Focus on Howard Hospital

	The Rotary Club of Toronto-Leaside
Focus on Howard Hospital
*In 2006, Howard Hospital treated 70,000 people with 3 doctors and 40 nurses.*

CAREGIVER HOUSING 2007 We are still raising funds for this project.	The Hospital must attract professional staff members to serve their population of 260,000. They need to increase their compliment of nurses, doctors and other professionals to meet its expanding services. Basic Accommodation is very important in the recruitment of health care workers to the rural areas, but there are no vacancies at the moment. There is no room in the inn. For $10,000 US we can construct two single level homes (a duplex), employing local tradesmen; employment that would be a substantial economy by North American standards.
AN ISUZU 4X4 TRUCK 2006	Rotary Clubs of Whitby, Belleville, Toronto-Leaside, Peterborough & Toronto-Eglinton
FUEL FOR HOSPITAL VEHICLES 2007	Rotary Clubs of Whitby, Toronto-Leaside & Toronto Principals' Centre
INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS 2007	Zimbabwe ran out of intravenous fluids in January 2007 when the local manufacturer stopped production. Emergencies become truly serious when a hospital has no ability to resuscitate the patient. The Howard Hospital is an acute care hospital with a maternity department that delivers 2,500 babies a year and a busy operating room in which they perform over 2000 surgical procedures a year Leaside has forwarded $2,500 towards IV fluids at $2 US a litre bag from a wholesaler in Europe. This will hopefully save hundreds of lives.

Surgery Separates Twins!	March 2005 Newsletter
	Zimbabwe Bulletin, February 2007
Zimbabwe's innocent victims of sanctions by STEPHANIE NOLEN of The Globe and Mail, Saturday April 23, 2005	August 2004 Newsletter
In 2004 Dr. Paul Thistle spoke to Leaside Rotary before returning to his work at the Howard Hospital. At the meeting, Leaside presented Dr. Thistle with $2,000 for support of his work.	In June 2005 we were able to provide additional support with a donation of $5,000.
	Photographer Doug MacLellan returned from Zimbabwe where he visited the Howard Hospital (2001).
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