Limbe Provincial Hospital

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Limbe Regional Hospital
Ministry of Health [1]
Limbe Provincial Hospital
Geography
Location Limbe, Southwest Province, Southwest Region, Cameroon
Coordinates 4°01′19″N9°13′07″E / 4.0219°N 9.2186°E / 4.0219; 9.2186 Coordinates: 4°01′19″N9°13′07″E / 4.0219°N 9.2186°E / 4.0219; 9.2186
Organisation
Type Referral
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds200
History
Openedca. 1940
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Limbe Provincial Hospital (now Regional Hospital Limbe, also called Mile 1 Hospital) is a 200-bed hospital in the Southwest Province of Cameroon and is the principal referral hospital for the region operated by the Cameroon Ministry of Health.

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History

The hospital was built ca. 1940 and was accorded the status of a Provincial Hospital in 1972. Since 2008, the Provinces of Cameroon officially have been called "Regions", and the "Provincial Hospitals" are now called "Regional Hospitals". The hospital's charter was to:

  1. Offer the best quality of care to patients.
  2. Offer pedagogic support to training institutions of health personnel in the country.
  3. Carry out operational research within the context of improving patient welfare.
  4. Co-operate and collaborate with other health institutions. [2]

In the late 1990s and early 21st century, the hospital was suffering from major structural and organizational problems. By 2004, the attendance rate had dropped by 50%. [3] Moreover, research revealed that there was a lack of knowledge among hospital staff. [4] However, under the new directorship of Dr. Thompson Kinge (appointed 2005) the hospital has seen some major improvements. In July 2008, Nigerian Consul to the North West and South West provinces of Cameroon, Dr. Kenneth Nsor Nsor, awarded Kinge with an award for “recognition of outstanding meritorious services and good management.” [5] Nsor praised Dr. Kinge for rehabilitating the hospital, and for providing quality care to the large Nigerian community in Limbe. Cameroonian journalist Aimé Potabo also credits Kinge for resuscitating the hospital, and praises the improvements of the last few years. [6]

The hospital has received support from Cameroonians both within the country [7] and abroad. [8] Moreover, the Programme Germano-Camerounais de Santé has initiated training workshops in Cameroon, at least one of which (a workshop on sterilization) has been attended by technical staff from Limbe Provincial Hospital. [9]

Like hospitals in many parts of the Third World, Limbe Regional Hospital still suffers from several problems including lack of certain hospital supplies and equipment such as ECG machines and incubators. The hospital administration is working hard to raise money in order to solve these problems, which negatively affect the population of the Southwest Province.

In 2008, a partnership agreement has been concluded between the Regional Hospital Limbe and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Rostock in Germany. This partnership is financed by the "Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)", the Society for Technical Cooperation, which belongs to the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation. It is part of the ESTHER network ("Ensemble pour une Solidarité Thérapeutique Hospitalier En Réseau") of the European Union. The goal of this partnership is improving care for patients with HIV and AIDS. Through this ongoing ESTHER cooperation, the laboratory has been upgraded (introduction of PCR technology), and physicians as well as laboratory technicians have received training in Rostock / Germany. In addition, joint Continuing Medical Education workshops have been conducted in Limbe. [10]

Services

The hospital offers units for radiology, surgery, gynaecology and obstetrics, dental surgery, ophthalmology, pediatrics, physiotherapy, maternity and general medicine. [3]

The Regional Hospital Limbe is the main teaching hospital for the medical students of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the nearby University of Buea.

Research programme

Before 2000, practically no research had been done at Limbe Provincial Hospital. In the last few years, however, several research studies have been based at the hospital. A few examples are:

Location

Limbe Provincial Hospital is located in the coastal town of Limbe, in the Southwest Province of Cameroon. The Southwest Province is one of only two Anglophone provinces in Cameroon; the other eight provinces are Francophone. Although there is no university in Limbe, there is a university in the nearby town of Buea (about 30 minutes drive). The University of Buea, which was founded in 1997, has a strong Health Sciences Department.

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Limbe Atlantic Ocean

Limbe Provincial Hospital is referred to by locals as Mile 1 Hospital since it is exactly one mile away from the Atlantic Ocean. Heading out from the hospital down the hill and towards the ocean, one will soon reach Half Mile, the town center of Limbe. Continuing straight ahead, one will reach an area called Down Beach, which is right by the ocean. Moving away from the ocean from the hospital, one passes other parts of Limbe (Mile 2, Mile 3, Mile 4, etc.) and eventually leaves the town. A few miles later, one reaches the town of Mutengene. Continuing straight at Mutengene, one will arrive in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon, in about one hour. Turning left at Mutengene, one will soon come to Mile 17 (17 miles (27 km) from the Ocean) in the town of Buea. Continuing on the road through Buea one will reach Nigeria.

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References

  1. ↑ "A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub-Saharan Africa". World Health Organization. February 11, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ “Situation Analysis: Provincial Hospital Limbe.” Document prepared by Dr. Thompson Kinge and a technical team on behalf of the Ministry of Public Health, Cameroon. July 2006.
  3. 1 2 "L’Hopital provincial de Limbe.” By Aimé Potabo. Effets du Septennat: Bimensuel Panafricain d’investigations – reportages – analyses. October 2007, p. 8.
  4. 1 2 “The effects of nursing training on the control of nosocomial infections: Studies from the Limbe Provincial Hospital, Limbe, Cameroon.” By M. Atanga, R. Mbake, and T. McMoli. Paper presented at the International Conference on Overcoming Health Disparities: Global Experiences of Partnerships Between Communities, Health Services and Health Professional Schools. 6–10 October 2004. Atlanta, USA
  5. ↑ “Nigerian Consul for Partnership with Limbe Hospital.” By Innocent Timbong. Eden 14–16 July 2008, p. 9.
  6. ↑ “L’Hopital provincial de Limbe.” By Aimé Potabo. Effets du Septennat: Bimensuel Panafricain d’investigations – reportages – analyses. October 2007, p. 8.
  7. ↑ Francis Tim Mbom, "Limbe Rotary Club Donates Hospital, Educational Equipment." The Post, 31 January 2006. <http://www.postnewsline.com/2006/01/limbe_rotary_cl.html>
  8. ↑ Francis Tim Mbom, "Out on a Limbe." Seattle-Limbe Sister City Association. <www.seattle-limbe.org/images/January.pdf>
  9. ↑ “Courses on Sterilisation of Medical Supplies, Cameroon.” Document prepared for the Programme Germano-Camerounais de SantÈ by Jan Huijs, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Medical Workshops in Limbe". Eden Newspaper.
  11. ↑ “Survival and adherence to antiretroviral therapy in an era of decreasing drug cost in Limbe, Cameroon.” By Jembia J. Mosoko, Wilfred Akam, Paul J. Weidle, John T. Brooks, Asabi J. Aweh, Mathias Ebad, Thompson N. Kinge, Charles Vitek, Pratima L. Raghunathan. Paper presented at CROI: 14th Annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infenctions. Los Angeles, California, 25–28 February 2007. Abstract
  12. ↑ "Prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment in Limbe urban area, South West Province, Cameroon." By Joseph Enyegue Oye and Hannah Kuper. British Journal of Ophthalmology 91(11):1435-1439, November 2007.
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