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Building on the esteemed legacy of our dear friend Robert Sacy, our primary focus has been to continue our mission of providing underprivileged babies and children with top-quality medical care at a fraction of the cost typically incurred in private hospitals. We have made significant progress in aligning with his vision.

In line with our strategic objectives, we are now preparing to launch our new obstetric department. Dr. Antoine Abou Moussa, recently appointed as the Head of this department, is diligently overseeing the recruitment and training of the medical staff, which includes eight experienced midwives, seven obstetricians and surgeons, and four residents.

We are on track for the official launch of the obstetric department, scheduled for September 11, 2024.

Project Overview: Enhancing Healthcare for Vulnerable Newborns and Children

In partnership with La Chaîne de l’Espoir – CDE, ASSAMEH Birth and Beyond is proud to announce a transformative initiative aimed at improving healthcare access for vulnerable Lebanese and non-Lebanese newborns and children. This vital project addresses significant barriers to essential medical and surgical care through two key components.

Specialized Nurse Training: CDE will provide advanced training to nurses across Lebanon, equipping them with the skills necessary to manage critical medical cases effectively. Following this specialized training, ASSAMEH B&B will mentor these nurses, ensuring they gain the confidence and expertise required to deliver high-quality care.

Improved Access to Quality Care: The project will facilitate the transfer of 90 critical medical cases from hospitals throughout Lebanon to the Beirut Governmental Hospital – Quarantina. ASSAMEH B&B plays a crucial role in this phase, ensuring safe patient transport with ASSAMEH’s fully equipped ambulance service.

Project Benefits

• Enhanced Healthcare Outcomes: By providing specialized training and mentorship, the project ensures that healthcare professionals are well-prepared to handle critical cases, leading to improved patient outcomes.
• Financial Support: This initiative provides essential financial assistance to children in need of medical care, alleviating some of the burdens faced by vulnerable families.
• Increased Access: The transfer of critical cases to a specialized facility in Beirut ensures that children receive the best possible care.

This collaborative effort marks a significant step towards a healthier future for all children in Lebanon, regardless of their background.

We knew it was essential to integrate a psychological unit as part of our operation, be it for the newborns and children, their families and even our team of dedicated healthcare workers. Needless to say, a personal and often sensitive story accompanies our patients at birth and beyond.

Hospitalization is never easy, especially when it comes to a child. It is necessary to listen to the child, prepare him in words that are suitable to his age and maturity, and help him express his pain when he can’t elaborate his feelings. Art therapy and other artistic activities could be introduced to help the child dream, hope, and hopefully ease his pain and his anxiety.
Parents of hospitalized children could also benefit from a psychological support program so they remain strong and can guide their child through this difficult phase.

ASSAMEH Birth and Beyond has handled very extreme and rare cases throughout the years of operation. To share these case studies with the next generation of doctors, regular conventions are set up with the University of Balamad to discuss, share and learn.

In order for the students to have first hand experience, medical students from the University of Balamand and the Lebanese University visit the hospital on a regular basis to observe the work being done.

In addition, the doctors that operate at the Carlos Slim Center for Children are general surgeons and when in need of specialists there is a partnership with St. Georges Hospital.

Every child is born with not only a physical dependency but a psychological reliance on his environment and his caretakers. Studies show how an early and/or sudden mother-baby separation could affect the child and even cause mental regression and severe symptoms that could progressively develop due to this emotional deprivation. This abandoned child, relies on being loved, touched, spoken to, and held to acquire a sense of existence.

More and more studies reveal the risk of psychological repercussions on preterm babies, such as anxiety disorders, behavior disorders and learning difficulties. All of which reinforce the importance of receiving psychological support during this critical period. This child who embarked on life while flirting with death has to establish a bond between our world and his to evolve. This child should be comforted by a warm voice that helps them focus on something other than the loud machines. As for the parents of these children, working on the mother-child bond is essential. To assist the mother during this premature separation, it is important to respect her pace and let her create a bond with her baby however and whenever she is ready and help her ease the guilt of not being able to take her baby home