{"id":9151,"date":"2013-08-01T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/9151\/lambano-celebrates-a-dream-come-trueormaking-dreams-a-reality\/"},"modified":"2013-08-01T11:04:28","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T09:04:28","slug":"lambano-celebrates-a-dream-come-trueormaking-dreams-a-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2013\/08\/01\/lambano-celebrates-a-dream-come-trueormaking-dreams-a-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Making dreams a reality"},"content":{"rendered":"

There was much joy at Lambano Sanctuary, in Wychwood, recently, when a dream of the facility came true.<\/p>\n

Having noted Lambano’s unique approach to palliative care, Naledi Projects Luxembourg and the Luxembourg government were inspired to invest in the upgrading of the sanctuary’s hospice\/step down unit from a 12-bed to an 18-bed facility.<\/p>

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The hospice, situated in Senator Road, needed to be upgraded so that it could be in the position to offer its much-needed services to more disadvantaged children.<\/p>\n

Lyn Croote, the executive director of Lambano, said: “We saw a need for a treatment room at the hospice and now, along with this, we have also been blessed with more beds.<\/p>

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“This is a long-time dream come true.”<\/p>\n

Croote added that Lambano strives to be a centre of excellence, quality care and much love,and all the staff have a passion to see that children’s lives are transformed for the better.<\/p>\n

At the recent relaunch of the hospice\/step down facility,Croote thanked Naledi Projects Luxembourg and the Luxembourg government for helping Lambano to complete this project.<\/p>\n

Founded in 2001, Lambano Sanctuary is a fully registered residential care and support facility to 30 orphaned and vulnerable children, infected with HIV.<\/p>\n

Lambano has two key programmes, namely the homes and the paediatric hospice\/step down facility.<\/p>\n

Each of the four homes accommodate seven to eight children and a permanent, residing, dedicated housemother.<\/p>\n

The paediatric hospice\/step down facility, which has now been upgraded to an 18-bed facility, enables Lambano the chance to offer its services to many more needy children.<\/p>\n

The hospice is accredited by the Hospice Palliative Care Association of SA (HPCA).<\/p>\n

With this accreditation the facility is strictly monitored and evaluated in every aspect, from financial management and governance to broader quality assurance, pertaining to implementation.<\/p>\n

The palliative care programme is focused on disadvantaged children suffering from critical health problems, like renal, cardiac, brain damage, burns, respiratory issues and cancer.<\/p>\n

Through quality care, treatment and support, Lambano is able to successfully nurse the children back to health, maintaining a very low death rate.<\/p>\n

Of the 110 children admitted to the hospice since its establishment in 2009, Lambano has suffered only 16 deaths.<\/p>\n

This is a success rate considering that the majority of the children are terminally ill or HIV-positive.<\/p>\n