SOMCARECLEFT LIP & PALATSMISSION IN SOMALIA

GAROWE GENERAL HOSPITAL

PUNTLAND-SOMALIA

INTRODUCTION

Mission name: SomCare Cleft Lip and Palates Mission in Somalia.

Somalia Medical care (SomCare) is a Humanitarian Medical organization based in Germany. Its main vision is to offer free cleft operations to

persons ailing from cleft lip and palate deformities. With a special bias on children, SomCare also focuses on social counseling to its patients for a

better future.

Help a Child Face Tomorrow (HCFT) is a Humanitarian Medical Organization that focuses on providing Multi-speciality services of high quality,

safe and essential surgeries throughout Kenya. The specialists outreach services include services for children, women and general surgical services

and in addition carry out capacity building.

SomCare (Somali Medical Care) in collaboration with HCFT, the Puntland MOH (Ministry of Health) and Garowe General Hospital, came

together to provide specialist surgical services in Reconstructive and maxillofacial Surgeries to the people of Somalia suffering from Cleft Lip and

Cleft Palate deformities.

The surgical mission ran from the 21st March to 5th April 2019.

SomCare Cleft Lip and Palates Mission in Somalia funded by Cleft kinder Hilfe.

HCFT TEAM ARRIVAL21ST MARCH 2019

HCFT MEDICAL TEAM

NAME DESIGNATION

1 NYAMIAKA MESHACH ONG’UTI RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEON

2 PYNUMMOOTTIL CHERIAN MATHEW RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEON

3 KIBISU MICHAEL KIBIRA MEDICAL OFFICER

4 MOKUA MICHAEL MICHIEKA MEDICAL OFFICER

5 OMONDI MICHAEL OTIENO ANESTHETIST

6 NDOLO SIMON SILA ANESTHETIST

7 TOWETT KIPYEGON ANESTHETIST

8 KWAMBAI MARK KIPSANG ANESTHETIST

9 SEGUTON CHEBII KANDIE THEATRE NURSE

10 NJOROGE EPHRAIM KAMANDE ANESTHETIST ASSISTANT

11 MORAA REHEMA ICU NURSE

12 NDEGE FLORENCE MORAA ICU NURSE

13. WANGARI ROSE WAIRIMU ICU NURSE

14 OKUKU EVANS OWUOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

15 DHARSHI FREDRICK WISSAH ISAAI HCFT DOCUMENTATION

16 ANGELA MORAA LOGISTICTS & PLANNING

LOCAL HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER STAFF

1. Dr Abdalla Adirashid Mohamoud

2. Dr Ali Abshir Nour

3. Dr Ahmed Said Saleban

4. Drs Fardows Ahmed Mouse

5. GGH Director - Mohamed Ga’al

6. GGH Vice Director - Abduqadir jama

7. Farhan Ahmed warsame – HR OFFICE

8. Abdinur Said Mohamoud- HR OFFICE

9. Samira Mohamed Jama - OPD

10. Shukri Moahmed Hashi - OPD

11. Halimo adan roble – PEDIATRIC

NURSE

12. Muhubo Abdulahi Said – PEDIATRIC

NURSE

13. Hafso Mohamoud Botan – PEDIATRIC

NURSE

1. Shukri Khalif Ilmo – MEDICAL

NURSE

2. mahad Omar shongolo- MEDICAL

NURSE

3. Zeinab Said Ali – MEDICAL NURSE

4. Maryan Abdulahi yussuf – SURGICAL

NURSE

5. Shukri Farah Yussuf- SURGICAL

NURSE

6. Mohamed Ismail Abdi- SURGICAL

NURSE

7. Faysal Mohamoud Ali – THEATRE

NURSE

8. Ahmed Mohamed Abdalle- THEATRE

NURSE

9. Yasin Abdirashid warsame- THEATRE

NURSE

10. Kinsi Abshir farah- THEATRE NURSE

11. Malyun Ismail Ali- THEATRE NURSE

12. Hawo Abduqadir yussuf- THEATRE

NURSE

13. Shafi’I Hassan Adan –

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

1. Zeinab Hassan farah- LABORATORY

TECHNICIAN

2. Hibo Abdirizak Mohamed-

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

3. Mohamoud Yasin Salah-

LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

4. Abdiwali Mohamed Barre –

WATCHMAN - CASUAL

5. Mohamed yussuf Ahmed-

WATCHMAN - CASUAL

6. Xafiis gurey samatar- WATCHMAN -

CASUAL

7. Halimo Hirsi Ahmed – COOK -

CASUAL

8. Sa’dio Mohamed Hassan- COOK -

CASUAL

9. aweys Osman Ali- COOK - CASUAL

10. Amina Hajji adan- COOK - CASUAL

11. Khadija barkash Hassan – CLEANER

CASUAL

12. hidaayo Musse adan- CLEANER -

CASUAL

13. Muno Omar Nuney- CLEANER -

CASUAL

1. Muslimo hirsi ali- CLEANER -

CASUAL

2. halimo Mohamed Abdule – OT

REMOVAL

3. Bushra Mohamed Ma’alin

4. Ayan dahir Mohamoud

5. Su’di Mohamed Ali

6. Ahmed ayded diriye

7. Farhia Abdi Mohamed

8. Abdiwali Abdulle Barre

Hamdi Abdikarem Musse

48 LOCAL VOLUNTEERS

SCREENING22ND MARCH – 4TH APRIL 2019

PATIENTS SCREENED:154

OPENING CEREMONY24TH MARCH 2019

THEATRE24TH MARCH – 4TH APRIL 2019

PATIENTS OPERATED

ON:105

BEFORE & AFTER CLEFT LIP

BEFORE & AFTER CLEFT PALATE

STATISTICS TOTAL SURGERIES: 105

TOTAL SCREENED 154A) AGE GROUPS

CHILDREN (0 -13YRS) ADULT (ABOVE 14YRS)MALE FEMALE MALE FEMALE

52 24 8 7

TOTAL TOTAL

77 15

B) TOTAL SURGERIES

TYPE OF

SURGERIES

CLEFT LIP CLEFT PALATE COMBO (CLEFT LIP

AND CLEFT PALATE)

38 29 25

TOTAL 921

C) OTHER SURGERIES:

SYNDACTYL, BURN CONTRACTURES, CLEFT NOSE, POST TRAUMA DEFORMITIES, DOUBLE LIP,

LIPOMA, COSMETIC SURGERIES

TOTAL 13

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