I am writing this quick update on the veranda of my cottage, over looking Lake Victoria. For those of you who have not yet heard the news, I am now working as Managing Director at International Medical Group, details below. This is a wonderful opportunity and allows me much closer involvement in the many different projects that Suubi Trust is helping to support. I will be posting some personal updates on facebook; My facebook profile.
Our Treasurer, Steve Taylor, has been preparing the 2008-09 accounts (April 6th to April 5th) and we thought that you might be interested in learning how much was raised and what we’ve done with it. It’s probably worth reminding you that:
- All money received by Suubi Trust is used to support the work in Uganda. We make no deductions either from your contributions or from tax relief claimed through Gift Aid.
- Our trustees are volunteers who do not charge for their time, or claim any payment or expenses. We have no administration costs.
- Operational costs for Hope Ward and the charity clinics are subsidised by Dr. Ian Clarke. Suubi Trust does not pay rent or contribute to the capital costs of establishing this required infrastructure.
You helped raise a total of £73,300
These funds were used to support and provide:
- Primary healthcare for more than 2,500 patients and an immunisation programme for young children at the Lira Health Centre:- £18,000
- Complex healthcare on Hope Ward; on average there are about 6 in-patients being treated at any one time, though we have capacity to treat as many as 15 if we have sufficient funds:- £5,600
- Cancer Treatments on Hope Ward; at times there can be as many as 15 outpatient day case chemotherapies each week:- £6,200
- A new charity based Physiotherapy clinic treating patients with complex, long-term rehabilitation needs:- £820
- The purchase of essential equipment for Heart Surgeries:- £350
- Contribution to other International Medical Foundation projects, including a large HIV-AIDS outreach programme into the community living in and around the Hospital and a TB Lab which is now close to completing a clinical trial for a new low-cost, fast diagnostic test:- £17,217
- The opening of a new Health Centre in Pader, Northern Uganda, which has treated, free of charge, 1,652 patients since last October:- £25,113.
In recent weeks I have had the great pleasure of meeting again with the team members providing this care at International Hospital Kampala and at the clinics in Pader and Lira. Their dedication and professionalism joins with your generosity to make a difference in the lives of so many.
Thank you so much for your continued support.
Kind regards,
Kevin.
Chairman: Suubi Trust and International Medical Foundation.
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International Medical Group is the leading private provider of health care services in Uganda. There are three main divisions to the group and the model is similar to HMOs in the USA:
1. IAA Health Care provides Health Schemes to employers for their employees and families and also some personal schemes . These schemes meet the costs of any treatments required. There is no NHS in Uganda. Members can get treatment from IMG, or from a number of selected medical service providers.
2. International Hospital Kampala, the largest private hospital in Uganda, provides care for IAA members, for those with health insurance and for cash and invoiced patients. IHK has 100 beds for in-patients, plus general outpatient and specialist clinics. It is the country’s first ISO certified hospital.
3. International Medical Centres has 13 community based Health Clinics throughout the country. These provide primary health care, similar to a GP Surgery in the UK, and refer patients to IHK as needed. Some of these are stand alone clinics and others are in large Factories and Schools.
IMG employs about 530 people and has more than 100,000 clients.
IMG provides staff, facilities and infrastructure to International Medical Foundation to support and enable its charity and grant funded projects.
In 2008, IMG made a financial contribution, to these charity projects, of more than £80,000.
