More Medicines = More Patients

uring the second quarter of 2020, 1,136 people received care at the Lietnhom Clinic in South Sudan. Malaria, typhoid, ulcers, pneumonia, skin diseases, and injuries were the most common causes for care. COVID-19 prevention education also took place. During this period, however, no devotions were offered in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection. According to staff members, "Many sick people fear coming to the clinic because of the fear of contracting COVID-19. As a result, deaths, especially of young children, are always being reported at clinic." In the above photo, Leitnhom staff use funds from CompassioNow to purchase medicines for the clinic.

The good news is that people in the area are learning about the medicine now available at Leitnhom Clinic and about the spiritual nurturing that normally takes place there. As a result, more and more people are coming to the clinic for help. The difficulty is that this increase is stretching the clinic's capacities and staff. Staff members report, "There is a severe shortage of patients’ beds and mattresses both at the emergency area and in the wards. As a result, patients are forced to come to the clinic with their own bedsheets which, some of them lay on the ground and lie on while awaiting admission or spread on the floor and sleep on after admission." Also, the clinic reports a "[s]hortage of insecticide treated mosquito nets in the wards for the inpatients." In the above photo, a clinic officer works with patients to provide diagnosis and treatment.

Achingath Deng, nursing her small baby: “I have been sick for a long time and I came to Lietnhom clinic twice but the doctor told me that I have malaria and typhoid but there are no drugs for your treatment, now you can go to the market to buy drugs for yourself. I went back to my house to wait for my death because there is no money at all. Worse still, my child was sick too, and then I ended up with no hope. One of the evenings, my neighbor came and told me that ALARM staff has brought drugs to Lietnhom clinic this morning. So, my people God is great, I took the drugs for seven days together with my child and all of us now feel recovered and happy. Without these drugs I would have been in a bad state with my child as well.”

David Kuot Mawien, the Clinical Officer: testifies about the wonders that God does all the time. He said, “We thank ALARM for the drugs that have been brought to our clinic. These drugs have saved lives of the vulnerable people of Lietnhom. Before the support of ALARM and CompassioNow to Lietnhom community with medicine, many lives were lost every day especially children and pregnant women compared to these days when ALARM and CompassioNow intervened." In the above photo, David and his staff pose with the most recent medical supplies purchased with funds from CompassioNow. We would also like to provide more money to purchase mattresses and mosquito nets to increase the capacity of the clinic and to make it more comfortable for the patients. Please consider making a donation today to help us help them!