liberia noon conference 8.3.10
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Emily A Hartford, MDPediatric Resident R3Global Pathway
Health Education And Relief Through Teaching
LIBERIA::HEARTT
Emily A Hartford, MDR3 Pediatrics, Global Pathway
Outline
Background: LiberiaAdmission data: JuneTypical pediatric caseHEARTTCurrent projectsOpportunities for involvement
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Context::Liberia
1847-1980: Americo-Liberians (Congo people) and Country people
1980-1990: Military dictator
1990-2003: Civil War
2003-2005: Interim government
2005: Democratically elected President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Africa’s “Iron Lady”
Context
Population: 3,685,076 (July 2010 est.)
Religions: Christian 40%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 40%
Development Indicators:-85% unemployed-80% poverty-76.4/1000 infant mortality-56.5 yr life expectancy
Extreme “brain drain” and instability1980-2003
Now: Intense rebuilding
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_bD-Zu030Q&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqdAI2l0gtM&feature=player_embedded
Pediatric Resourcesover time…
60 practicing doctors in Liberia (population = 3.6 million)
ONE PediatricianMOH hospitals trying to keep up with
demand
Pre-war: premier hospitals for W. Africa,Accredited medical school
1990-2003: MSF opens hospitals in many of Liberia’s 15 counties
2003-2005: MSF begins handing over hospitals to MOH
June 2010: final MSF hospital closes
Pediatric Access to Care
2010
40-50 Pediatric+NICU+ED beds
Dr. Emmanuel Okoh2-3 Interns rotating
2-3 Physician Assistants10 medical students
Visiting HEARTT physicians3 other hospitals
(90-130 beds)
Setting: JFK Hospital
Monrovia, LiberiaBuilt in 1968600 beds Opened in 1971US funds until 1978Now main referral center and only
academic institutionFull service hospital: Inpatient wards, ED,
Maternal-infant care, Surgical services, Outpatient Center
TROUBLES PLAGUE LIBERIAN HOSPITALBy KENNETH B. NOBLE, Special to The New York Times
MONROVIA, Liberia— The John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, once the finest in West Africa, recently announced on the radio that its morgue could no longer accept ''dead-on-arrival bodies'' until relatives claimed the ones that were already decomposing. The hospital said the morgue's refrigerator was broken. Hardly anyone here was surprised. Twenty years ago the 600-bed hospital, built and equipped with American money, was a technological marvel. Today, even by the relatively modest standards of medical care in sub-Saharan Africa, the Kennedy hospital is regarded by most Liberians as a destination of last resort.
''Things have become so bad there we wonder if we can still call it a hospital,'' said the Rev. Walter Richards, a Baptist minister and former Government Cabinet member. He said one of his church members who had been hospitalized told him she would rather die than continue suffering there.
February 11, 1990
Ward Admission Diagnoses: June 2010
Malaria
Pneumonia
Sepsis
Manutrition
Anemia
Gastroenteritis
Measles
Cellulitis/Abscess
HIV
Cancer
Tetanus
TB
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Case fatalityDiagnosis Deaths by
diagnosesCase
Fatality Rate
Malnutrition(Severe 21, Moderate 8)
7 (all severe)
24.1% (36% for severe)
Pneumonia
4 11.4%
Sepsis(2 with suspected meningitis)
3 10.0%
Anemia
3 16.7%
Gastroenteritis
2 18.2%
Measles
0 0
Cellulitis/Abscess
1 (had tetanus)
16.7%
HIV
0 0
TB
0 0
Cancer (all eye)
0 0
Tetanus
1 50%
NICU Census: June 2010
Neonatal Sepsis
Prematurity
Seizures/HIE
Congenital Malaria
GI bleed
Birth defects
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
JFK NICU
Case fatality
Cases by Diagnosis
Deaths by diagnoses
Case Fatality
RateNeonatal Sepsis 1 11.1%
Seizures/HIE 1 20%
Prematurity 4 66.7%
Birth defects ?
ED Case :
Chief complaint: “hot skin and jerking”10 mo PH carried to ER with 2-3 days of
hot skin, especially at night, not eating, vomited 2-3 times, no diarrhea, also coughing and breathing fast.
History:PMH: vaccines UTD, no issues at birth, exclusive
breastfeeding until 6 mo, healthy weight for height
FH: only sibling died with similar symptoms 2 yrs ago
SH: Single mom age 22, grandparents/uncle died in the war, dad’s whereabouts unknown, no bed nets
Physical Exam
Vitals: 8 kgT 40 HR 155 RR 52 Sat 94%
RAGen: minimally responsive,
agitated with a weak cry, withdraws from painful stimulus, low tone, no sz activity
HEENT: conjunctiva paleLungs: crackles bilateral
bases, tachypnea/severe retractions
Abd: spleen palpable 2 cmExt: cap refill 2 sec, warm
ext
Differential and Studies: SCH
MalariaPneumoniaGastroenteritisMeningitisSepsis
What studies?CBC, Bld cx, CRP,
lytes, glu, BUN, Creat, LFTs, gas
CXRUA, urine cxHead CTLP
Malaria smear (takes 1-2 hours)
Hb (2 hrs to 1 day)CBC (1-2 days)Lytes, BUN, creatinine (machine broken)Glucose (out of strips for glucometer)Cultures (not available)Urine (no bags, only 8 french catheter
available)CXR (1 day)LP (no supplies, no ability to culture)
Resources at JFK:labs and studies
Resources at JFK: management
Antibiotics available: Ampicillin, Gentamicin, Chloramphenicol, Amoxicillin, Cloxacillin, Penicillin, ?Ceftriaxone, Ciprofloxacin, Erythromycin, Cotrimoxazole
Malaria protocol: Quinine, Artemether available
IV access: expert RNsFluids: NS or D10
For our patient: management
HB and Malaria smear
Antibiotics: Ampicillin, Gentamicin
Malaria protocol: Quinine
IV access: expert RNs
Fluids: NS or D10
HEARTT:: health education and relief through teaching
Founded by Liberian-American ED physicianGoals:
Support improvement of medical systemEducate new and existing providersEncourage and promote sustainable practicesContinue long-term relationship and
communicationEmphasis in Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Associated with Mt Sinai and U Mass (UW?)
Visiting Physician RoleClinical support on a rotating basis:
ED, NICU, wards, chronic care clinicTeaching: interns, medical students, RNs, PA
studentsProtocolsCPITropical disease
Current HEARTT projects
Neonatal Resuscitation Pediatric HIV clinicChronic Illness ProjectChemotherapy RegimensMedical school curriculumPediatrics GME – Liberia’s first
residency!
“Mama Africa”Bed nets campaign
Liberian Wisdom
“Monkey works, baboon draws”
the person who does the work should get the credit
“Your child cannot poo-poo on your lap and you cut your
legs off, you just have to clean them”
don’t walk away from your responsibilities
“You can’t be sitting on someone’s head and say
their hair stink”be thankful for what you
have
Interesting cases…
What next?
Email me and Dr. Ellie Graham for more info [email protected], [email protected]
HEARTT websitewww.heartt.net
Read more about Liberia!House at Sugar Beach by Helene CooperThis Child Will be Great by Ellen Sirleaf-
Johnson
Many thanks!
Ellie GrahamGeorgietta OliveiraEmmanuel OkohSuzinne Pak-GornsteinManeesh BatraThe ChiefsWilfred JordanPatrician McQuilkinRyan Hartford and my familyGracious and inspirational people of Liberia