Phase I

Phase I is the building phase for the ACHC. So far, there is one completed main building. The foundations for the maternal ward, pediatric/female ward and staff quarters have been laid. The blueprints also call for a male ward to be built. Each building will be equipped with a solar panel for electricity and a 5000L water tank to provide running water (neither of which currently exist at the clinic).

BUILDINGS/WARDS

Phase I of the building project includes the construction of 4 buildings of the hospital. These include the maternity ward, pediatric/female ward, male ward and staff quarters.

All costs are listed in USD amounts.

1^st Priority: completion of maternity ward; this will allow increased privacy in/after labor/delivery for mothers and will also decrease the number of beds used in the main clinic building

2^nd Priority: completion of the pediatric ward; this will also greatly decrease the number of beds in use within the main clinic building as a majority of the overnight patients are children receiving IV anti-malarials; it also offers more privacy for the patients and their families.

*Other wards can be completed as funds arrive but completion of these two wards is the main goal for the board of directors at this point in time.

Solar Panels for basic electricity needs

           COST: $3,930 for each ward of phase I (see blueprints) to be equipped with basic electricity needs provided by solar power (includes cost of panels and installation)

Water Tanks to provide running water in the wards (5000 L tanks)

           COST: $1,936 for each ward of Phase I to be equipped with running water

           BREAKDOWN: $484 per tank, 1 tank per building

OTHER ASPECTS OF THE CLINIC

1^st Priority: ultrasound machine

2^nd Priority: motorcycle for home care services as some villager’s homes are not accessible by car; this would allow for a health care professional (HCP) to perform home visits throughout the villages as well as emergency assessment prior to transport. The total cost of procuring a motorcycle would be $1,500.

3^rd Priority: to fix up the 2^nd vehicle that the clinic has; the idea is that this vehicle could be used as a taxi service for non-emergency cases as a way to generate revenue for the clinic. The total cost of repairing the vehicle would be $400.