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Hope Ward is the charity ward at International Hospital Kampala (IHK). It was first opened in April 2006. Almost four years later the ward has a 17 bed capacity and hosts a Cancer Treatment unit. Half the ward is set aside for children and the other half is divided into Male and Female sections with one isolation room.
IHK provides the Ward space, facilities and utilities for Hope Ward free of charge and in addition subsidises all Hope Ward bills by at least 30%, thus charging only marginal cost on all Hope Ward patient treatments.
The Overall Aim of Hope Ward is to:
Cater for the underprivileged in need of high quality complex treatment, who would otherwise not afford this much needed and often life saving care. We intend to do what we can to alleviate the suffering and improve the quantity and quality of life of our patients.
In 2009 there were 248 admissions on Hope Ward with a total of 2,437 bed nights; 93 were children no older than 10 yrs and of the adult admissions 79% were women.
The total amount spent on patient treatments, Hope Ward staff salaries, specialist fees, as well as transport and other assistance given to very needy patients was UGX 499m (£160,000). Hope Ward sponsorships covered 36% of these costs, the rest (£100,000) was paid by International Hospital Kampala.
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