB and HIV infected and affected persons • Mobilize and support community groups that promote health and welfare needs of vulnerable populations such as persons living with HIV and TB, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), etc.
- Compétences principales: Advocacy / Plaidoyer,Policy Influencing / Influence des Politiques ,Capacities Development / Renforcement des Capacités
- Engagement du gouvernement:
Plus d'information
- Exploits actuels ou majeurs : Key achievements of the agency include the following 1. Formation of the Sierra Leone Palliative care Association (SLPCA) 2. Introduction of opioid medicines to control pain among patients with life-threatening illnesses in Sierra Leone 3. Supporting national effort of scalling up of Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) using trained volunteers to monitor teatment at home 4. Establishment of three rural community health centres to treat common illnesses and integrate pain management 5. Implementation of community monitoring project to identiying ebola suspects and refer to care centres in Western Area Rural and Port Loko, in support of national ebola response 6. Now working to construct an in-patient palliative care to serve patients for short periods while family members break from care .
- Conseil d'administration:
- Effectif du conseil d'administration : 7
- Expertise du conseil d'admnistration: 1.Medicine 2. Nurse Administration 3. Public Health 4.Social Work. 5.Banker 6.Law 7.Fundraising
- Plan stratégique organisationnel:
- Directeur/trice de l'Organisation: Dr. Frank R. Nyama
- Nom de la personne contact: Mr. Gabriel Madiye
- Position de la personne contact: Executive Director
- Effectif du personnel: 32
- Effectif d'hommes: 17
- Effectif de femmes : 15