Recently, the Obstetrics and Gynecology clinic of the “Africa Cries Out” Base Hospital was given two awards. Our midwife, Elizabeth Tine, was given the “Excellent Obstetrics and Gynecology Midwife” certificate issued by the community. She is an enthusiastic and responsible medical staff. She treats patients like her own relatives and works tirelessly to deliver babies day and night. Her dedication and efforts have been recognized and rewarded by mothers and the community we serve.

 

 

Aside from the certificate award for our midwife, Elizabeth, the “Africa Cries Out” Base Hospital also received the community’s “Excellent Service Award.”

 

The “Africa Cries Out” Base Hospital was founded by Pastor Oliver, Pastor Nelson, Pastor Anna, and Dr. Faye. Dr. Faye devoted his whole body and soul to this place, which enabled the hospital to operate and serve the local area. He is our general practitioner, responsible for all internal medical diseases, children’s vaccinations, newborn deliveries, and minor surgical operations. He studied and finished his residency at a medical school in France for 7 years. In the end, he dedicated his life to his patients. Please see the detailed report: The Fall of the Sun in Senegal – Dr. Jun Xu’s 2017 African Notes Part 1.

Under the leadership of Dr. Faye, the maternity clinic of the “Africa Cries Out” Base Hospital was built brick by brick. Now, our maternity department has a prenatal examination room, a delivery room, and a postpartum or in-patient department with six beds. Patients can stay as needed in the inpatient department, where our medical staff  do postpartum examinations, monitoring mothers and newly delivered babies, etc.

The 6-bed post-partum room also serving as inpatient department.

 

In the middle of the picture is the delivery table of the obstetrics clinic of the “Africa Cries Out” Base Hospital, and on the left corner is the neonatal incubator

 

Despite our facility’s minimal equipment, our clinic offers great accessibility for local women where they can give birth. Our extremely low fees benefit the local people, and each child delivered costs only ten dollars. We provide fast and effective services, which has earned us a good reputation in the local area.

In 2017, the Base Hospital purchased an ultrasound machine, which Dr. Faye used to diagnose abnormalities in fetal positions saving many babies’ lives.

This video was when Dr. Faye received the ultrasound machine on behalf of the “Africa Cries Out” Base Hospital in 2017

At that time, in the whole country, only the Senegal National General Hospital had an ultrasound machine, and “Africa Cries Out” Base Hospital had the second one.

Since Dr. Faye left us, we have never had a doctor who is as dedicated as Dr. Faye. Senegalese doctors charge very high prices, but their services are very poor. Just when we were worrying about who would run the obstetrics ward, midwife Elizabeth came along and joined the obstetrics department of the Base Hospital. Together with head nurse Batty, she got the obstetrics clinic up and running again.                                                                                    Nurse Batty checking a patient

The Africa Cries Out  obstetrics clinic now deliver more than 40 babies every month, charging only $0.5 for each infant checkup and $1 for an adult checkup. The ultrasound machine we purchased in 2017 is still in use in the Base Hospital.

 

 

                                   Dr. Grace, a volunteer doctor in 2024 using our ultrasound machine.

As our Base Hospital continues to grow, we now average 1,500 outpatient consultations per month. We have general medicine, pediatrics, and obstetrics, and we charge only $1 for each outpatient.


 

We bring about $500,000 worth of drugs from the United States every year, which our teen volunteers re-pack and organize according to its use

These drugs are provided by two major American charities, Americare and Direcrelief. Most of them are in the Base Hospital and the Leprosy Village Hospital, enabling us to provide these medicines to patients free of charge. This ensures our non-profit purpose and greatly reduces the burden on patients.

Africa Cries Out Leprosy Village Hospital

On March 22, 2016, the “Africa Cries Out” Leprosy Village Hospital was officially established. Leprosy patients gathered together. They never thought that they could have a small hospital in their leprosy village.

   

Leprosy Village villagers sang and danced to celebrate the opening of the Leprosy Village Hospital

In Senegal, doctors are usually paid very high salaries, but, no one is willing to work in Kentagou Province, which is 700 kilometers away from Dakar and has very difficult conditions. Therefore, the Senegalese government stipulates that doctors across the country must rotate to designated hospitals in Kentagou Province for three months during their medical careers. The “Africa Cries Out” Leprosy Village Hospital is also in Kentagou Province. The conditions are even more difficult. We can’t hire doctors with suitable salaries, so we can only hire nurses and pharmacists for the patients.

The Leprosy Village Hospital serves about 500 patients every month, and the main diseases are malaria and leprosy.

About the follow-up work

The registration for the March 2025 Senegal Medical/Surgicalx  Mission of “Africa Cries Out” has recently expired. Nearly 100 volunteers have signed up for this short-term mission. “Africa Cries Out” thanks everyone for their strong support.

We continue to ask caring friends, brothers and sisters to continue helping “Africa Cries Out” by collect second-hand mobile phones, computers, 90% new sports shoes, over-the-counter anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, vitamins, toys, new toothpaste and toothbrushes and other supplies for the African people.

The supply materials mentioned above can be procured from the business companies, or with major mobile phone and computer agents and schools. “Africa Cries Out” is very happy to accept their donations of still functioning second-hand computers and mobile phones and other items. You can also ask for donations with major shoe stores. We need to prepare sports shoes and slippers for the African people. You can also ask for donations of vitamins, toothpaste, toothbrushes and other medicines from Walmart, CVS, and Costco etc. If necessary for the above work, “Africa Cries Out” can issue solicitation letters.

After the materials are collected, please contact “Africa Cries Out” and we will provide you with the mailing address of the materials.

 

Thank you everyone!

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If you feel moved to support our ministry in Africa, please contact us：

Jun Xu’s WeChat: jun9174343767

电子邮件：Africacriesout@gmail.com

Public WeChat account: LifeExploring (人生天路)

Website: https://africacriesout.net

 

Editors in charge: Cao Juanjuan, Zhang Kun

Translator: Wei Peng

English editor: Xi Wang

Edited by: Doris Cruz