NEWS: March 2007 - Health Center Report

November 2006 - Distribution of medicated mosquito nets to all villages in the Denan region.

October 2006 - Completion of agricultural training program for 36 villagers from 5 villages in new agricultural techniques and in the use of new drought resistant crops. Seeds and farming implements were distributed upon completion of training.

• Susan Marks writes about her trip to Denan read 
• Fundraising Committee raises $32,000 from Oliva Cafe event.

September 2006 - Opening of hospital laboratory and hiring of a lab technician.

• Start of construction of water pipeline.

• Engineering survey of surrounding villages and start of construction of earthen/cement works for flood control and improvement of agricultural fields.

• Start of construction of 5 reservoirs in surrounding villages and Denan.

• Start of medical outreach program.

• Hiring of additional nurse, community health care worker and cleaner.

• Purchase of Ultrasound equipment.

August 2006 - Purchase of a pickup truck to be used for medical outreach program and the hiring of an additional doctor.

• Displaced in Denan by Jarrett Schecter recognized by Popular Photography & Imaging - review

July 2006 - Purchase of Ultrasound equipment.

June 2006 - Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury wins Connecticut statewide award for their school project, "A Night for Denan." read letter

• We marked our 20,000th FREE PATIENT VISIT.
• Purchase of a Toyota pickup truck.

May 2006 - Reconstruction of the hospital was completed.

April 2006 - Water survey for pipeline construction was completed.

March 2006 - Reconstruction of the hospital was begun.

January 2006 - A unit of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa of the US Military did a site survey and began making improvements to our hospital.

December 2005 - Delivery of a new, Toyota ambulance.

November 2005 - Donation by the Somali Regional Health Bureau of enough equipment to turn our clinic into a hospital.

October 2005 - Delivery of a 28.8 KW generator to provide electricity to the clinic.

September 2005 - Delivery of 72,000 supplemental meals to combat anemia and under and mal-nourishment.  Visit of a US based woman doctor to work and consult at the clinic for one week.

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This child holds one of 72,000 ready meals delivered by The Denan Project to Denan.  Plumpy'nut is specially developed for African tastes.  It is a peanut based product fortified with milk, minerals, vitamins and 500 calories.

The Toyota ambulance arrives in Ethiopia.

Fourteen year old Faisal was wounded by a mine.  Adults and children like Faisal are now able to be treated as in-patients since we have become a hospital.

$100 will provide our hospital with enough medicines and supplies for one day.  

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