Fresenius Medical Care SA with ticker code (FMS) now have 5 total analysts covering the stock. The consensus odds are “Hold”. The range between the high target price and the low target price is between 46.08 and 35.46 by calculating the average target price that we have 40.96. With the stock’s previous close at 35.26, this indicates that there is a potential upside of 16.2%. There is a 50-day moving average of 37.55 and the 200 moving average now drops to 39.31. The company’s market capitalization is $ 20,661 million. For more information, visit: http://www.freseniusmedicalcare.com
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA provides dialysis care and related dialysis care services in Germany, North America and abroad. It offers dialysis treatment and related laboratory and diagnostic services through a network of outpatient dialysis clinics; equipment, training and patient support services including clinical monitoring, follow-up assistance and organization of delivery of supplies to the patient’s home; and contract dialysis services with hospitals in the United States for inpatients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and for patients with acute kidney disease. The company also develops, manufactures and distributes dialysis products, including polysulfone dialyzers, hemodialysis machines, peritoneal dialysis cyclers, peritoneal dialysis solutions, hemodialysis concentrates, solutions and granules, blood lines, renal pharmaceuticals and water treatment systems; and products other than dialysis, such as acute cardiopulmonary and apheresis products. In addition, it develops, acquires and licenses renal pharmaceuticals; provides medications and kidney supplies to patients at home or at dialysis clinics; and provides vascular, cardiovascular, endovascular specialty, outpatient vascular care surgery center, and physician nephrology and cardiology services. The company sells its products directly to dialysis clinics, hospitals and specialty treatment clinics, as well as through local sales forces, independent distributors, resellers and sales agents. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 4,092 outpatient dialysis clinics in approximately 150 countries. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Bad Homburg, Germany.
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FILE – In this March 7, 2019 file photo, Babak Namazi, the son of Baquer Namazi, who has been detained in Iran, testifies before a House of Representatives foreign affairs subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Namazi calls for the immediate release of his father so that he can benefit from emergency and potentially life-saving surgery. Baquer Namazi is 84 years old and needs surgery within days to clear a severe blockage in the main artery that supplies blood to his brain. This is according to his son, Babak, and the family lawyer, Jared Genser. (AP Photo / Susan Walsh)
WASHINGTON (AP) – The son of an Iranian-American who has been detained in Iran for more than five years called for his father’s immediate release on Monday so he can benefit from emergency and potentially life-saving surgery.
Baquer Namazi, 84, needs surgery within days to clear a severe blockage in the main artery that supplies blood to his brain, according to his son, Babak, and family lawyer Jared Genser.
“My father has already wasted such precious time. I beg Iran to let him spend the little time he has left with his family, ”Babak Namazi told reporters on Monday.
Elder Namazi, former UNICEF representative and two-time Iranian-American national, was arrested in 2016 while traveling to Tehran to try to secure the release of his son Siamak Namazi, an arrested businessman in Iran months earlier. The two Namazis were sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran on what the United States and the United Nations say are trumped-up espionage charges.
Baquer Namazi was granted medical leave in 2018 and his sentence was later commuted to time served, but Iranian authorities did not allow him to leave the country. Siamak Namazi is still imprisoned in Iran’s infamous Evin prison, and Babak Namazi on Monday reiterated his demands for his brother’s release.
Doctors at Baquer Namazi said he needed surgery within seven to 10 days to avoid a potentially catastrophic stroke, his son said. The family and their supporters have made their demands known to Iran, but are also calling for direct intervention from President Joe Biden’s White House. The legal team lodged an appeal on Monday with the United Nations special rapporteur on the right to health.
“The time for best efforts is over,” Genser said. “The time to act is now.”
The clear hope is that Elder Namazi will be transferred out of Iran for surgery given how concerned hospitals are about treating COVID-19 patients. If he is not allowed to leave in a few days, Babak Namazi said, his father will have to undergo the operation in Iran – a far from ideal scenario.
“If it’s between him dying and not dying, of course that’s an option,” Babak Namazi said.
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Medical workers move the body of a Covid-19 patient. – Photo by Bernama
KUCHING (September 30): The growing number of reported death cases (BIDs) of Covid-19 in Sarawak is due to people not seeking medical help despite symptoms for days, said Dr Datuk Mohamed Sapian Mohamed.
