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MMH Playroom works

Esther's report on one of the children that comes to the playroom. Mercy is a 5 year old girl that is admitted with burns; “mercy has greatly improved. She is in the hospital since last year December. She enjoys playing with the musical toys, puppets, and dollies. Apart from playing Mercy also learns, she now knows all the shapes, numbers, and letters. She is able to identify and master everything that I've taught her. Most of the nurses are impressed with her performance despite being bed ridden. Playing has also encouraged Mercy in a lot of things especially with her speech and exercising her muscles and brain. She has started standing now and trying to walk. The nurses now allow her to go to the playroom. The first time she was anxious and smiling a lot which is good for her. Now that she goes to the playroom the mother is happy and positive now that her daughter is fine”.

Play room at Macha Mission Hospital Officially Opened

On Monday, 14 January 2008 the playroom at Macha Hospital was officially openend. Ms Esther Mukupa is the playroom assistant and doing a great job at that as well as being the master of ceremony during the opening. Speeches from Mr. Abram Mhango (Manager of Clinical Care) and Mrs. Jinaina (nurse in charge of pediatric ward) were well received. Gratitude was expressed to Jolanda and Esther (former short term nurses at Macha) who took up the idea of having a playroom and made it come to pass by making funds available. Also the work well done by the Ubuntu builders, the cooperation with nursing staff and hospital management was commented on. Mwaka, Hope and Merel took care of the entertainment and after the ribbon was cut the playroom was opened for the first target group!

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