Waira Tom after chemotherapy on Hope Ward
About Hope Ward Cancer Care:
The word “cancer” in Uganda brings thoughts of death, confusion, and stigma. People feel hopeless and impotent with nowhere to turn. There have been great strides made with HIV and infectious diseases but cancer care has fallen by the wayside. Most people avoid seeking medical help until the cancer is advanced or spread and it is too late. Even should they try, there are too few resources and the treatments are unaffordable.
In the last 3 years, Hope Ward Cancer Care has been developed to tackle these needs. We have an excellent team, led by Dr. Helena Nam, which has provided care and treatment for 33 charity patients this year. We will bring you some of the patient stories in the next few postings.
We are hoping to raise £25,000 to enable this work to continue throughout 2010. We have a Just Giving page on which you can make an online donation. Please give generously.
Kind Regards and Thanks,
Kevin.
Hi! I am resident physician in Internal Medicine. Currently finishing my training; I will be an oncology fellow at the University of MN starting in July 2009. I am interested in traveling to your hospital in Africa and volunteer as a physician. Please let me know if this is possible.
Thank you,
Andres