In September 2017, a UK delegation will join Zambian partners on a visit to Chitambo for the purposes of monitoring and evaluating the emergency are project and contributing to delivery of a unique First Aid course to Chitambo District ambulance drivers and other front line emergency care staff.
Levi, a Senior Nurse Lecturer in Central Province, Zambia, is leading this course. Levi has extensive experience as Charge Nurse and Senior Lecturer at Chitambo and he has long stated the need to train the 5 local ambulance drivers in basic First Aid.
These drivers are highly experienced and dedicated to helping local people in case of emergency. However, some First Aid training will really save lives by enabling them to respond more efficiently and effectively to emergencies such as bleeding in pregnancy, road traffic accidents, burns, choking, snake bites etc.
This is vital in this vast rural area where distances are great, roads bad, and multiple delays in reaching hospital cost lives.
Thank you to Levi for this great work. He has enlisted the help of a local surgeon to deliver the trauma aspects of the course. Click here to see the programme
Alison, a young Scottish Nurse Lecturer is accompanying the delegation to Chitambo and, as a trained First Aid trainer she will contribute, with other course facilitators, to delivery of the programme. Although she is well traveled, this will be her first time in Africa.
Friends of Chitambo (FoCH) contributes to ambulance maintenance.
Please see our on line donations button if you think you can help with this life-saving aspect.
Friends of Chitambo SCIO: registered charity number SCO44337 Our primary aims are to support health projects, including the hospital, ambulance and nurse training school. However, we also hope to be able to provide some support to other community oranisations such as the orphanage, schools, and the church, where possible.
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