Nurses For Edna & Medical Aid Films

Medical Aid films,(MCF) a London based organization, is donating a collection of Maternal & Child training videos, in the Somali language, to our NURSES for EDNA team who will travel to Somaliland in August on an educational medical mission.

MCF’s vision is to deliver a solution to needless maternal and infant deaths: a global library of films for people engaged in health training and education in areas of urgent need.

They work with local NGOs & existing organizations to enable their films to reach the people who need them, and give them the opportunity to feedback on the impact of the film. NURSES for EDNA will use the videos in training sessions and then leave them at the hospital for future use. In this way, as the folks at MCF say, “ Our films can be watched time and time again!”

A huge THANK YOU from One Nurse to everyone at Medical Aid films for the wonderful work that you do!

To check out more about MCF go here

Cheers, 

ONAAT

Nurses for Edna has a new addition - Kerra Plesko.

Canadian nurse, Kerra Plesko, RN joins the team, Nurses for Edna traveling to Hargeisa, Somaliland in August. She replaces nurse, Beth Langlais who is unable to participate in the mission this year due to personal circumstances.

Kerra grew up in a small town in Northern British Columbia. She graduated from the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, British Columbia in 2007.

A certified perinatal nurse, Kerra is currently working as a RN in a Maternity unit in Prince George where she is responsible for antepartum, Labor &Delivery and postpartum care. Kerra also serves as a preceptor for new nurses.  

Kerra is a  seasoned traveler having spent time in Thailand and south Korea as well as most of North America and has traveled “All over Europe.” This will be the first, of what she hopes are many, medical missions for Kerra. She has a passion for travelling and is ecstatic to combine her love of travel with her passion towards women's healthcare.

“I’m looking forward to getting out and seeing what medicine is like across the world, said Kerra. ‘I know what it’s like in Canada; I know what it’s like in the States, but I don’t know how it is across the world and I so think it’s important to see  how things are done in different areas. If you can either pull from their strengths, or learn from their weaknesses. I’m excited to see how another culture does L & D and I really excited to see how a different culture handles the same thing we do. I am excited to teach them what I know and learn from them what they know.”

“ I’ve always had a dream of nursing in South Africa and together with One Nurse At  A Time and amazing sponsors like Barco’s Nightingales Foundation, that dream is coming true! Thank you so much!”

Edna Adan Maternity Hospital - NURSES for EDNA - Fundraising Event

One Nurse At A Time is sending a team of nurses to Hargeisa, Somaliland on a first medical mission to The Edna Adan Maternity Hospital. The nursing team, NURSES for EDNA,  are working hard to fund-raise for the much needed equipment and supplies for the hospital. 

One  nurse,  Kimberly Law,  has organized a fund raiser to be held at The Barley Mill Brew Pub in Penticton, BC on June 29.

5:00PM – Door Prizes

6:00PM Food

8:00PM Live Music (Uncorked)

Only $15.  Come out and show your support! Bring all your friends!


Thank you,

ONAAT