The need in Somalia
In over 30 years, Somalia has suffered from a civil war that has left many institutions and structures shattered. This has also caused lots of poverty among the common man, making them unable to afford even the basic human needs such as health and education. Often, people spent most of their time in fear of tomorrow and could hardly farm or engage in any economic activities or even education. This has left many people economically challenged
and less educated. Thus the need for inexpensive health care services.
The World Health Organization reported that access to, and quality of health care in Somalia remains inadequate to meet the needs of the population. In addition, health services are unequally distributed, with vast areas completely deprived of basic health care. There are only 39 qualified doctors per one million inhabitants, mainly concentrated in urban ar eas and only 141 qualified midwives, It further recommended that there is an urgent need to
gradually increase access to basic health care by expanding and scaling up primary health care, targeting the most under-served areas. (WHO, 2007, WHO 2011).
Kalkaal Hospital Afarta Darjin has a vast range of medical and surgical specialties to be able to adequately serve the population within its reach.
The Hospital’s commitment
The Hospital pledges to the community, patients and staff that; all its activities, governance and decision making will always be based upon integrity, respect, and innovative processes, ethical foundations and continual self-improvement.
Future Plans
- To expand to more departments to cover for the continuous needs of the community.
- To open up more branches and hospital clinics out of Mogadishu; thus bringing the same quality services nearer to the people.
- To recruit and retain more staff.
- Staff training on key components of their health care delivery, and components that help the functionality of the hospital
Centres of Excellence
We continue to pledge our commitment to the provision of excellent services to our patients and
in achieving this goal we have a number of outstanding centers of excellence.
- Kidney & Urology Center; Services include; Male fertility, Urology, Nephrology, and Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) services
- Mother & Child Center; The services include; female fertility, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Paediatrics and Neonatology.
- Surgical Center; The services include; General & Lao surgery, ENT ( Ear,Nose & Throat) and Anesthesia
Strategic Business Units
- Accident & Emergency Center
- Diagnostic Center
- Primary Care Center
- Surgical Center
- Therapeutic Center
Allied Health
An allied health practitioner is a tertiary trained professional who works with others in the health-care team to support a person’s medical care. The Hospital offers a variety of allied health services that will work with patients and the health care team to support their diagnosis, recovery and quality of life.
Such services in the hospital include; community liaison, child health, diabetes education, dietetics, medical imaging, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, respiratory management, speech therapy and social work
In Patient, Intensive Care Unit and Day Care
We are committed to providing continuity of care at all stages of the healthcare pathway for patients. This means that we not only provide patients with medical support in the form of technical and diagnostic procedures but aim to ensure that the emotional and psychological needs of patients are met throughout their stay.
The hospital has got 150 in-patient beds; 10 intensive care beds and 10 Day care Emergency care beds.
Our in patient, and Intensive Care Unit, provides 24/7 health care service delivery to ensure quicker and quality recovery to patients in our care.
The Intensive Care Unit provides treatment for critically ill patients that need a level of life support.
The Day Care provides a facility where unstable patients (that are otherwise not as ill to get admitted) can rest and gain some stability as they receive care and treatment from our dedicated staff during the day before discharge to their homes. It’s a daytime facility
Excellence in Surgeries
The Hospital carries out a variety of specialist surgeries. The hospital has carried out up to 1340 surgeries under General anesthesia between May 2016 and December 2017. This work is all made possible by our dedicated team in the departments, these include; Anesthesiologist, General Surgeon, Urologists, Obstetrician and Gynecologists, Oral-Maxillofacial Surgeon, ENT specialist, all using the state of the art technology and equipment to bring their work to reality.
Piooneer in Emergency Handling
The accident and emergency department provides emergency medical services to patients who may suffer from trauma, cardiac arrests, mental illness, asthma and heart attacks. During care at the emergency, it’s our hospital commitment that we use the best of our trained health care team to provide assistance to the patient that will reduce the likelihood further injury, and ultimately minimize the patient from suffering.
Patients with major injuries are initially treated in the emergency department but later handled by a specialized trauma department. A trauma team, which is trained in the principles of the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), takes over treatment of the victim.
Emergency services provided in the accident and emergency department may vary from simple x-rays and setting of broken bones, to activating a full-fledged trauma care team to take over management of the patient care. If critical care is provided within the critical time frame “golden hour”, chances of survival of the patient are greatly improved with the kind of care provided.
Some of the common cases handled include; Trauma injuries from blasts and gunshots, severe bleeding that cannot be stopped, Fits, Loss of consciousness, Poisoning, breathing difficulties, Sports injuries, Head and spinal cord injuries, Pediatric emergencies, Industrial accidents, Burns
due to a fire accident, Road accident multiple injuries, Fall injuries.