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JUVENANT SAINT CAMILLE IS ONLINE

It has not been many months since we told you about the project ‘Construction of a well, installation of a drinking water pumping system and installation of a computer room with 24 computers’ at the Juvenant Saint Camille institute in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, now that the project has come to an end, we are pleased to update you on the milestones we have achieved.

The Juvenant Saint Camille is a school centre that gives many children in the capital of Burkina Faso – Ouagadougou – and in many neighbouring areas, the opportunity to have access to a comprehensive education, in a serene environment, despite the many shortcomings and difficulties of the country itself.

By the end of last year, the need for the facility to proceed with further modernisation had become apparent. In particular, the need for a well and a pumping system capable of providing enough drinking water for the needs of the children and the school was emphasised, and it also seemed essential to proceed with the installation of a computer room.

We at Health and Development were very happy to be able to contribute and from 1 November 2022 we decided to start work. Now the well has been completed and is functioning regularly, providing the school with drinking water, and the computer room has been equipped with no less than 24 computers and a projector.

The computer room was strongly desired by the school to give the children access to an almost infinite amount of knowledge, do in-depth research on school topics and develop manual dexterity and skills with technology, a fundamental component of our lives today.

Now that everything is complete, we are happy to have achieved our goals and renew our willingness to support and back all those projects designed to improve the living conditions of those in need in developing countries. We wish all Juvenant students good use of their new tools, improving and learning more and more.

RECYCLED WATER FOR SNEHADAAN HOSPITAL

Last week we told you about the recently inaugurated project concerning the purchase of an ambulance and dialysis equipment for the Snehadaan Hospital in Bangalore, India, but this is not the only activity that we at Salute e Sviluppo have decided to carry out in favour of the new Camillian hospital.

Again in synergy with the Sneha Charitable Trust, from this week a new three-month project will start that will see us in the front line to finance the construction of a rainwater well and a wastewater treatment plant: all that water that has already been used, for domestic or industrial use, needs specific treatment to be used safely again.

All our activities are designed to be sustainable and in line with the principles of the UN 2030 Agenda. Water – in particular – has been the focus of many of our projects, all designed to emphasise the weight and importance that this element has for human life and for the wellbeing of the individual, who must have safe access to this fundamental source. Recycling water and treating it appropriately so that it can be reused within the hospital itself is our goal, to reaffirm once again our commitment to our planet and the importance of this element.

In September, when the project is completed, both the well and the treatment plant will be completed and fully functional and available to the hospital. We are very happy to be able to contribute to the achievement of this goal in line with our values, always standing by the Camillians at Snehadaan Hospital.

SUPPORT FOR SNEHADAAN HOSPITAL

For many years now, Salute e Sviluppo has been funding and supporting projects in India, all with the precise objective of improving the living conditions of those most in need: in particular – in recent years – we have been involved in activities concerning HIV-infected children who would be forced to remain on the margins of a society that is still reluctant to accept them, were it not for precise support and care programmes carried out by the Sneha Charitable Trust.

Once again we reaffirm the synergy between us at Salute e Sviluppo and the Sneha Charitable Trust, to support the brand new hospital run by the Camillians, Snehadaan Hospital, which opened its doors less than a month ago. This medical centre was set up with the intention of providing the local population of Bangalore with a state-of-the-art health centre, with specialised doctors and state-of-the-art machinery, to enable everyone to receive proper treatment and diagnosis.

In order to help and support this new facility, we at Health and Development also wanted to contribute by financing the purchase of an ambulance and equipment necessary for the hospital’s dialysis department. At the end of the project – in mid-September – all instruments and medical equipment will be up and running to serve the needs of Snehadaan Hospital.

Our support for the facility will be continuous over time and aimed at a progressive growth of the hospital and its capacities, in order to increasingly improve the health conditions of those who – most in need – need help.

IN-DEPTH DIAGNOSIS AT THE LUIGI TEZZA HEALTH CENTRE IN KOKUMBO

Salute e Sviluppo has been working for more than 25 years following the example of St. Camillus de Lellis, founder of the Clerics Regular Ministers of the Infirm (Camillians) and universal patron of the sick and infirm. The focus of most of our projects is health, and with the help of the Camillians – present in more than 40 countries around the world – we try to intervene in all those areas where there are shortages. The complete synergy between us and the Camillian communities around the world makes our projects, all of which are designed to improve the living and health conditions of the populations most in need, long-lasting and rooted in the territory.

Today 25 May, the anniversary of the birth of St. Camillus, we want to tell you about one of the latest health projects we have just inaugurated: ‘Purchase of laboratory equipment for the Luigi Tezza Health Centre in Kokumbo’.

Kokumbo is a village in Côte d’Ivoire, a country that despite steady economic growth still has many shortcomings, especially in rural areas. To combat this situation, the Daughters of St. Camillus have been present in the country for more than 10 years, carrying out health and welfare projects.

