Medic Outpost Africa

Dear Medic Outpost Family,

I thought I would drop you a note and let you know about what we are planning for the September training trip.  I know you get a newsletter from me but GlobalGiving would like this report sent out also so please take a look.  

September Training in Kenya

• I will be recruiting local healthcare professionals to assist in helping Medic Outpost train.  We need to keep the training going year-round to be effective.  These trainers will need a small stipend for travel, food and time.  The expense will be very small as nurses make around 20.00 USD a day working at hospitals and clinics. 
• Medic Outpost will be partnering with Faraja Community Center in Chogoria to teach teens about first aid and recruit future Medic Outpost responders.  Faraja is a wonderful place for youth to meet and we will focus on 17 to 22-year-olds who have not been able to find a university placement.  Our goal is to develop a basic healthcare response system back in their villages and continue to expand it.
• We will have 2 National Parks on the training schedule for the Medic Outpost Combat Casualty Care course. These courses train rangers to provide lifesaving medical care when in a hostile situation.    They are being killed and injured at an increasing rate and need our help.  
• Kibugua Health Center will also be receiving advanced emergency training and equipment on our next trip.  We are hoping to identify and train more regional healthcare professionals to instruct in the programs and grow the knowledge base.

What we are doing with your donations

• we are putting together basic first responder kits for community first responders. Mainly basic supplies for topics covered in our basic first responder program.  Examples would be bandages, splints, blood pressure machines, thermometers, pulse Oximetry devices...etc...
• Medic Outpost Combat Casualty Care courses will create tactical medic kits for game rangers. See the photo below.
• We are also purchasing more modern training manikins and supplies such as lung sound trainers and IV training aids to teach those skills.  These products are expensive but they are extremely important.  We are also purchasing neonatal resuscitation training aids to help teach clinic staff and midwives how to resuscitate newborns.

As you can see Medic Outpost has our hands full.  We cannot make this work without help so please spread the word and do what you can.

I will have more info on needed supplies and plans in the next newsletter.  

Thanks for being a part of Medic Outpost, 

Larry

the founder guy

Links:

• Medic Outpost Website