The state health director said those BID cases were mostly aged 60 and over, along with those with co-morbidities.
“In Sarawak, IDB occurs because they did not seek medical help even though they had symptoms for several days. Instead, they used traditional medicine.
“Most of these people were over 60 and had associated comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension, heart and kidney disease,” he told the Borneo Post today when contacted. .
He was commenting on the 11 out of 26 Covid-19 deaths recorded in Sarawak between September 19 and September 28, which were BID cases.
Dr Mohamed Sapian said his department is stepping up health promotion and health seeking behaviors within the community, especially among those living with their elderly parents.
He said the department is also circulating information about warning signs as well as phone numbers for the community to ask for help or inquiries.
“These phone numbers are for all divisions,” he added.
Dr Mohamed Sapian also advised people to get an oximeter.
“Having an oximeter at home is also very helpful. When the level (oxygen saturation) drops below 95 (percent), they can visit our health facilities or contact these phone numbers for help.
“We also engage the public, especially in longhouses and rural areas, to monitor the health of their people. If they show symptoms and find warning signs, they should seek advice from health workers, ”he said.
Dr Mohamed Sapian added that the BID cases had not been tested for the virus because they had not sought treatment at any health facility.
Yesterday, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said Sarawak recorded 26 deaths from Covid-19 from September 19 to 28, including 11 sudden death cases (BID).
SDMC added that all deaths from September 19 to 25 were BID cases.
To date, Sarawak has recorded a total of 820 deaths from Covid-19.
On September 15, our teams resumed visits to mobile clinics in Al-Mabani (Ghout al-Sha’al), Abu Salim and Shara Zawiya detention centers in Tripoli. Our teams were able to provide essential medical care, including psychosocial support, to the men, women and children held in these facilities, who would otherwise have very limited access to health care.
During this first week, our doctors examined and treated 404 patients, including 30 children under the age of 15. The patients mainly suffered from skin diseases, gastrointestinal disturbances and upper respiratory tract infections – conditions which are attributable to the poor conditions in which they are held. Our medical team also facilitated the emergency referral of 28 patients to receive emergency medical care in clinics supported by MSF.
While welcoming the assurances given by the Libyan authorities that they would address concerns that forced us to suspend our activities last June, allowing us once again to provide essential medical care to those detained, we continue to call firmly to end this system of arbitrary and unlimited detention in Libya.
MSF also reiterates its calls for the closure of these detention centers, the release of all those detained there, and that adequate humanitarian assistance and protection services be provided to them upon their release, including a urgent voluntary repatriation and resettlement outside Libya.
Fresenius Medical Care SA found using ticker (FMS) now have 5 analysts covering the stock. Analyst consensus indicates a rating of “Hold”. The target price is between 46.03 and 35.42 with an average TP of 40.91. With the stock’s previous close at 35.78, this indicates that there is a potential upside of 14.3%. There is a 50 day moving average of 38.29 and the 200 day MA is 39.35. The company’s market capitalization is $ 20,784 million. Company website: http://www.freseniusmedicalcare.com
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA provides dialysis care and related dialysis care services in Germany, North America and abroad. It offers dialysis treatment and related laboratory and diagnostic services through a network of outpatient dialysis clinics; equipment, training and patient support services including clinical monitoring, follow-up assistance and organization of delivery of supplies to the patient’s home; and contract dialysis services with hospitals in the United States for inpatients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and for patients with acute kidney disease. The company also develops, manufactures and distributes dialysis products, including polysulfone dialyzers, hemodialysis machines, peritoneal dialysis cyclers, peritoneal dialysis solutions, hemodialysis concentrates, solutions and granules, blood lines, renal pharmaceuticals and water treatment systems; and products other than dialysis, such as acute cardiopulmonary and apheresis products. In addition, it develops, acquires and licenses renal pharmaceuticals; provides medications and kidney supplies to patients at home or at dialysis clinics; and provides vascular, cardiovascular, endovascular specialty, outpatient vascular care surgery center, and physician nephrology and cardiology services. The company sells its products directly to dialysis clinics, hospitals and specialty treatment clinics, as well as through local sales forces, independent distributors, resellers and sales agents. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 4,092 outpatient dialysis clinics in approximately 150 countries. Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Bad Homburg, Germany.
