New Mother and Child Ward for the Nuba Mountains
Since 1997, Cap Anamur has been operating a hospital in the south of Sudan in Lwere, in the Nuba Mountains. We are constantly developing this hospital both structurally and medically. Now we have built a new mother and child ward on the hospital grounds.
More space and better medical care in the new mother-child ward
The previous maternity ward no longer offered enough space for the treatments that would be required. There was also a lack of separation into the different treatment areas. We have therefore created separate rooms in the new ward. Next to the delivery room, a procedure room has been created where cesarean sections can be performed. A separate room was created for the approximately 6,000 pregnancy counseling sessions per year. The hospital rooms where expectant mothers or mothers with newborns are accommodated are also larger and offer more space. Patients can spend time in the separate waiting area in the central corridor.
25 beds, three examination stations, two delivery stations, a dairy kitchen and a surgical procedure room
A building permeable to light and air has been created with 25 beds, three examination slots, two delivery slots, a milk kitchen and a surgical procedure room. The sanitary facilities were generously built outside the station.
The new building provides improved medical care for mothers and newborns. The approximately 30 births and up to 600 pregnancy consultations per month now take place in a more modern and spacious environment.
For the construction work, Cap Anamur deliberately involves the local infrastructure
The construction of the maternity was already started in April 2019. Construction in the Nuba Mountains is dictated by both the six-month rainy season and the difficult-to-access region. Many materials, such as steel, cement or sheet metal, had to be imported via Kenya and Uganda. In addition, government actions due to the Corona pandemic resulted in restricted movement of goods, which directly impacted our construction activities.
However, Cap Anamur also incorporated as many local building materials as possible in the planning. Brick, clay, quarry stone, crushed stone and sand have therefore been sourced locally. The use of available goods and the feasibility of implementation with local labor creates a high level of identification of the local people with the projects.
