Introduction:
The 3rd Quarter NAS Medical mission took place at the Bakassi returnees settlement camp at Azikoro Road, Yenagoa, Bayelsa state on 6th May 2016. The Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp had about 800 inhabitants that returned from Bakassi after it was ceded to the Cameroon government. As an IDP camp, they had peculiar health challenges amongst the residents ranging from malaria, typhoid fever, dental and eye problems to malnutrition associated with poverty.
In responding to the lack of portable water in the camp causing the high number of diarrhea diseases in the camp, a member of the Association, Chief Claudius Enegesi volunteered to sink a borehole for the camp. Apart from the medical treatment rendered by the Medical personnel, free reading glasses were given to those that needed them after being tested by the optometrist who partook in the mission.
Personnel used:
- 13 Medical Doctors
- 1 Optometrist
- 6 Nurses
- 2 Laboratory Scientists
- 2 Pharmacists
- 3 Crowd Controllers
Summary of Clients seen:
Total number of clients seen during the mission = two hundred and sixty-five (265)
| Total No Registered | 265 | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Males | 104 | |||
| Females | 161 | |||
| Adults > 20yrs | 135 | |||
| Children | 130 | |||
| Age Range(Adults) | Age Range(Children) | |||
| 21 – 30 | 40 | Under 1 yr | 5 | |
| 31 – 40 | 35 | 1 – 5 yrs | 62 | |
| 41 – 50 | 33 | 6 – 10 yrs | 36 | |
| 51 – 60 | 13 | 11–15 yrs | 18 | |
| 61 – 70 | 10 | 16 -20 yrs | 9 | |
| 71 – 80 | 3 | |||
| 81 – 90 | 1 | |||
Disease Spread
| Diagnosis | Number | Outcome |
| Malaria | 79 | Treated |
| Hypertension | 6 | Treated & Referred |
| Peptic Ulcer Diseases | 4 | Treated |
| Arthralgia/Myalgia | 14 | Treated |
| Helminthiasis | 10 | Treated |
| Dermatitis | 8 | Treated |
| Diarrhoea diseases | 15 | Treated |
| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease | 6 | Treated |
| Ante Natal Care | 6 | Seen, & counselled |
| Low Back Ache | 2 | Treated |
| Upper Respiratory Tract Infection | 43 | Treated |
| Urinary Tract Infection | 2 | Advised to do a Urine M/C/S |
| Presbyopia | 11 | Treated and referred |
| Conjunctivitis | 7 | Treated |
| Cataracts | 2 | Referred |
| Refractive errors and other eye problems | 23 | Treated |
| Others | 23 | Most were treated and referred for follow up treatment |
** Severe dehydration corrected & enrolled immediately
Laboratory Services:
Total number of clients screened for Malaria = 52
Positive Results = 40
Total number screened for Random Blood Sugar = 10
Positive result for Diabetes Mellitus = 2
Positive result for retroviral = 1
Immunization Services Rendered:
The mission addressed most of their health needs and because a lot of the children were not immunized, the Medical Mission drew the attention of the State ministry of health to that fact and an immunization team was mobilized to immunize the children.
On Immunization, the invited State ministry of Health workers immunized children that have not been immunized and the pregnant women were also given tetanus toxoid. Antigens given were Oral Polio Vaccine, BCG, Pentavalent vaccine, measles and vitamin A
NAS Medical Mission