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As Israel braces for rollout of new Green Pass rules on Sunday, Health Ministry Director General Nachman Ash has warned hospitals that they cannot prevent anyone who breaks the rules from receiving treatment medical.
In a letter sent to hospital managers on Monday, Ash said that “a Green Pass cannot be required at the entrance to the hospital”, even for people coming for non-urgent care, as the services medical services are a fundamental right of citizens, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or tested negative for the virus.
He added that it is a patient’s right to have a caregiver if they need help.
“I am aware of the need and the importance of taking steps to prevent coronavirus infections within the hospital,” Ash said. “In general, such an activity is required and welcome, but it must be carried out in accordance with the rules regarding the application of the Green Pass, which has not been applied to medical establishments consciously and intentionally.”
He said hospitals could ask patients to undergo rapid antigen tests before elective medical procedures that could put service teams at risk and that they could offer unvaccinated patients to postpone performing elective procedures. until they are vaccinated or the virus is gone.
Stricter Green Pass rules, which require people to have been vaccinated or cured in the past six months, begin October 3. Hebrew University researchers said they hoped the guidelines would help reduce the infection.
The coronavirus cabinet is expected to meet on Sunday for the first time in a month to discuss possible additional changes to the country’s COVID policies.
Members of the Shaare Zedek Hospital team wearing safety gear as they work in the coronavirus ward at Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem on September 23, 2021. (YONATAN SINDEL / FLASH90)
Already on Monday, the health ministry reported a drop in the number of daily cases, severe cases and the reproduction rate – the “R”.
3,208 people were diagnosed with coronavirus on Sunday, with a positivity rate of just 4.26%. The number of severe cases fell to 671, including 207 who were intubated.
The R fell to 0.76, a number that health officials said would indicate a drop in morbidity.
The death toll, however, increased by around 35 people, to 7,684.
The Health Ministry celebrated Monday that some 2,100 nursing graduates have passed their licensing exams and can join the workforce, helping to fill the gaping voids in Israel’s overcrowded hospitals.
In addition, some 4,800 nursing students will begin their studies after the Sukkot holiday.
“The human capital that will be absorbed into the system is a blessing and a strengthening for the medical forces on all fronts,” Ash said.
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Director-General of the International Labor Organization (ILO) issued a joint statement calling on port and coastal states to facilitate the rapid disembarkation of seafarers for medical treatment medical in the context of “life or death”; prioritize seafarers for COVID-19 vaccination; and to identify seafarers as key workers, recognizing the valuable contribution of seafarers to world trade.
In the joint statement (Circular Letter No. 4204 / Add.42), IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim and ILO Director General Guy Rider say seafarers have difficulty accessing to medical care and underline “the moral obligation to ensure that seafarers take care ashore without delay, whenever they need it, and to extend medical assistance on board when necessary by authorizing medical and qualified dentists to visit ships. It is also important that a medical evaluation is carried out before administering any treatment, which could include a telemedicine evaluation provided by international health providers. “
“Receiving such care can be a matter of life and death for seafarers who fall ill while working on ships. The international community must do everything possible to support those who have kept the global supply chain in pandemic conditions for the past 18 months and often continue despite enormous personal difficulties, ”said the ILO Director-General and the Secretary General of IMO. .
The joint statement notes that “almost 14 months after issuing the ‘Recommendations for Port and Coastal States on the Prompt Disembarkation of Seafarers for Medical Care ashore During the COVID-19 Pandemic’ (Circular Letter No. 4204 / Add.23), seafarers are still struggling to access this care when needed. Advocacy by Member States, the maritime industry, social partners and seafarers themselves has once again brought the plight of seafarers to the fore.
As provided for in the 2006 ILO Maritime Labor Convention (MLC 2006), it is the responsibility of member states to ensure that seafarers on board ships in their territory have access to medical facilities ashore, ” they need immediate medical care, including dental treatment (see the resolution concerning the implementation and practical application of the MLC, 2006 during the COVID-19 pandemic, adopted by the special tripartite commission of the MLC , 2006 in April 2021.) The legal obligation to provide assistance to seafarers in distress, including medical assistance, is also an intrinsic component of the IMO conventions, namely the International Convention for the Safety of Life in sea (SOLAS); the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR); and the Convention for the Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL).
