Hope Medical Center
N’Zao Guinea-Conakry
Hospital Website
Misión
Compassion and Mercy Associates (CAMA) Service
Perfil
Hope Clinic opened its doors with a skeleton staff in September of 2003 and has continued to grow. It functions as a busy outpatient clinic, provides surgical and maternity services, and has a strong emphasis on teaching with an attached nursing school. Some other services include an Outpatient Medical Clinic, Dental services, Laboratory & Pharmacy, Community Health Teaching, and continual education of medical staff. They have a Nursing School and a new Maternity Ward that opened in October 2023. Hope Medical staff are seeing between 100–120 outpatients a day. There is an average of 50–60 surgical operations a month. The clinic now has 50 beds, and on most days 30 of those beds are occupied. The dental clinic sees around 20-30 people a month for extractions, cleaning and fillings. The maternity ward sees about 20 prenatal care visits a week, performs 30 prenatal ultrasounds per month, and has 15-20 deliveries per month.
Diferencia de la hora local
+4 hours Daylight Savings Time (EST), USA
El viaje
Volunteers will fly into either Conakry, Guinea and take an in-country flight from Conakry to Nzerekore or fly into Monrovia, Liberia and then travel by ground to Hope Medical.
colección
Hope is a medical/surgical center in the village of N’Zao, in the southeastern region of Guinea
Medical Records
All medical records and hospital charts are in French
Su gente
Guinea is home to a diverse population composed of various ethnic groups, including the Fulani, Malinke, and Soussou, who make up the majority of the population. These groups have distinct cultures, languages, and traditions that contribute to the rich tapestry of Guinean society. The country also has a significant Muslim population.
El idioma
French is the country's official language, but is used almost exclusively as a second language. Six indigenous languages have the status of national languages: Pular (or Fula), Maninka, Susu, Kissi, Kpelle and Toma. According to the census (see chart below), Pular is the most widely spoken (35% of the population), followed by Maninka (25%) and Susu (18%).
La religión
Approximately 85 percent of the population is Muslim, 8 percent are Christian, and 7 percent adhere to Indigenous religious or other beliefs. Much of the Muslim and Christian populations incorporate Indigenous rituals into their religious practices. Muslims constitute a majority in all four regions of the country.
El clima
Guinea, located on the Atlantic coast in western Africa, has a tropical climate with high humidity and relatively uniform temperatures. Generally hot and humid; Guinea has monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) and with northeasterly harmattan winds.
El alojamiento
Hope Guest House has private bedrooms and a shared kitchen and bathroom. There is a washing machine available and laundry soap will be provided.
La alimentación
There is a cook available Monday–Friday. Volunteers are responsible for food on the weekend, but the visitor coordinator will be available to assist with those needs. There will be basic items in the guest house when you arrive. Fresh foods like lettuce, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, rice, etc. are readily available.
