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People Reached in 2010

Posted in Hope Ward, TB Diagnostics and Treatment, Charis - IMC Lira, Pader Clinic, Cancer Care, Physiotherapy, International Medical Foundation, Heart Surgery, Touch Namuwongo, Aldo Project on March 16, 2011 | Comments Off

We recently reviewed progress for International Medical Foundation over 2010 and are pleased to note the following data: 5,592 people were counselled and tested for HIV 1,644 were enrolled on our treatment programmes for those living with HIV 19 patients received treatment each month for Cancer 9 received open heart surgery 244 were admitted onto [...]

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Advent: Day 9 HIV/AIDS

Posted in Advent, Aldo Project, Hope Ward, Patients, Staff, Touch Namuwongo, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 9, 2010 | Comments Off

  IMF has a number of community based programmes helping to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. We provide counselling and testing, help those who are negative to stay safe and for those that are positive we are able to help with treatment and care. Uganda has in past years been very successful in tackling this huge [...]

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Advent: Day 4 Aldo

Posted in Advent, Aldo Project, Charis - IMC Lira, tagged , , , , on December 4, 2010 | Comments Off

This photo reminds me of a special day when I had the chance to visit Joyce, one of our Aldo clients in Lira. This visit taught me that it is not just the poor that fall though the holes in the safety net (which by the way doesn’t really exist). Joyce had a good job, [...]

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72,000 Ugandans to get free ARVs

Posted in International Medical Foundation, Touch Namuwongo, Aldo Project, tagged , , , , , on September 10, 2010 | Comments Off

New Vision Online : 72,000 Ugandans to get free ARVs. Recently we have been experiencing ARV stock-outs. This can have a significant impact on our enrolled clients; we don’t want to have an interruption in their treatment programmes. When we cannot get the necessary supplies from the Ministry of Health, our programmes need to purchase [...]

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The Aldo Project: Field Visit Report

Posted in Patients, Charis - IMC Lira, Volunteers, International Medical Foundation, Aldo Project, tagged , , , , on July 31, 2010 | Comments Off

Clea sends the following report: During a recent visit to Lira International Medical Centre (IMC), Kevin Duffy (CEO) and Clea Meynell (IMF Funding and Reporting Manager) spent some time with Trixcy, the Aldo Project Counsellor. Trixcy has been working as a volunteer on the Aldo Project since 2008 providing help and support to Jasper Okwir, [...]

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Aldo Project – Lira

Posted in Charis - IMC Lira, Suubi Trust, International Medical Foundation, Aldo Project, tagged , , , on July 28, 2010 | Comments Off

I’m very fortunate to have a job in which, for most days, there are parts that make me feel really good about what we’re trying to do. Yesterday I had the chance to visit with some of our clients on the Aldo project in Lira, Northern Uganda. One of these is Joyce. She used to [...]

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Bosco’s Story: Hope Ward Cancer Care

Posted in Aldo Project, Cancer Care, Charis - IMC Lira, Hope Ward, tagged on January 21, 2010 | Comments Off

Bosco is from Lira, married and has five children.  Bosco and his wife have AIDS.  He has been sick for the past two years.  He used to work as a cyclist providing lifts for fares (bicycle boda boda) and had a small ‘shamba’ for small scale farming.  However he had to give up both activities [...]

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