The joint declaration again urges governments to recognize the strategic importance of the maritime sector and, in line with United Nations General Assembly resolution A / 75/17 adopted on December 1, 2020, to designate seafarers as workers keys and treat them as such by providing them with access to medical care. Circular Letter 4204 / Add.35 / Rev.7 contains the current list of IMO Member States that have notified IMO that they have appointed seafarers (and other maritime personnel, if applicable) as key workers.
Governments are urged to prioritize seafarers in their national COVID-19 vaccination programs, in line with the WHO SAGE roadmap to prioritize the uses of COVID-19 vaccines in the context of limited supplies, updated July 16, 2021, and to offer Vaccines approved by WHO on the Emergency Use List (EUL) to ensure their immunization status is recognized internationally. The list of EUL vaccines approved by WHO is available at https://extranet.who.int/pqweb/vaccines/covid-19-vaccines
ILO and IMO leaders are also encouraging governments to recognize the role that other maritime personnel play in facilitating global trade and, where possible, to vaccinate them as a priority as well.
Information received by IMO and ILO indicates that 24 countries have so far responded to the bugle call by implementing vaccination programs for seafarers, or by signaling their intention to do so, in designated ports under their jurisdiction. A list of these countries and their constituent ports can be accessed at https://icma.as/vaccines/
The joint statement says: “We are extremely grateful to these countries, but we urge more to move forward to speed up, in particular, the vaccination of seafarers serving international shipping. Government agencies, industry, unions and seafarer welfare groups continue to work diligently to facilitate and / or provide vaccines to seafarers. However, much remains to be done. We will continue to work with our sister United Nations agencies, governments and industry bodies to meet the current needs of seafarers and protect their human rights, so that they can continue to facilitate the global economy. Source: IMO
This was just the start, as we quickly understood. Several victims had to be operated, many were wounded by gunshot, others were wounded by bomb explosions; and many have been caught in the crossfire.
Most of our staff were unable to make it to the trauma unit. Night colleagues worked all day. Some slept while others worked so that we could continue from morning till night.
At around 6:30 am the next morning, an emergency doctor called on the radio saying “I need your help now”. The fighting having subsided a little, I ran across the road with the surgeon. When we reached the unit it was packed.
Four patients had to be operated urgently at the same time. In the end, one of them couldn’t survive, but we managed to save three, all of whom were suffering from very serious gunshot wounds and bomb explosions. In between, we still needed to help other patients who needed care.
An unexpected case
One of our patients was a young boy, brought in by his father, already with a bandage on his arm. He was not crying and the matter did not immediately seem so urgent to me. The fingers sticking out of the bandage seemed well circulated and warm, so I took my time demonstrating proper investigation for the nerve damage. The boy seemed to feel nothing in his hand, suggesting that three different nerves were severed.
I gently unwrapped the bandage from his arm. To our shock, there was only a gaping hole in his forearm. The father explained that a stray bullet hit him while the kid was playing.
We repaired the wound and tried to stabilize the hand. The only thing left in his arm was the artery that went to his fingers; but the nerves were all damaged.
Medically, we agreed that amputation was the best option. The father, however, wanted to save the arm. We did our best to unleash [clean] wound and to keep the tissue alive, attached an external fixator (a metal support to hold the bones in place during repair) to let it heal as long as possible.
To this day, the boy still has his arm. It will never be this functional, but we never expected to be able to make it work. The boy was obviously very afraid of the doctors – he expected a lot of pain when he saw us. We never really saw him smile, even though he smiled at his dad.
After the fighting ended, more patients began to arrive. We have also seen an increase in the number of patients referred to us by provincial hospitals. Often times we go to surgery only to realize that we don’t have too many options.
Move to the new hospital
In Kunduz, the reconstruction of our hospital has been underway for some time. Two weeks ago, we transferred the patients from our temporary clinic to the hospital. It was a big step for us.
Initially, we saw patients with active gunshot wounds and bomb detonation wounds. Soon we began to receive patients with war wounds who needed follow-up treatment. We also saw victims of traffic accidents, as the company reopened. Everyone here rides their motorbike without a helmet; when they fall, they suffer from head trauma. Because we don’t have neurosurgeons, sometimes there isn’t much we can do.
Make it work
At the Kunduz Trauma Center, we continue our medical work even during construction. There is a lot of innovation and speed despite the setbacks. For example, a porter had problems passing a stretcher over uneven ground because there was too much rubble. In no time at all, there were people putting concrete on the rubble. It’s pretty amazing how the construction team always steps in to resolve issues faced by medical staff.
