Medical Clinics

Providing medical care and health education for our children is important for their development and progress in overcoming the cycle of poverty and disease. Health training and treatment are advancing our children mentally and physically as they grow to become leaders in their communities. Health habits that are formed now will be passed on for generations to come.

COUNTRY DETAILS

Dominican Republic
Our newly opened medical and surgical center enables local physicians to offer daily care for our kids and villages, and the people in the greater Barahona area. In addition, the center allows teams of physicians, surgeons, dentists, and nurses to provide on-going, Christ-centered medical and dental care for the impoverished peoples we serve. Our facility has two operating rooms, a procedure room, and a separate dental clinic.

Common surgical procedures include hernia repair, tonsillectomies, plastic surgery, scar revision, gynecology, and limited orthopedic procedures. Visiting family practitioners are able to conduct health clinics and immunization programs. Dental teams provide basic care, including evaluations, restorations, and extractions, as well as sealants and additional prophylactic care. Medical teams from the USA, Canada, and the UK are welcome to join or coordinate trips through Children of the Nations International office. Individuals with no medical background may assist in registration and recovery as needed.

Contact COTN to schedule a team or fill needed positions on teams already scheduled to go.

Sierra Leone
Local COTN nurses care for the basic ongoing health needs of our children and the children that attend our schools at our small medical clinic in Marjay Town. A partnership with Dr. Kojo Carew provides special medical attention for the more serious health needs of our children and staff.

Sierra Leone’s infant mortality rate ranks #1 in the world. Almost 15% of children born alive die before they reach age five. Additional medical facilities are needed up-country to care for both our children and the needs of the rural, impoverished population. Currently, Angie Myles, our Country Director and a registered nurse, has been scheduling monthly trips to this area, providing the basics of care. Our immediate desire is to have medically trained staff permanently stationed up-country.

Malawi
The African Bible College Medical Clinic partners with us to care for the needs of our children in both our residential and village-assisted care programs. The AIDS pandemic is devastating Malawi; one in three persons is said to be infected. An estimated 10% of the country’s population is children under the age of 15 who have lost both parents due to HIV.

COTN provides medical assistance to the children in our care by addressing their ongoing medical needs, as well as taking care of the more specialized needs of our children that are living with HIV and other serious illnesses. The International Medical Community has made huge strides forward with creating anti-viral drugs to suppress this dreadful disease.

Each adult caregiver or parent with HIV/AIDS treated with these medications can expect up to ten additional years of life. This could potentially help to prolong a parent’s life, enabling them to care for their own children, empowering them to raise their children to an age when they can support themselves.