LALMBA ASSOCIATION

MEDICAL CARELALMBA DIRECTLY OPERATES THREE OUTPATIENT HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN RURAL AFRICA: THE MATOSO CLINIC AND OCHUNA DISPENSARY IN KENYA, AND THE AGARO BUSHI MEDIUM CLINIC (ABMC) IN ETHIOPIA. THESE CLINICS SERVE A COMBINED CATCHMENT POPULATION OF ROUGHLY 73,000 PEOPLE.LALMBA EMPLOYS IN-COUNTRY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO LIVE IN THE VILLAGES WHERE THEY WORK. THESE CLINICAL OFFICERS, NURSES, LAB TECHS, AND PHARMACISTS UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL CULTURE AND THE SPECIFIC HEALTH CHALLENGES OF THE REGION, RANGING FROM HIV AND TB TO THE RECENT SURGE OF MALARIA IN THE ETHIOPIAN HIGHLANDS. LALMBA'S FACILITIES FUNCTION MUCH LIKE URGENT CARE CENTERS IN THE U.S., EQUIPPED WITH ON-SITE PHARMACIES AND DIAGNOSTIC LABS TO ENSURE PATIENTS GET TREATED IN ONE VISIT. LALMBA OPERATES IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH THE KENYAN AND ETHIOPIAN MINISTRIES OF HEALTH TO ENSURE OUR CARE MEETS NATIONAL STANDARDS AND FILLS A CRITICAL GAP FOR FAMILIES LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY.FISCAL YEAR RESULTS: DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, LALMBA CLINICS HANDLED OVER 50,900 PATIENT VISITS AND REACHED OVER 14,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION FOCUSED ON PRENATAL CARE, WELL-BABY CHECKS, AND IMMUNIZATIONS. KEY CLINICAL OUTCOMES INCLUDED: - SAFE BIRTHS: OUR STAFF DELIVERED 258 BABIES, PROVIDING A SAFE ALTERNATIVE TO UNASSISTED HOME BIRTHS. - HIV CARE: IN KENYA, WE PROVIDED CONTINUOUS MEDICATION AND COUNSELING TO 805 INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV, HELPING KEEP FAMILIES INTACT. - MALNUTRITION: WE TREATED 215 INFANTS FOR SEVERE ACUTE MALNUTRITION (SAM/MAM) USING SPECIALIZED, NUTRIENT-RICH FOOD. - MALARIA TREATMENT: OUR CLINICS TREATED 10,100 CASES OF MALARIA, INCLUDING 3,615 IN ETHIOPIA WHERE MALARIA HAS ONLY RECENTLY APPEARED.

AT-RISK CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONSLALMBA ASSOCIATION PROVIDES A VITAL SAFETY NET FOR OVER 1,290 CHILDREN AND ELDERS WHO HAVE LOST TRADITIONAL FAMILY SUPPORT SYSTEMS, PRIMARILY DUE TO THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A DUAL-MODEL OF CARE: FULL-TIME RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT AT TWO CHILDREN'S HOMES (THE ONGORO CHILDREN'S HOME IN KENYA AND THE CHIRI CHILDREN'S HOME IN ETHIOPIA) AND THE REACHING CHILDREN AT RISK (RCAR) COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM. THE RCAR MODEL ALLOWS ORPHANED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOME COMMUNITIES WITH GUARDIANS, OFTEN A SINGLE MOTHER, WHILE RECEIVING THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO THRIVE AND GO TO SCHOOL.IN THE REGIONS WHERE LALMBA WORKS, THERE IS NO FORMAL SOCIAL SECURITY OR RETIREMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, LEAVING DISABLED AND ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS WITH NOWHERE TO TURN. TO HELP EASE THIS STRUGGLE, LALMBA PROVIDES FOOD AND BASIC CARE FOR DESTITUTE ELDERS TO PROVIDE COMFORT AND DIGNITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS DISABLED INDIVIDUALS THROUGH RELIEF PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ESSENTIAL ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD AND MATTRESSES. THESE EFFORTS AIM TO STABILIZE THE FAMILY UNIT AND ENSURE THAT EXTREME POVERTY DOES NOT PREVENT CHILDREN FROM PURSUING AN EDUCATION.FISCAL YEAR RESULTS: - RCAR: THE PROGRAM SUPPORTED 1,238 CHILDREN WITH SCHOOL FEES, UNIFORMS, AND SUPPLIES. TO ENSURE LONG-TERM IMPACT, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IS MAINTAINED AS A STRICT REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. - CHILDREN'S HOMES: 47 CHILDREN RECEIVED 24-HOUR CARE, NUTRITION, AND HOUSING AT THE ORGANIZATION'S TWO CHILDREN'S HOMES. - ELDERLY & RELIEF ASSISTANCE: 60 ELDERS AND 30 DISABLED COMMUNITY MEMBERS RECEIVED NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT, MEDICAL CARE, AND ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER AND NEGLECT.