Ematsayi Ball Mission Health Centre - Kakamega
Mission Statement: To provide quality medical services, education of proper health and well-being to help prevent further disease such as Malaria (the number one killer in Africa), STD (HIV, AIDS, etc.), Malnutrition, Diabetes, Respiratory Infections, Hypertension, Wound Infections (due to accidents, etc.), Diarrheal diseases that would include all water borne diseases, worms, dysentery, and a safe haven for labor and delivery. In 2021, we established a laboratory and began and immunization centre for children. In 2022, we began diagnostic testing for TB, HIV and cancer screening. In addition, we have a Community Health Training program, where we train young men and women to work in the medical field. We are currently working to be accredited by the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), so the clinic can become self-sufficient.
Ematsayi B.A.L.L. Mission Health Centre was built in 1981 by missionaries as a clinic and birthing center, over the years we have treated more than 10,000 patients 50% of these being children. The patients that come to the Health Centre are charged a minimal fee of what comes out to American money of $3.00 of which many of them cannot even pay that small amount causing the clinic to run in the negative most of the time. However, we will not refuse a patient because of funds.
The vast majority of people in the area are of the Luhya Tribe, the second largest tribe in Kenya. They are largely agrarian people, raising various crops from Maize to Sugar Cane. In the area where the Heath Centre is located, poverty is the norm therefore there is little access to healthy foods. For many there is a steady diet of sugar cane that was taken from someone else’s private field. The ones that are a little better off are able to subside by growing their own (fruits and vegetables, as well as raising their own chickens for meat and eggs; and as cows for beef and milk). People are largely unemployed, or under employed.
One of the biggest challenges facing the Luhya people of Western Kenya is clean drinking water. Often the children of the home are responsible for fetching the water for the day’s use-and will take two or three hours every morning bringing water from the nearest river or stream ( many of these rivers or streams are contaminated with human waste, parasites, etc.). There have been wells built in some of the small villages to help in this, but I am sad to say that I have seen too many of them built right by, for a lack of better words, their sewer systems. Much of the sewer systems would be holes dug in the ground that could contaminate the well if located too close.
It is our goal to be able to provide the proper treatment as needed for the people of this area. As stated above Malaria is the number one killer in Africa, but Malaria is a very treatable disease if caught in time. Having now the proper laboratory equipment to diagnose in the early stages, we are better equipped. We need to be able to supply the proper medications not only for Malaria but for all other infections and above mentioned diseases. Secondly we need to provide health education to help prevent many of the STD related diseases as many that are not educated only cost more harm by going by old witch doctors ideas of a cure.
We are committed to provide preventative medical assistance by obtaining the proper vaccines for infants and children. Health education-hygiene: proper eating, etc., chlorine tablet distribution for purified water, a full functioning laboratory including microscopes, blood profile machine, and equipment for the testing for diabetes, STD (HIV, etc.) Malaria, Typhoid, Cholera, Brucellosis, etc. It is hard to see how so many people are affected in so many ways from poverty I would like to say we could help every last one of them but we know that is not possible.
For more information on projects and needs of the clinic, please drop us a note. We will be happy to give you the specifics of our Medical needs! Thank you for your continued support!
Together we really DO make a difference.
Ematsayi B.A.L.L. Mission Health Centre was built in 1981 by missionaries as a clinic and birthing center, over the years we have treated more than 10,000 patients 50% of these being children. The patients that come to the Health Centre are charged a minimal fee of what comes out to American money of $3.00 of which many of them cannot even pay that small amount causing the clinic to run in the negative most of the time. However, we will not refuse a patient because of funds.
The vast majority of people in the area are of the Luhya Tribe, the second largest tribe in Kenya. They are largely agrarian people, raising various crops from Maize to Sugar Cane. In the area where the Heath Centre is located, poverty is the norm therefore there is little access to healthy foods. For many there is a steady diet of sugar cane that was taken from someone else’s private field. The ones that are a little better off are able to subside by growing their own (fruits and vegetables, as well as raising their own chickens for meat and eggs; and as cows for beef and milk). People are largely unemployed, or under employed.
One of the biggest challenges facing the Luhya people of Western Kenya is clean drinking water. Often the children of the home are responsible for fetching the water for the day’s use-and will take two or three hours every morning bringing water from the nearest river or stream ( many of these rivers or streams are contaminated with human waste, parasites, etc.). There have been wells built in some of the small villages to help in this, but I am sad to say that I have seen too many of them built right by, for a lack of better words, their sewer systems. Much of the sewer systems would be holes dug in the ground that could contaminate the well if located too close.
It is our goal to be able to provide the proper treatment as needed for the people of this area. As stated above Malaria is the number one killer in Africa, but Malaria is a very treatable disease if caught in time. Having now the proper laboratory equipment to diagnose in the early stages, we are better equipped. We need to be able to supply the proper medications not only for Malaria but for all other infections and above mentioned diseases. Secondly we need to provide health education to help prevent many of the STD related diseases as many that are not educated only cost more harm by going by old witch doctors ideas of a cure.
We are committed to provide preventative medical assistance by obtaining the proper vaccines for infants and children. Health education-hygiene: proper eating, etc., chlorine tablet distribution for purified water, a full functioning laboratory including microscopes, blood profile machine, and equipment for the testing for diabetes, STD (HIV, etc.) Malaria, Typhoid, Cholera, Brucellosis, etc. It is hard to see how so many people are affected in so many ways from poverty I would like to say we could help every last one of them but we know that is not possible.
For more information on projects and needs of the clinic, please drop us a note. We will be happy to give you the specifics of our Medical needs! Thank you for your continued support!
Together we really DO make a difference.
EMATSAYI B.A.L.L. MISSION HEALTH CENTRE
Since we are so interior, we need to provide housing for our staff. These houses are for our Clinic Officer and our Registered Nurse. We need to build two more houses for our Laboratory personnel and an additional nurse we hope to hire in the near future.
Thank you for standing in faith with us to accomplish all the Lord has called us to do! We are making a difference in East Africa!!
Together, we really DO make the difference!!
Since we are so interior, we need to provide housing for our staff. These houses are for our Clinic Officer and our Registered Nurse. We need to build two more houses for our Laboratory personnel and an additional nurse we hope to hire in the near future.
Thank you for standing in faith with us to accomplish all the Lord has called us to do! We are making a difference in East Africa!!
Together, we really DO make the difference!!
