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Contracture of the ring and middle finger before and after operation.

Huge lipoma on the back before and after excision.

56 surgeries in five days SURGERIES
Takaba Sub-County Referral Hospital located in
Mandera West serves patients within and from Breakdown of the surgeries
outside the county, including some referrals from Hernioplasty 6
neighbouring Ethiopia. Herniorhaphy 8
2
Herniotomy
The 24-hour facility also occasionally organises Hydrocelectomy 5
philanthropic health services to support those Foreign body removal 2
needing special attention. In September 2018, Ganglion cyst excision 5
the hospital held a five-day surgical camp that Contracture release 3
carried out 56 successful operations, a number Excisions 25
of them life-transforming. This was preceded by
a week-long screening of 367 patients to identify
needy cases. The team comprised one surgeon, Referrals management
two medical officers, three anaesthetists, three Takaba Hospital commonly receives ob-
theatre nurses, one health records information stetric emergencies, surgical and medical
officer, three ward nurses, one pharm tech, two complications from the following areas and
laboratory personnel and three subordinate staff. facilities among others:
• Dandu CLC
Takaba Sub-County Referral Hospital • Gither Dispensary
services and facilities • Burduras Health Centre
• Sake Dispensary
• Male, female and paediatric wards • Gagaba Dispensary
• Well-equipped maternity facilities • Qarsahama Dispensary
• Modern theatre with two operating beds • El Danaba Dispensary
• Radiology department • Wajir County
• Outpatient services • Ethiopia.
• Maternal and child health (MCH) and family
planning (FP) services
• Laboratory services Foreign body removed from the anterior
• Pharmacy abdominal wall of a five-year-old child.