We have the same support from the team responsible for the hospital grounds. One of them is still on a bicycle, going from one department to another, fixing things quickly. Likewise, we would suddenly see items and medical supplies appear in front of the wards, followed by other packages sent for us to treat patients.
There’s also the recruiting aspect: we have staff exams going on, and we’re hoping to start recruiting mental health workers – something we urgently need.
In a nutshell, this is our life right now: every individual and every team is doing their best to help each other out, just trying to make it work.
MSF has worked in Afghanistan since 1980, with a short absence in 2004 following a critical incident. After the regime change, since August 15, 2021, MSF has continued its activities at 5 project sites: Herat, Kandahar, Khost, Kunduz and Lashkar Gah. Now that most of the fighting has ended in the provinces, people can move around more easily, and we have seen a subsequent increase in the number of patients in some projects, especially in Herat and Lashkar Gah. Health structures are under great pressure with staff and equipment shortages that sometimes mean that patients cannot access the care they need.
MSF has been providing life-saving medical care and humanitarian assistance in crises like these since its inception in 1971. Over the past decades, their work in South Asian countries has become more relevant than ever. Four years after the Rohingya fled from Myanmar, MSF continues to provide care in the world’s largest refugee camps. In India, they provide comprehensive treatment for drug resistant tuberculosis, advanced HIV, mental illnesses, while in Pakistan, they provide pediatric, maternity and trauma services and treat skin leishmaniasis. As long as marginalized people are excluded from health services, MSF’s humanitarian work will continue to be relevant.
MSF was created with the belief that all people have the right to quality medical care, regardless of gender, race, religion, beliefs or political affiliation, and that the needs of these people are essential. In December 2021, they celebrate their 50 years, but their commitment remains as firm as the first day. For more details on MSF’s work, please click here.
You can contribute to the vital activities of MSF by working with us, please click on this link to find out more.
To view a timeline of key events and photographs of MSF’s 50-year history, please click here.
Joint IMO-ILO statement emphasizes need for rapid access to medical assistance for essential seafarers
Receiving medical care can be a matter of life and death for sailors who fall ill while working on ships.
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Director-General of the International Labor Organization (ILO) issued a joint statement calling on port and coastal states to facilitate the rapid disembarkation of seafarers for medical treatment medical in the context of “life or death”; prioritize seafarers for COVID-19 vaccination; and to identify seafarers as key workers, recognizing the valuable contribution of seafarers to world trade.
In the joint statement (Circular Letter No. 4204 / Add.42), IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim and ILO Director General Guy Rider say seafarers have difficulty accessing to medical care and underline “the moral obligation to ensure that seafarers take care ashore without delay, whenever they need it, and to extend medical assistance on board when necessary by authorizing medical and qualified dentists to visit ships. It is also important that a medical evaluation is carried out before administering any treatment, which could include a telemedicine evaluation provided by international health providers. “
“Receiving such care can be a matter of life and death for seafarers who fall ill while working on ships. The international community must do everything possible to support those who have kept the global supply chain in pandemic conditions for the past 18 months and often continue despite enormous personal difficulties, ”said the ILO Director-General and the Secretary General of IMO. .
The joint statement notes that “almost 14 months after issuing the ‘Recommendations for Port and Coastal States on the Prompt Disembarkation of Seafarers for Medical Care ashore During the COVID-19 Pandemic’ (Circular Letter No. 4204 / Add.23), seafarers are still struggling to access this care when needed. Advocacy by Member States, the maritime industry, social partners and seafarers themselves has once again brought the plight of seafarers to the fore.
As provided for in the 2006 ILO Maritime Labor Convention (MLC 2006), it is the responsibility of member states to ensure that seafarers on board ships in their territory have access to medical facilities ashore, ” they need immediate medical care, including dental treatment (see the resolution concerning the implementation and practical application of the MLC, 2006 during the COVID-19 pandemic, adopted by the special tripartite commission of the MLC , 2006 in April 2021.) The legal obligation to provide assistance to seafarers in distress, including medical assistance, is also an intrinsic component of the IMO conventions, namely the International Convention for the Safety of Life in sea (SOLAS); the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR); and the Convention for the Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL).