Thanks to their constant commitment, the Blessed Luigi Tezza Health Centre was established in 2009, near the villages of Kokumbo and Niamkey Konankro, about 50 km from the administrative capital of the country Yamoussoukro. Since its inception, the centre has been a key health hub for the local population, who have been able to benefit from the support of the missionaries and from medical consultations and treatment for a variety of diseases, including Buruli Ulcer.

Despite the efficiency of the centre, it is currently still only possible to carry out basic diagnostic tests, but not in-depth analyses that would allow the early diagnosis of numerous other diseases.

We at Salute e Sviluppo have decided to take action, committing ourselves for the next six months to purchase the instruments required by the centre, including: a water distiller, an autoclave for sterilising working instruments, a water bath, a thermostat and an ichroma II immunology reader, which allows more accurate values to be provided for immunological examinations, and a laminar flow hood, which protects the operator and the working environment from pathogenic microorganisms. At the end of this period, the health centre will be able to perform all the specific examinations necessary for the well-being of the local population.

We are happy to be able to be at the side of the Daughters of St. Camillus, jointly pursuing the mission of improving the living and health conditions of all individuals in need, following the example of St. Camillus de Lellis.

IN HUANCAVELICA IN SUPPORT OF THE ELDERLY

Thanks to the Asociación Corazones & Manos Solidarias San Francisco, we have the opportunity to be – once again – close to the Peruvian population in need. We have already told you how thanks to them we were able to help children in Lima hospitals suffering from congenital hyperinsulinism (HC), a very rare endocrine disease, to receive the right life-saving drug – Diazoxide.

Very recently, we started another project, again in synergy with the Asociación Corazones & Manos Solidarias San Francisco, ‘Polyclinic equipped for Huancavelica – in favour of the less affluent in the third age’. Huancavelica is one of the poorest regions in the whole of Peru, in particular the outpatient clinic is located near the district of Caja Espiritu, in the city of Acobamba. In this specific area live nine communities in extreme difficulty, especially the elderly who need urgent help: very often their children emigrate to the big cities to find work and they are left alone in poverty.

The Asociación Corazones & Manos Solidaria has decided to take action to improve the living conditions of these elderly people: in six months, medicines, nutritional supplements, hygiene items and everything necessary to make the outpatient clinic more functional will be purchased. All this will be provided at a symbolic price to the 120 severely distressed elderly in these communities. The symbolic price is necessary to make the project sustainable and continuous over time: the money raised will be used to buy back all the material once it is finished.

Not only medical and food equipment, but also numerous activities are planned: support groups, prevention meetings, spiritual reinforcement, all necessary to support the elderly in their loneliness, creating a network of solidarity and support. In addition, numerous garments have already been provided to those who – in greater difficulty – do not have the possibility of buying their own.

We are very happy to be able to participate in the project, supporting the local community. We will keep you updated on all news!

FIGHTING CHOLERA IN HAITI

Haiti is sadly known for the earthquake that struck it in 2010, killing more than 200,000 people. The consequences of the earthquake were very serious: in addition to the many dead and injured, most of the country’s houses and infrastructure were destroyed. Millions of displaced persons were forced to assemble in relief camps, living in temporary dwellings, lacking basic services. This precarious state triggered a violent cholera epidemic, which soon spread throughout the island.

Cholera is caused by a bacterium that affects the small intestine, causing severe discharges of diarrhoea and subsequent dehydration in those who contract it. The patient must be immediately rehydrated orally, following the right prophylaxis. The disease is more easily spread in unhygienic environments and is often caused by contaminated water. In Haiti, in 2010, the consequences of the epidemic were very serious, considering that the lack of infrastructure made it impossible to adequately care for all those affected.

Thirteen years have passed and the situation on the island is still disastrous: the many billions received for reconstruction have not been properly utilised, people continue to live in shanty towns where tin shelters have been built and dilapidated wells dug, the only real help to the population comes from humanitarian organisations and international cooperation. Also disastrous is the political situation in the country, which in recent years has had to cope with numerous coups d’état and the violence of various armed gangs fighting each other.

In this delicate scenario, Madian Orizzonti Onlus promotes and follows health projects, such as the construction of a hospital and the treatment of particular diseases, such as cholera, which has never ceased to be a danger to the population.

Salute e Sviluppo has decided to intervene alongside Madian Orizzonti Onlus for the ‘Cholera’ project: from 1 January to 30 June we will help the Hopital Foyer Saint Camille di Port-au-Prince, run by the Camillian community, to fight the spread of this disease. We will both treat those who are currently affected and prevent the spread with frequent sanitisation and the right prophylaxis against the disease. Awareness-raising will also be of primary importance: the project – in fact – envisages several meetings to be held in schools, with the aim of educating the youngest about cholera and how to prevent and avoid contagion, in the hope of averting the risk of a new epidemic.

We hope, also thanks to our contribution, to be able to give concrete help to a population that continues to find no peace, despite the 13 years that have passed since that tragic event that irretrievably changed the face of the island.

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