Osiligi Maternal Hospital

Current Project Funding Request

Why a Maternal Hospital?

Rain soaked, three Maasai women of the Punyua clan patiently wait to see Joel, the attending nurse of the small 40’ X 60’ Osiligi Medical Dispensary in the rural region of the Narok District in Kenya. Needing medical attention, these pregnant women have either arrived by motor bike over the uneven dirt road riddled with swollen potholes or have walked through the rain to the Dispensary. They are among the more than 1000 patients a month in 2024 who have sought consultation and/or treatment.  In 2023, Joel and his assistant helped 100 women give birth to their babies.

Unfortunately that year, 77 pregnant women could not give birth at the Dispensary due to complications. They had to be referred to the Narok city hospital, located approximately two hours drive depending on the road conditions from the Dispensary. Fortunately, as of April 2024, the Osiligi Medical Dispensary has a truck/ambulance, to transport women with birthing complications to the Narok Hospital.  This life threatening alternative for expectant mothers and their babies can be remedied with the nearby construction of a maternal hospital.

Project Goals

The Wings of Hope Global Cooperative Inc. has partnered with the Narok Government to build the Osiligi Maternal Hospital adjacent to the Osiligi Medical Dispensary. The estimated  construction cost of $800,000.00 will be equally shared by the partners and detailed floor plans have been developed by a team from the Build Health International nonprofit dedicated to global health equity. This team will work closely with David Weeks, President of Wings of Hope Global Cooperative in developing a virtual tour of the proposed maternal hospital to appeal to prospective donors. This two- floor medical facility will feature on the ground floor well equipped pre / post and operating rooms to accommodate cesarian and other complicated birthing procedures.

Additionally, there will be a NICU room with incubators for premature babies and residential rooms for women needing overnight recovery after giving birth. On the first floor there will be staff accommodations and a guest apartment for visiting professsionals. The Osiligi Maternal Hospital will be a great complement to the Osiligi Medical Dispensary and the Osiligi Medical Complex that houses a pharmacy with dentist and vision offices and is sustained by the Narok Health Department. The health needs of potentially 20,000 Maasai in this rural region of Kenya will be well served and the Osiligi Maternal Hospital will be a beacon of global health equity.