LDS Humanitarian Services shipped in advance about 25 large
boxes of equipment to donate to the hospitals of this region. The neonatal
resuscitation materials were purchased with funds donated to the Humanitarian
Aid Fund of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by some of the 15
million Church members and other generous donors. Most of the donations to this
fund consist of only a few dollars, but when we put all our small donations
together, significant projects around the world can be accomplished.
After the
course today, we packed up the teaching kits to send with the attendees after
the course. They are encouraged to take the kits to their own hospital in order
to teach their colleagues how to resuscitate a newborn with the bag and mask.
The 50 participants today work in 50 different hospitals or health centers in 2
local provinces.
