To improve the medical treatment at Zion Clinic, our Clinic has received a vaccination freezer. Dulas from the UK donated the freezer (5100 €) and has made it to the clinic safely.
The freezer will allow us to finally make vaccinations accessible. Until now, the people living in the mountainous region of Mount Elgon had to hike 8 km on small paths up and down the mountain to reach the next hospital that’s providing vaccinations. As a result, a big amount never received any vaccines. Zion Clinic is settled in the middle of the mountain and therefore the perfect place to support the locals.
We are now collaborating with the district of Manafwa to ensure that our immunization efforts will be a sustainable success. They have helped us with training and personel, and they have supplied us with vaccines against:
In Children: Polio, Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Whooping cough, Tetanus, Hepatitis B, HiB, Meningitis, Streptococcus Pneumonia, Rotavirus, Measels, Chicken Pox
In Adolescents: HPV, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Whooping cough, Yellow fever, Typhoid fever, Hepatitis B, Covid-19
Especially our young children will profit from receiving the urgently needed vaccinations. If you want to support our work and the children of Mount Elgon, please consider to donate.
