Livia is a college student who came to volunteer her summer vacation at the hospital. Even without medical training, she was a huge blessing. She helped organize patient files, went on mobile clinics as logistical support, and helped coordinate various small projects with staff. Livia has plans to attend medical school, so she was...
Continue readingThank You Donors 2022
Hello! We want to extend our most sincere thank you for your faithful support of our hospital! Here is an update on some of the things going on and the improvements made from your donations, as well as our hopes and dreams for the future. New storage for outpatient charts: When patients follow up...
Continue readingBiomedical Engineering Graduate
My name is Sahid Victor Ndoko. Growing up as a boy, saving peoples life has been my dream. After secondary school, I decided to become a health officer to begin this dream of saving lives. During my clinical year, one of my happiest moment is seeing patients that were admitted discharged, happy and going...
Continue readingFirst Volunteers Post COVID
When COVID forced itself on the world, it disrupted almost every aspect of international travel. We had multiple volunteer groups who were forced to cancel their trips to help in Sierra Leone. But now with travel restrictions lifting and the availability of the vaccine increasing, we’ve had our first set of volunteers since COVID!...
Continue reading3rd COVID Wave
During the months of June and early July 2021 there was a major increase in COVID cases in Sierra Leone. As the 3rd wave swept through the country, the hospital began to fill up. Soon almost every bed was filled with a patient with respiratory symptoms and requiring oxygen. The government’s COVID section of...
Continue reading2020 in Review
2020 was a challenging but productive year for Waterloo Adventist Hospital. Early in the year, the hospital set out on long needed renovations. Previously, it was difficult to roll a wheelchair down the hall as the tile was so uneven. Not only did the project improve the floor, there was also all new electrical...
Continue readingCOVID Update
In late May of 2020, the government of Sierra Leone reached out to the Waterloo Adventist Hospital administration to convert the hospital into a community treatment center (CTC) for COVID positive patients. As of late June, the entire hospital is being used and the majority of the staff now work under the CTC. However,...
Continue readingLoma Linda PA/Pharmacy Trip 2019
In December 2019 a team of 11 physician assistant students, two pharmacy students, and two professors spent two weeks at AHS hospital. They sacrificed being with their families for their Christmas vacation to join us in our work in the hospital. The students saw patients in the wards and outpatient department as well as...
Continue readingNew Universal Anesthetic Machine (UAM)
The Adventist Health System Hospital at Waterloo, Sierra Leone has received a Universal Anesthetic Machine that would aid the hospital to conduct major operations for Western Rural Communities and the country at large. The anesthetic machine costs a little over $25,000 and as much as $3,000 for shipment to Sierra Leone. Upon receipt of...
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