Prior to incorporating as a nonprofit organization, the very first project of then-Club Salom was to raise funding for Covid-19 relief in Tajikistan. Club Salom partnered with two medical facilities in Khujand, Tajikistan, a maternity clinic and a busy polyclinic, to provide funding for personal protective equipment (PPE) for the staff to protect their safety and that of their patients during the pandemic. Club Salom also funded hot meals for the polyclinic staff during the lockdown period, which raised morale and reduced absenteeism.
Salom Fund continues to work with clinics, hospitals, and other medical facilities in Khujand to identify ways to improve healthcare delivery and access.
Our recent projects have included:
- Renovating the physical therapy department and a procedure cabinet at a Khujand polyclinic with modern, energy-efficient windows, new flooring, new paint, and modern, energy-efficient HVAC units. These renovations greatly improved the comfort of the spaces for both patients and staff, especially in winter, when cold temperatures can make treatment more painful.
- Purchasing new equipment for a pediatric eye clinic in Khujand.
- Repairing a broken X-ray machine and purchasing new EKG equipment and physical therapy equipment for a Khujand polyclinic.
- Purchasing a modern, energy-efficient HVAC unit for the physical therapy department at a city hospital in Khujand. Like our renovations at the polyclinic, this greatly increased the comfort of the facility for patients and staff, especially in winter, when cold temperatures previously caused problems for patients during treatment.
- Purchasing a modern, energy-efficient HVAC units for the pediatric exam room at a Khujand polyclinic. This allows the room to be kept at pleasant temperatures year-round to improve the comfort of the infants and young children being examined, and reduce crying and stress.
- Purchasing a modern, energy-efficient HVAC unit for the immunization department at a Khujand polyclinic. This allows them to store the vaccines at proper temperatures year-round.
- and more
Here is a video by the director of the one of the clinics Salom Fund works with describing some of the projects Salom Fund has completed there: