Client
NMS Infrastructure Ltd
Healthcare, Hospital
Project Type
NK3 Design Lead
NK3 Design Team
Project Team
Medical Consultant: MJ Medical Consultants (UK)
Fire Consultant: OFR Consultants (UK)
BIM Consultant: BIMCAP (HK)
Spec Consultant: SCL Specs (Africa)
Location
Africa
2022
Natasha Kearney, Natalie Lewis, Adeline Chan
20 BED HEALTH CLINIC
This prototype facility has been designed to meet a clients need for rural remote first-line health care. This covers capabilities in the following areas:
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Childbirth – Pre-natal (briefing, education of mothers, early checks, pre-natal reception and ultrasound) Birthing and Post-natal. The Mothers shelter is an optional add- on to the PDP as accommodation for expectant mothers and covered in 2.22.
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Minor injuries – identification and treatment of fractures and other minor injuries. Cleaning, suturing, dressing of wounds.
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Minor infections
It also provides a local hub for medical outreach into the field for:
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Medical education
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Inoculations
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Encouragement for the population to use modern medicine.
It also provides an entry point for patients requiring second-line health care who will be passed up the chain to the district hospitals. This facility consists of a health centre and staff accommodation units.
Approx Area
973 m2 (GFA)
Year
William Oduor, Ana Consciencia, Christy Woo, Reuben Choi, Valerie Or, Adedeji Silas