Messages from Max Kooijmans

In addition to the sporting and relational ambiance of a golf match, the Lion Heart Golf Event is all about fundraising for the Lion Heart Medical Center in Yele. The organization guarantees a stress-resistant golf format, in which both high and low handicappers work together as a team for the best score. It promises a beautiful…

In our warehouse, it turned out that there were several boxes with previously donated gauze, bandages and other wound care products. Our employees did not know what to do with these donations because they were all from different brands and with different applications. Until now, all wounds in our hospital were treated in the same way. Volunteer nurse Begona has spent the past few weeks…

Aminata Conteh (pictured right) is a Registered Nurse who has worked at Lion Heart Medical Center for over five years. When Triage Chief Miriam went on vacation for the entire month of April, she left the ward in the capable hands of Aminata. Leading the triage, the first place…

In March, our midwife Bintu Yallah (pictured right) was voted Employee of the Month by the management team. Bintu has been working with us in the maternity ward since the beginning of 2019. First as a second obstetrician and when the chief obstetrician resigned a short time later, Bintu took over. For two years she has…

As of April 1, 2022, Martijn Knap will take over the role of MSI. He traveled to Yele on March 12, together with his partner Carlijn, so that a good transfer can take place. Martijn is a tropical doctor (AIGT) and has gained experience during his training in South Africa and Gabon. Until recently…

As of April 1, the contract with our Medical Superintendent (MSI), Heleen Koudijs, will expire and she will return to the Netherlands. In the year and a half that she has fulfilled this role, she has achieved a lot. In addition to the daily management and regular medical work, both of which already demand a lot, she has…

The employee of the month for February is our cashier Ali O Sesay. Ali O is indispensable to our finance department because he is the only one in Lion Heart Medical Center allowed to take money from patients. Together with his colleagues, he also carries out random checks in the department to prevent corruption. But…

This month, Dr. Louise was unanimously voted Employee of the Month. With her hard work, Louise has made a significant contribution to medical care, infection prevention and training of hospital health workers. As a daily supervisor of our tropical doctors-in-training and as a point of contact for other clinicians, she makes an important contribution to strengthening…