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December update December update

In December, 13 In December, 13 children were brought to children were brought to HSC(Health Services HSC(Health Services Centre)for intensive care. Centre)for intensive care. Because during winter Because during winter the temperature drops the temperature drops and the weather is very and the weather is very dry, some of the children dry, some of the children catch cold and develop catch cold and develop respiratory infections. respiratory infections.

Medical Services

Dr Joseph and nurses were kept busy caring for the sick children. They are running 24hour shift work giving treatment and care. It is quite a challenge for Healthcare as our Human resource is limited. Please remember their hard work

Intensive CareIntensive Care Little Philip was very sick Little Philip was very sick

when he was admitted to when he was admitted to HSC. After 10 days treatment, HSC. After 10 days treatment, he recovered well and was he recovered well and was able to go back home. able to go back home.

A one month old, tiny girl A one month old, tiny girl from our childcare centre from our childcare centre came to Healthcare with a came to Healthcare with a severe respiratory infection severe respiratory infection and congenital heart disease. and congenital heart disease. We suspected the child may We suspected the child may need a respiratory machine need a respiratory machine support which we do not support which we do not have. So we transferred the have. So we transferred the child to NICU (Neonatal child to NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) in the Intensive Care Unit) in the Children’s hospital.Children’s hospital.

Intensive CareIntensive Care

Xiao Ming (with club foot) was ill too. Xiao Ming (with club foot) was ill too.

After just 5 days treatment however, After just 5 days treatment however,

he has totally recovered. he has totally recovered.

Dr Joseph continued with the Club Dr Joseph continued with the Club

foot treatment procedure by doing the Heel foot treatment procedure by doing the Heel cord tenotomy. Please keep thinking of Xiao cord tenotomy. Please keep thinking of Xiao Ming and hope that he can one day stand Ming and hope that he can one day stand and walk. and walk.

Professional Training Professional Training

We give special thanks We give special thanks to Ms. Julie who is a to Ms. Julie who is a nurse trainer from nurse trainer from Canada. She visited Canada. She visited Healthcare and provided Healthcare and provided nursing training for our nursing training for our staff. Her professional staff. Her professional training has enabled our training has enabled our two new nurses to be two new nurses to be able to use the able to use the incubator with incubator with confidence. confidence.

We are very glad that we have two Chinese doctors We are very glad that we have two Chinese doctors involved as volunteers in our village doctors’ training involved as volunteers in our village doctors’ training programme. programme.

Dr Meng, who is working in a university hospital, has a Dr Meng, who is working in a university hospital, has a great desire to provide medical training. Her training great desire to provide medical training. Her training topic is Cerebrovascular Disease. This helps village topic is Cerebrovascular Disease. This helps village doctors have a better understanding of the diagnosis doctors have a better understanding of the diagnosis and treatment principles and protocols. and treatment principles and protocols.

Dr Wang from Tuberculosis Infectious Hospital gave a Dr Wang from Tuberculosis Infectious Hospital gave a lecture on Diagnosing Tuberculosis. All the village lecture on Diagnosing Tuberculosis. All the village doctors show tremendous doctors show tremendous interesting in the training interesting in the training sessions as Dr Wang updates their old medical sessions as Dr Wang updates their old medical knowledge and treatment techniques. knowledge and treatment techniques.

Thanks Thanks With Christmas time With Christmas time

coming, local families coming, local families visited HSC and brought visited HSC and brought their blessing to our their blessing to our staff and children. We staff and children. We give much thanks to give much thanks to local families who give local families who give faithful support to HSC. faithful support to HSC.

Nancy Liu gave presents Nancy Liu gave presents to the children who to the children who were receiving intensive were receiving intensive care. care.

Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy Programme Programme

We really appreciate Jan We really appreciate Jan and her friends who donated and her friends who donated the medical equipment for the medical equipment for Healthcare. It is a big Healthcare. It is a big blessing for children with blessing for children with CP as well as Healthcare. CP as well as Healthcare.

Jiecong has a new chair Jiecong has a new chair which enables him to sit which enables him to sit stably and allows him to stably and allows him to play on the table. play on the table.

Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy ProgrammeProgramme

Becky, who is a Becky, who is a language therapist language therapist from overseas, came from overseas, came to help YaoYao, who to help YaoYao, who has no language. has no language. She’s happy to come She’s happy to come regularly and help regularly and help the other children as the other children as well. well.

Yaoyao is very happy to play with the Laowai (foreigner)

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Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy ProgrammeProgramme

Qiqi has a stool for training Qiqi has a stool for training in thein the

sitting position. After 3 sitting position. After 3 month therapy, he has a month therapy, he has a made a lot of progress. made a lot of progress.

Qiqi’s parents have decided Qiqi’s parents have decided to believe in Him at this to believe in Him at this Christmas time. We are Christmas time. We are joyful for the family as they joyful for the family as they find the new hope of life. find the new hope of life.

Healthcare thanks you Healthcare thanks you for your faithful support for your faithful support

by:by: ““Thinking” about our workThinking” about our work Visiting and helping to develop the Visiting and helping to develop the

Rural Health workRural Health work Encouraging our staff by His wordsEncouraging our staff by His words Financially supporting etc. Financially supporting etc.

We urgently need: We urgently need:

Local nursing staff who have a Local nursing staff who have a compassionate heart for childrencompassionate heart for children

An overseas physical therapist who is An overseas physical therapist who is a like-minded person, willing to a like-minded person, willing to develop ways to approach people in develop ways to approach people in the community and to work together the community and to work together with local staff. with local staff.

Resuscitation models for training (two Resuscitation models for training (two adult models would be even better) adult models would be even better)

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