Hombolo  Hospital  

1. Historical Background
   

2. DCT has operated a hospital at Hombolo (50 km in the bush) since 1960. Ministering to the most impoverished people, it formerly provided a specialized service for leprosy patients. Hombolo became a general care facility when the government changed its locations for treatment centres.
   

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4. However, many former patients with disabilities & other related treatment needs continue to live in the area with their families. Limited assistance is received from outside leprosy care agencies. Residences, built with funds from partnership exchanges, support groups, & micro-finance initiatives, have enhanced the lives of these people.
   

1. Services
   

2. ✤Training courses for maternal health, etc.
   

3. ✤Treatment for desperately needed services, including
   

4. ✤Malaria
   

5. ✤Water & airborne diseases
   

6. ✤Eye maladies
   

7. Challenges
   

8. ✤The hospital has struggled with no electricity & inadequate water supply. Although these issues are improving, they continue to present a challenge
   

9. ✤Funding remains critical for advancement
   

10. ✤Assistance from community leaders to help Hombolo Hospital achieve its goal to become a top-quality healthcare facility serving the rural population
    

Hombolo  Hospital Community Health Education Program

(HH-CHEP)

1. Services
   

2. ✤Provides basic diagnostic training  for village community workers in 6 rural villages
   

3. ✤Creates an awareness of medical problems within the village communities
   

4. ✤Provides health care for the rural population (diagnosis, treatment, & follow-up of various medical problems)
   

5. ✤Educates the people about
   

6. ✤Malaria
   

7. ✤STI
   

8. ✤Tuberculosis
   

9. ✤HIV/AIDS
   

10. Acheivements
    

11. ✤An increase of the number of people coming for medical care
    

12. ✤Provides diagnosis & treatment for villagers who would not otherwise be able to afford healthcare
    

13. ✤Provides drugs at minimal cost for programme approved maladies
    

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