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December 2010	Newsletter 2010 (opens with Acrobat Reader)
December 2010	4 members of the Rotary Club Nyon-La Côte visit Magbenteh Community Hospital
November 2010	First blood bank at MCH
November 2010	Administrative help arrives from USA volunteering for 6 months
November 2010	Swiss physiotherapists volunteer at MCH
October 2010	The staff cantine is open
September 2010	Student nurses at MCH
August 2010	Arrival of first exchange student from ALMA University in USA
July 2010	Volunteer from Switzerland spends 5 weeks at Magbenteh Community Hospital
June 2010	Magbenteh Community Hospital equipped with solar power
June 2010	Move of the offices of SSLDF from Freetown to Magbenteh
May 2010	Dr. Squire starts at Magbenteh Community Hosptial
April 2010	New General Manager appointed to Magbenteh Community Hospital
April 2010	A rain water drain has been dug between the old and new TFC buildings to stop the rain water from entering either of these buildings.
April 2010	New latrines have been built by the TFC and are in use by the children now.
March 2010	The X ray machine works again after long time!
March 2010	An incinerator has been put into service to replace to old refuse pit that had become quite an unhealthy issue at the hospital.
March 2010	A water tower has been constructed close to the operating block of the hospital to facilitate access to water in this building.
February 2010	For better security, a proper fencing will be built around the hospital grounds. The materials were bought in Holland and work should commence shortly.
January 2010	Best Wishes
December 2009	A big thank you to the Groupement Hospitalier de l’Ouest Lémanique (Nyon and Rolle hospitals)
December 2009	A case of Burkitt’s Lymphoma is diagnosed
November 2009	Change in the Magbenteh Medical Team
November 2009	Visit by Surgeon and Medical Team from US to Magbenteh and Yele
October 2009	The association has a stand at the 4th edition of the “Cornucopia” fair in Commugny
September 2009	Swiss association changes name to Action Swiss Sierra Leone
June 2009	First Sierra Leonean doctor starts work at Magbenteh
May 2009	Surgery for the little boy Foday in Canada!
May 2009	The first sports day in the history of Magbenteh
March 2009	Delivery of quadruplets at Lungi.
March 2009	Continuation of the drilling for the well at the hospital in Magbenteh.
February 2009	Arrival of Patricia, the new Swiss physiotherapist.
January 2009	Expedition from Switzerland to deliver 2 cars for the hospital in Magbenteh.
November 2008	Start of the water project - first drilling.
September 2008	Start of the installation of the solar panels.
17 June 2008	The new TFC was inaugurated by the Health Minister!
May 2008	The first baby (Kimberly) is born at the hospital of Magbenteh.
April 2008	The maternity ward opens.
March 2008	Visit of a Swiss delegation.
18 January 2008	David Beckham visits the hospital of Magbenteh.
21 October 2007	The physiotherapy ward opens.