In Kavango East and West, women do not have access to normal gynecological consultations and examinations. Contraceptives, prevention of infection, cancer smear, etc.as well as guidelines for standardized pregnancy controls are missing.
We want to improve this situation with the training of young doctors and health workers in gynecology and obstetrics.
Die Familienkellerei Gregor Kuonen, Caveau de SalqThe family winery Gregor Kuonen, Caveau de Salquenen has established itself in the last 40 years with a lot of passion and the highest quality standards to a top address in the Swiss wine industry. In addition to its love for vines and their wines, the Winery Gregor Kuonen has been involved in social projects throughout Switzerland for decades. From an impromptu meeting at a wine exhibition in Bern with Barbara Müller, the idea arose to design a special edition for the Mudiro society. From the proceeds of the sale, the Mudiro society receives CHF 2.00 per bottle sold. In 2019, we were able to credit a large amount for the further development of our program. All wine lovers with a big heart, thank you!
Click the link to order and to find out more information about the Mudiro edition: www.sélection-mudiro.chuenen hat sich in den letzten 40 Jahren mit viel Leidenschaft und höchsten Qualitätsansprüchen zu einer Top-Adresse in der Schweizer Weinbranche etabliert. Neben der Liebe zu den Reben und zu ihren Weinen engagiert sich die Kellerei Gregor Kuonen seit Jahrzehnten vor allem schweizweit für soziale Projekte. Aus einer spontanen Begegnung an einer Weinausstellung in Bern mit Barbara Müller ist die Idee entstanden, eine spezielle Edition für den Verein Mudiro zu konzipieren. Aus dem Verkaufserlös erhält der Verein Mudiro CHF 2.00 pro verkaufte Flasche. 2019 durften wir einen grossartigen Betrag für die Weiterentwicklung unseres Programms gutschreiben. Allen Weinliebhabern mit einem grossen Herz, danke!
Hier geht es zum Link auf die Bestellung und Informationen zur Edition Mudiro:www.sélection-mudiro.ch!
Erwin Küffer, a consultant at FINIM AG, travelled to Namibia at the beginning of 2019 to see Mudiro’s training program. The commitment of the field teams to the people of the North touched and impressed him lastingly. Back in Switzerland, he initiated the cooperation of FINIM AG and Mudiro. Both have decided to enter into an insurance partnership. The insurance cover for the field teams is audited by FINIM AG, if necessary supplemented. The services of the insurance partner are open to all interested parties. The partnership compensates all mandates with the note ‘Mudiro’ with an agreed percentage to the club Mudiro. If you need to review your insurance dossier, support the Mudiro program. Heartfelt Merci.
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Andara is located about 200 km east of Rundu.
Andara District Hospital is a Catholic state hospital located directly on the Kavango River in the Kavango East region. The hospital has 120 beds and is usually cared for by 2-3 doctors as well as 19 nurses. It has the following departments:
OPD (outpatient treatments, similar to a doctor’s office in Switzerland)
Emergency (365 days, 24 hours)
Men’s, women’s, tuberculosis, child, and maternity ward
X-ray station
Pharmacy
Pathology Department
Grootfontein Hospital is located 250 km south of Rundu.
It is a District Hospital class C with 145 beds and 5 doctors. It performs and supports all the tasks of clinics and health centers.
The hospital has all the facilities to treat and prevent simple diseases throughout. There is a pharmacy, constantly present doctors and nurses. The training of the health worker can be completed in the hospital Grootfontein. In addition, the hospital has an intensive-care unit.
Nankudu Hospital is located 120 km west of Rundu.
Since autumn 2017 we are also active in the west of Rundu, towards Nkurenkuru. Nankudu Hospital is a state-owned hospital with 196 beds and is one of the larger hospitals in the north.
The hospital has the following departments:
OPD (outpatient treatments, similar to a doctor’s office in Switzerland)
Emergency (365 days,24 hours)
Men, tuberculosis, maternity ward
Pharmacy
Female ward, Paed ward, pathology dept.
From the report of one of the first doctors who was in Nankudu: “In northern Namibia, the positive aspects far outweigh: consistently friendly, humorous, eager to learn people, grateful for the joint work and cultural exchange of ideas.
The largest state hospital in the Kavango region
With 600 employees and around 300 beds, the State Hospital Rundu is the largest state hospital in the Kavango-Region.
In Namibia, there is a serious shortage of doctors and nurses. For example, doctors are from a wide range of African countries including Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and others.
with a wide range of nursing training work together. Most nurses and midwives come from Namibia.
The absolute flexibility of the employees is required. There is no part-time work. If you have a job in the health profession, you work 100% or even more.
The health service here in Rundu, the only one of the state hospitals, also includes physiotherapy. An occupational therapist is currently working in Rundu.
Nyangana Hospital is located 100km east of Rundu
It is a Catholic state hospital and has 154 beds. The patients are usually cared for by 2 to 3 doctors and about 20 nurses. There are the following departments:
OPD (outpatient treatment like a doctor’s office in Switzerland)
Emergency (365 days,24 hours)
Men, tuberculosis, maternity ward
X-ray station
Pharmacy
Female ward, Paed ward, Pathology dept
As a 12-year-old girl, Anastacia barely survives a crocodile attack. She loses her left arm, the bone of the right upper arm is completely crushed. Anastacia is fighting for her life in Rundu hospital for weeks. Today she is 17 years old and lives with mother, grandmother and two younger sisters in a small mud hut near Omega. She is almost entirely dependent on the help of the family. She no longer goes to school, she doesn’t have the money for the school uniform and she finds it difficult to write because of her disability.
In Thimbukushu, Meyu means “the water”. A vital and rare element in the north of Namibia, depending on the season.
It is not only the case that the residents of the Kavango sometimes must walk for miles and hours to the water – no, the river also brings dangers.
On the one hand, the water directly from the river is contaminated with germs, which leads to severe diarrhea and infections in humans. This is a major problem for children in particular, as their mostly malnourished and dehydrated bodies are not able to cope with this burden. On the other hand, there is a danger from the wild animals by being on the river. While women are attacked more by crocodiles and often fatally injured while fetching water for the family or cleaning laundry, men are attacked more by hippos (nil horses) while fishing.
With the project “Meyu” we help on the one hand with health promotion, on the other hand, we try to promote and support the villagers through the work hand in hand on the social level.
The Meyu Project also focuses on “helping people to help themselves”. We work as project planners and coordinators. However, the work is carried out hand in hand by the villagers. Together with the people in charge of the village, we plan to install the water pipes. The villagers then together shovel the necessary path for the pipes from the river to the village, which is hard work on the dry, hard ground. If the path is cleared according to exact specifications, we all lay the pipes together from the Namibian water supply to the village.
It is a real pleasure to see the villagers opening their water connections with a feast. It is desirable that we can establish the “Meyu” project in the region in the north of Namibia and thus help to improve the quality of life.
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