The joint declaration again urges governments to recognize the strategic importance of the maritime sector and, in line with United Nations General Assembly resolution A / 75/17 adopted on December 1, 2020, to designate seafarers as workers keys and treat them as such by providing them with access to medical care. Circular Letter 4204 / Add.35 / Rev.7 contains the current list of IMO Member States that have notified IMO that they have appointed seafarers (and other maritime personnel, if applicable) as key workers.
Governments are urged to prioritize seafarers in their national COVID-19 vaccination programs, in line with the WHO SAGE roadmap to prioritize the uses of COVID-19 vaccines in the context of limited supplies, updated July 16, 2021, and to offer
Vaccines approved by WHO on the Emergency Use List (EUL) to ensure their immunization status is recognized internationally. The list of EUL vaccines approved by WHO is available at https://extranet.who.int/pqweb/vaccines/covid-19-vaccines
ILO and IMO leaders are also encouraging governments to recognize the role that other maritime personnel play in facilitating global trade and, where possible, to vaccinate them as a priority as well.
Information received by IMO and ILO indicates that 24 countries have so far responded to the bugle call by implementing vaccination programs for seafarers, or by signaling their intention to do so, in designated ports under their jurisdiction. A list of these countries and their constituent ports can be accessed at https://icma.as/vaccines/
The joint statement said: “We are extremely grateful to these countries, but we urge more to move forward to speed up, in particular, the vaccination of seafarers serving international shipping. Government agencies, industry, unions and seafarer welfare groups continue to work diligently to facilitate and / or provide vaccines to seafarers. However, much remains to be done. We will continue to work with our sister United Nations agencies, governments and industry bodies to meet the current needs of seafarers and protect their human rights, so that they can continue to facilitate the global economy.
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More than 5,817 internally displaced persons, internally displaced persons, in five camps in parts of Benue State received free medical treatment as part of a 10-day medical awareness program at the camp 2 for internally displaced people in Benue implemented by a non-governmental organization, an NGO, the Eunice Spring of Life Foundation, ESLF, in partnership with the Office of the First Lady of the State of Benue.
The 10-day intervention undertaken by the state government through the National Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, began on August 16, 2021. The five camps visited were located in the communities of Gbajimba, Uikpam and Daudu III, all in the local government area of Guma, LGA. , as well as Abagena in the outskirts of Makurdi LGA and Obagaji in Agatu LGA.
In his presentation to the medical assistance dissemination meeting, ESLF monitoring and evaluation manager, Mr. Simon Orjime said that in addition to receiving treatment, beneficiaries also benefited from psychosocial counseling.
He revealed that a breakdown of the number of beneficiaries indicated that 3,582 of the IDPs treated were women and girls and the rest were 2,235.
According to him, “the breakdown by age indicated that the youngest beneficiary was one month old and the oldest was 111 years old.
“There were 245 infants from zero to one year old and people aged 60 and over. There was also the inclusion of disability in the distribution where about 35 beneficiaries were people living with a disability.
“The beneficiaries received prior consultations, treatment and psychosocial counseling. Some of the treatments included major and minor surgeries.
“We were also able to perform around 365 surgeries. These surgeries were performed on 323 people. Records show that around 282 IDPs underwent surgery each, while two surgeries were performed on 72 people and nine people had three surgeries, minor surgeries up to three times for three different cases.
“During this period, were also treated malaria, peptic ulcer and others, representing more than 300 different medical cases in the five sites.
“119 people in the five camps who suffered from depression were also referred for psychosocial counseling. “
Speaking afterwards, the monitoring and evaluation officer said that “the figures before us indicate that we have achieved a lot in ten days and that it has not been without difficulties. The main challenge we had was our inability to reach our goal.
“When we embarked on the awareness campaign, we targeted 10,000 IDPs in the five sites, or 2,000 IDPs per camp; However, the figure we were able to achieve, which was 5,817, is only 58% of our target, ”he said.
Governor Samuel Ortom represented by Health and Human Services Commissioner Dr Joseph Ngbea said ESLF has contributed so much to humanity since its inception.
He said that “ESLF has added significant value to the provision of health care in Benue since its inception and I have followed the activities of the NGO through its various interventions.
“The awareness of Camp 2 Camp was very encouraging because the government alone cannot meet the needs of the population. The government would not hesitate to collaborate with the foundation in health care delivery services.
