The C.PP.S. community of Bissaquel (Guinea-Bissau) has begun expansion work on its health post.
The initial project was officially inaugurated in 2015 and received support from the NGO Copa Mater, the Gaspar del Bufalo Foundation, several parishes, and private individuals. For some time, it operated with volunteer doctors and nurses. In 2017, an employment contract was signed with a doctor and a nurse, and the facility began operating on a regular basis.
However, the community is growing, making it necessary to improve the space with a clinical analysis laboratory (already in operation) to provide more effective care. The building (picture) has now become too small to meet the community’s health needs, and so on March 14, expansion work got underway.
The new infrastructure is expected to serve a community of more than 5,000 people.
The project has the financial support of the Pontifical Mission Societies (a Church organization that reports directly to the Pope) and aims to increase the center’s care capacity, as it is currently the only health facility available to the community.
In statements to Radio Sol Mansi in Bissau, the various parties involved highlighted the importance of this project for people’s health: for Missionary of the Precious Blood Fr. Lima da Silva, “with the expansion, the health center will be able to offer better conditions to treat virtually all of the most common conditions faced by the local population”; according to the head of the Safim health area, Lurdes da Costa, “the new health space will not only improve the quality of care, but also allow us to recover data and strengthen patient follow-up”; finally, community leader Paulino Imbali Djú assured that “the community is committed to protecting the space” and called for the active involvement of local residents. (Source: Radio Sol Mansi)
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