MUSLIMS for Humanity (MfH) received a distress call from Ahmed Al Kadi Hospital (AAKH) on 31 December to assist in setting up a Covid reception and receiving facility (CRRF) at AAKH.
The Natal Memon Jamaat (NMJ) was immediately contacted by MfH to assist in setting up the CRRF at AAKH and they (NMJ) literally took over this task with open arms.
This project was completed within eight hours from conception and it has been operational from Friday, 1 January. This first of a kind facility will allow Covid positive patients to be assessed and made comfortable before admission to AAKH. Over 48 hours, critically ill patients were waiting outside AAKH in cars without medical assistance awaiting spare beds at the facility.
Project coordinator, Imraan Jooma of the NMJ, welcomed the opportunity to work with other humanitarian associations and thanked Ebrahim Asmal of AAKH for being a pillar of strength during the few hours it took to set up this 20-bed facility.
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This facility, besides being manned by professional medical interns, is equipped with oxygenators and oxymetres among other medical equipment, some of which was supplied by Caring Sisters Network (CSN).
Dr Ayoob Bux, chairman of AAKH, thanked both MfH and the NMJ, together with the team at AAKH, for all their efforts in completing this CRRF in record breaking time. Bux said: “This pandemic is posing a severe challenge on both physical and human resources and unfortunately most hospitals, besides having a shortage of space at the moment, are also short of suitable equipment to treat Covid patients.” Bux also commented that besides following basic safety rules, the spirit of Ubuntu in the community is the primary factor that will allow South Africans to jointly overcome the impact of Covid on society.
“The day facility tent at AAKH has proven to be a success, filling the gap for those patients requiring care but not overnight hospitalisation. Patients are able to access the care and treatment required in a hospital setting with the relevant specialist available and onsite to properly assess and manage them. We pray this will free up beds for the more sick patients,” concluded Ebrahim Asmal, hospital manager.
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