While calling on the federal government to speed up measures to relocate internally displaced people from Benue to their ancestral homes, the governor recalled that “in 2018, the vice-president went to Benue and pledged 10 billion naira for resettle the internally displaced. to their homes.
“I also call on the federal government to stop playing politics with the IDP issue, especially in Benue State, as 1.6 million displaced people that we have in the state are quite a number. important. The federal government should intervene so that inmates can return to their ancestral homes.
The Executive Secretary of Benue State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, Dr Emmanuel Shior who was represented by the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant for Emergencies, Ms Lizzy Aganyi congratulated all those who played several roles to ensure the success of the intervention.
Dr Shior called on the Governor to support outreach to cover other unreached IDP camps. He also congratulated the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigerian, PSN and ESLF for donating drugs to awareness.
“I urge everyone not to let go of their aid to the internally displaced. I know that our partners have helped us in the camps; I appeal for more support.
“I remember when we set out on this mission we had over 1.007 million displaced people, but now with the new arrivals the number has grown to over 1.6 million. I must point out that anyone who has doubts about these figures is free to do a check. The Benue government has done so much for the internally displaced; we are therefore asking for the help of dynamic individuals and organizations, for the burden is overwhelming.
For his part, the ESLF program manager, Mr. Tine Agernor, said that the ESLF had assessed the health needs of displaced people in different camps “and that is why we approached the government. of Benue State to organize the medical sensitization of Camp 2 of the camp. which they have graciously funded.
“We implemented the first phase of sensitization in five camps for internally displaced persons and out of the 1.6 million in the camps, we were only able to reach 5,817. According to the statistical analysis carried out, this represents about 0.39% of the total figure which when approximated is as good as nothing has been done, but we have touched lives.
“We are therefore seeking to create more partnerships with the government, development partners and civil society organizations to repeat this action in camps already reached and also bring it to other camps that have not been reached.” , then to as many places as possible where we have IDPs taking refuge.
“It is bad enough that they have been displaced from their ancestral homes and communities and we must do everything in our power to improve their health, because we are told that health is wealth. We know that as we improve the health of displaced people, they will be better able to channel the resources they have to other more economically meaningful businesses that will improve their quality of life and allow them to live better lives with dignity. .
“We also call on the federal government to accelerate measures to ensure the return of displaced people to their ancestral communities because despite the interventions that we have made, we have had our psychosocial support sessions with them and what we have heard is is that they felt bad that they were locked in IDP camps and lived on aid and support, so they want to go back to their communities to cultivate and feed themselves and then feel free as citizens of the country.
Also speaking, Outreach Team Leader Lizzy Aganyi said the intervention was a huge success.
“According to the data available at the end of the intervention, it was very successful because generally in the interventions, especially when it is free, you will see people coming from everywhere, even people who are not sick. . We registered a huge number of people coming to benefit from the intervention. And I can say that for those who were sick, they were treated; those who need surgery have received it and they have also benefited from psychosocial support. References were also made. In general, everything went well.
“We are eagerly awaiting the next phase and we must appeal to the Governor of Benue State to come and help us again as he took charge of the first phase together with his wife, Dr Eunice Ortom. We know he is working on a very tight budget given the economic situation, but we know he can still do so given his commitment to the well-being of displaced people and his service to humanity. .
“We are also calling on people and organizations of the public mind to come to our aid as we embark on the next phase of the response. “
For her part, Joséphine Haba of the Jireh Doo Foundation, said “what the ESLF has set out to do is something that every Nigerian, every Benuelite, every individual and human being should agree to do if you are truly a person who also wants to live because if you want to live you sow in the lives.
“But what they did was like a drop of water and an ocean. I work with displaced people and I can tell you that everyone is mentally and physically ill.
“And I want to wonder why we have aid workers in Nigeria and we don’t have aid workers responding in this case. The figures and the situation are verifiable. I challenge everyone and organizations to come and help the State because the ESLF can only do a few things and obviously cannot do it alone. We advocate for the children to be alive.
In his contribution, the executive secretary of the Benue State Primary Health Care Council, Dr Bem Ageda, who praised the success recorded during the first phase of the intervention, appealed to local organizations and organizations as well as to individuals motivated to help the ESLF achieve its objective in the ambitious intervention. .
