"Love Listens" Donated Equipment Arrives!

Stethoscopes, digital thermometers, and blood pressure cuffs were distributed at Berea, Maluti and Motebang Hospitals in Lesotho courtesy of SHARED's generous supporters.  Read more about the hospitals and the equipment donation from the Nurse Educator for the three hospitals, Mamakara Elizabeth Motanyane, dated October 13, 2009:

Dear Ms. Ziemba,

We would like to sincerely thank you and thank SHARED for your very generous donation of medical equipment for nurses in Motebang, Maluti and Berea Hospitals in Lesotho. At each of these hospitals, we held a meeting last week with all nursing staff and key administrators to distribute the equipment. The Nurse Matron at each of these hospitals gave a speech prior to the equipment distribution and thanked SHARED for their generous donation. The nurses’ promised to keep the equipment secure and labeled each piece of equipment received with their name and the name of their medical ward. It was a celebration enjoyed by all in attendance!

Over the past 18 months Lesotho-Boston Health Alliance (LeBoHA) has been working closely with the nurses at each one of these hospitals and teaching competency based classes on a weekly basis. Topics for competency based classes have included sessions on vital signs and physical assessment. Many times we have visited the medical wards and vital sign documentation has been a challenge due to lack of equipment. The nurses at the meeting felt confident that with this equipment on hand all vital signs will be documented on all patients- this would be an incredible accomplishment!

Once again, we would like to extend a sincere thank you for thinking of the nurses in Lesotho. We feel confident that competency classes coupled with appropriate medical equipment is key to providing quality patient care.

Warmest Regards,

Mamakara E. Motanyane