[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 812 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 812

   Expressing gratitude to Mrs. Deloris Jordan and the James Jordan 
 Foundation for improving the lives of inner city youth in the United 
  States and initiating a public-private collaborative to establish a 
  women and children's hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, and supporting the 
 current Nairobi Women's Hospital for its dedication and commitment to 
                       the residents of Nairobi.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2006

   Mr. Meeks of New York (for himself and Mr. McNulty) submitted the 
     following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing gratitude to Mrs. Deloris Jordan and the James Jordan 
 Foundation for improving the lives of inner city youth in the United 
  States and initiating a public-private collaborative to establish a 
  women and children's hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, and supporting the 
 current Nairobi Women's Hospital for its dedication and commitment to 
                       the residents of Nairobi.

Whereas Mrs. Deloris Jordan, in her strong belief in family through the 
        international fame of her son, basketball great Michael Jordan, has 
        created the James Jordan Foundation, named for her late husband, as a 
        platform to improve the lives of inner city youth in the United States;
Whereas the James Jordan Foundation has direct involvement in benefiting the 
        lives of children and encourages inner city youth to excel in their 
        educational endeavors, including building stronger networks of support 
        for youth by ensuring that parents are involved in the educational life 
        of their children;
Whereas the James Jordan Foundation, under the leadership of Mrs. Deloris 
        Jordan, has recently initiated a public-private collaborative to 
        establish a women and children's hospital in Nairobi, Kenya;
Whereas the United States Agency for International Development Kenya Integrated 
        Strategic Plan for 2001-2005 notes that Kenya is the most important 
        country in East and Central Africa for United States foreign policy 
        interests and that health problems in Kenya have regional consequences 
        and that the spread of HIV/AIDS threatens to overwhelm Kenya's health 
        care systems and negate economic and social gains;
Whereas the current Nairobi Women's Hospital is a unique private institution 
        specializing in women's health care and is believed to be the first 
        obstetric and gynecological center of its kind in East Africa;
Whereas Kenya is an important country in East Africa and an important partner of 
        the United States;
Whereas the new women and children's hospital in Nairobi will strengthen women's 
        public health in the East Africa region;
Whereas outpatient services at the hospital will operate 24 hours a day and 
        provide general services, including outpatient services, a pre- and 
        post-natal clinic, a gynecological clinic, a wellness baby clinic, a day 
        care surgery clinic, a breast cancer clinic, surgical outpatient 
        services, a wellness women clinic, a general pediatric clinic, and a 
        medical outpatient clinic;
Whereas the hospital will have full-time doctors to handle inpatient care;
Whereas the maternity-related and nursery services at the hospital will consists 
        of a labor ward, delivery room, post-natal ward, and high dependency 
        unit;
Whereas the hospital will offer maternity care packages designed to be best-
        suited for exepectant mothers, depending on the likelihood of normal 
        delivery and affordability;
Whereas the hospital will have surgical theatres, including a surgical ward, 
        medical ward, and ante-natal ward;
Whereas the hospital will provide services such as a gender violence recovery 
        center, medical support, psychological support, and a counseling 
        department as part of its social responsibility to the community;
Whereas the hospital will assist women who have been subjected to abuse;
Whereas the chief executive officer of the current Nairobi Women's Hospital has 
        been in discussions with various doctors for the development of the 
        Nairobi Intro Vitro Fertilization Centre, the Nairobi Endoscopic Centre, 
        and the Nairobi Renal Care Centre; and
Whereas the new women and children's hospital in Nairobi will be a full service 
        facility to address the needs of women: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses gratitude to Mrs. Deloris Jordan and the 
        James Jordan Foundation for improving the lives of inner city 
        youth in the United States and initiating a public-private 
        collaborative to establish a women and children's hospital in 
        Nairobi, Kenya;
            (2) supports the current Nairobi Women's Hospital, 
        including its operators, staff, and personnel, for its 
        dedication and commitment to the residents of Nairobi; and
            (3) encourages the development of the new Nairobi Women's 
        Hospital in order to assist in the social development of 
        Nairobi's health infrastructure and the economic development of 
        the East Africa region.
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