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Sickle Cell Patient Health Promotion Centre
WE AIM:
-To mobilise
pharmaceutical care
for sickle cell patients.
-To educate parents on
sickle cell patients Nursing
ethics
-To mobilise financial support for the treatment of sickle cell patients.
-To mobilise
pharmaceutical care
for sickle cell patients.
-To educate parents on
sickle cell patients Nursing
ethics
-To mobilise financial support for the treatment of sickle cell patients.
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OVERVIEW
Welcome to the Sickle Cell Patient Health Promotion Centre. We are dedicated to educating, caring and providing for the less privileged sickle cell sufferers and their families.
How Sickle Cell Patient Health Promotion Centre was born
"Being a mother of two sicklers, it was a real challenge caring for them despite our family's financial stability. What really touched me was one day in 2003, my son, late Isa was on admission at one of the hospitals in Kaduna. I met a woman whose son was in a very critical condition. She was totally helpless as she could not afford to pay for his treatment. A few days later, I learnt the woman had lost her son at another hospital. That touched my heart and a few years later, I started thinking of how I can find a way to assist the less privileged financially, emotionally and psychologically. After the loss of my son, who died at the age of 35, in the year 2006, I was bent on starting the project.
This disease affects many families from different backgrounds. My main interest is the less privileged families who cannot afford the required medical treatment. I was prompted to start thinking of creative ways to manage the disease other than conventional medication."
"Being a mother of two sicklers, it was a real challenge caring for them despite our family's financial stability. What really touched me was one day in 2003, my son, late Isa was on admission at one of the hospitals in Kaduna. I met a woman whose son was in a very critical condition. She was totally helpless as she could not afford to pay for his treatment. A few days later, I learnt the woman had lost her son at another hospital. That touched my heart and a few years later, I started thinking of how I can find a way to assist the less privileged financially, emotionally and psychologically. After the loss of my son, who died at the age of 35, in the year 2006, I was bent on starting the project.
This disease affects many families from different backgrounds. My main interest is the less privileged families who cannot afford the required medical treatment. I was prompted to start thinking of creative ways to manage the disease other than conventional medication."
- Badiya Inuwa (Mrs), Founder
Aims and Objectives
The Sickle Cell Patient Health Promotion Centre is set up so as to assist parents of less privileged sickle cell patients. This will come up by donating some drugs to registered patients, free treatment will be given monthly, and also at times of crisis.
We started discussing with some parents who have or know patients with sickle cell anaemia knowing the amount of suffering they pass through during crisis.
We got a great deal of support especially because the founder is also a mother to two sickle cell patients.
Selected and available officials are required for the set up of the sickle cell patient health promotion centre. These will include:
The Sickle Cell Patient Health Promotion Centre is set up so as to assist parents of less privileged sickle cell patients. This will come up by donating some drugs to registered patients, free treatment will be given monthly, and also at times of crisis.
We started discussing with some parents who have or know patients with sickle cell anaemia knowing the amount of suffering they pass through during crisis.
We got a great deal of support especially because the founder is also a mother to two sickle cell patients.
Selected and available officials are required for the set up of the sickle cell patient health promotion centre. These will include:
| 1. | Mrs Badiya Inuwa (Founder) |
| 2. | A Doctor |
| 3. | A Pharmacist who will be in charge of acquiring genuine drugs |
| 4. | A Nurse that will see to the donating of medication to less privileged registered patients |
| 5. | Parents or relations of a sickle cell patient |
| 6. | An accountant that will monitor the finances of the support group |
| 7. | Health Officials |
| 8. | A Legal Advisor |
All members are to work voluntarily for the benefit of humanity. Medication will be given to patients that cannot afford them in times of crisis. We intend to keep all donated finances in an account solely for the purchase of much needed drugs.
Every assistance is welcomed and no amount is too little. Written reports will be sent out every six months showing the progress of the SCPHPC. This is to ensure that all donors have an idea as to what use their contributed resources are put to. Our help is intended to reach out to a few state capitals and hopefully, gradually spread to local government levels.
We will be organising regular meetings now and in the near future so that fellow parents and relations of sickle cell patients can come together and listen to advice from an invited doctor who will discuss with us and tell us more on new findings and medications involved in treatment of sickle cell anaemia. This will include ways to handle an attack at home before the patients can be taken to the hospital. This is to help encourage parents and give them confidence in their wards life expectancy.
Every assistance is welcomed and no amount is too little. Written reports will be sent out every six months showing the progress of the SCPHPC. This is to ensure that all donors have an idea as to what use their contributed resources are put to. Our help is intended to reach out to a few state capitals and hopefully, gradually spread to local government levels.
We will be organising regular meetings now and in the near future so that fellow parents and relations of sickle cell patients can come together and listen to advice from an invited doctor who will discuss with us and tell us more on new findings and medications involved in treatment of sickle cell anaemia. This will include ways to handle an attack at home before the patients can be taken to the hospital. This is to help encourage parents and give them confidence in their wards life expectancy.