Looking after the medical care of the 81 children
in our care is something we take very seriously indeed.
And so it was a pleasure, last week, to welcome 20 Italian paediatricians from Progetti Pediatricio who visit
children’s homes in Kenya every three or four months.
The group, founded by former international football referee Pasquale Rodomonti, is
based in Rome, but the doctors who volunteer are from all over Italy.
They were introduced to the Happy House by
Valentina Moscheni, a friend of Mama Sue’s, who has a children’s home and
school at Marafiki.
At the happy House, we set up two examination rooms, one for boys
another for girls, and every child was given a complete health check.
Only one or two minor ailments showed up, and a
couple of common problems which may need further treatment, but overall our
kids were, as expected, given a good bill of health.
They extended their checks to our newly admitted
scholarship students and it was reassuring to know they are all well.
Progetti Pediatrico is planning build a small hospital,
for minor procedures, on Marafiki and said our children will be welcome for free
treatment there.
The doctors also plan to visit us on a regular basis.
The doctors also plan to visit us on a regular basis.
They were impressed with what they saw at the
Happy House and congratulated Mama on her achievement.
We are grateful to them for coming to see us and
for the kind and gentle way they dealt with our children.
