UKF News – February 2008

Dear Friends,

We thank God for sparing our lives and keeping our mission alive. Our second visit to the Ikeja General Hospital children’s wards in 2008 took place on February 16th 2008 thanks to the following people who took time out of their busy schedules: Ibrabeem, Amani, Khadijah, Ngozi, Toritse Orubu, Lanre, Nini, Mr. and Mrs. Bukky Adeniran, Mr. and Mrs. Ayo Salami, Mama Ariyo and Folasade. As usual, we distributed groceries to children in the pediatric wards and in Ayinke house; we also selected the following five patients for the UKF Prescription Assistance Program (PAP):
· Ajuwon Ayodele (10 months old), Amara Ukelonu (11 months old) and Adeyemi Ridwan (6months old), all diagnosed with Meningitis and prescribed with Augmentin Syrup (Ajuwon & Amara) and 320g Cetotaxine (Adeyemi).
· Dasim Amatel (6yrs old HIV positive male patient) diagnosed with acute hepatitis, and prescribed with 750g cetotaxine syrup.
· Joseph Ifeoluwa (a 1 month old infant abandoned by his mother) whose right leg was amputated (Neonatal Gangene), prescribed with IV Flagyl, 80mg Genticin Injection, and some clinical tools (crape bondage, sterile dressing pack and yellow cannula).
There is apparently a lot of work that needs to be done at this hospital for the poor and sick kids, we pray that God continues to touch your hearts to give us both time and money to get this done.

Update on Wesley and Wright Primary School:
We are determined not to be overwhelmed or discouraged by the enormous amount of work that needs to be done at this school. Our team visited the school last week and have decided to postpone work on classroom reconstruction/roofing at this point because of the huge costs involved and because of more urgent needs at the place. We are now making plans to erect a protective fence around the school facility because of the danger posed by an exposed canal right behind the school compound, to check the constant influx of ‘area boys’ into the school and curb truancy. We expect this to cost us approximately 1 million Naira. When we are done with this project, we intend to construct a borehole and toilet facilities for the staff and pupils.

Our next visit to the Ikeja General Hospital will take place, by God’s grace on Saturday March 15th 2008 at 9am, please mark your calendars and make plans to join us.

Thank you for your support and encouragement, please email us at unitedforkids@gmail.com for questions, comments or concerns and please visit our website: www.unitedforkidsfoundation.org/support.htm to send your donations today!