Medical Staff Housing

Prior to 2018, there was no on-site housing for medical staff at Dumbeta Dispensary.  When staff members were not present, the dispensary doors were locked and patients requiring urgent care had to travel to the District Hospital in Katesh – or go without care.  The dispensary was closed at night, on Sundays, holidays, and on days when the roads were impassable. 

In 2018, the RVP funded the completion of a duplex that now provides housing for the nurse, and the medical officer when he is on call. As a result, the dispensary is now open at all times for emergencies and for women in labor.  Community members with minor injuries now can have broken bones cast or wounds sutured, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.   Women can deliver their babies at the dispensary rather than at home, thereby decreasing the potential for adverse pregnancy outcomes.