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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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IHK – Hwan Sung collaboration for Open Heart Surgery

Posted in Heart Surgery, tagged , , on January 20, 2011 | Comments Off

We are delighted to let you know that we have just concluded yet another round of complex Open Heart Surgery operations at International Hospital Kampala (IHK) solely sponsored by Hwan Sung Charity Services. It cost close to $80,000 USD to cater for the nine patients from admission to discharge.  Many will need long-term follow-up and [...]

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Advent: Day 19 Open Heart Surgery

Posted in Advent, Business of Health Care, Heart Surgery, Hope Ward, Sponsors, tagged , , , , , on December 19, 2010 | Comments Off

IHK performed its first open heart surgery on April 13th 2007. You can read more here. OHS is very complex and expensive. Each of these procedures costs about $7,000 (which compared of course to other countries is still very good value for money). Each is performed on a charitable basis, largely due to generous support [...]

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Supporting Heart Surgery

Posted in Heart Surgery, Hope Ward, Sponsors, tagged , , , , , on November 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The team at IHK is getting ready to perform another 10 open heart surgeries later this month. These are once again generously sponsored by Hwan Sung Medical Charity Services. International Medical Foundation will make up any shortfall in funding. You can read more about the previous surgeries here. The item below was originally posted on [...]

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IMG Newsletter

Posted in Patients, Hope Ward, Charis - IMC Lira, Staff, International Medical Group, International Medical Foundation, Heart Surgery, International Hospital Kampala on October 19, 2010 | Comments Off

Please click on the image above to download the latest IMG Newsletter. This edition includes the following items: Announces some new Specialists on Board Outlines our Charis IMC Partnership in Lira IMC Mbarara Move and Expansion An update from International Medical Foundation (IMF) – Bringing Hope News about a Laparoscopic Surgical Camp at IHK Plans [...]

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February Funding

Posted in Fund Raising, Heart Surgery, Hope Ward, Sponsors, TB Diagnostics and Treatment, tagged on March 16, 2008 | Comments Off

The following is a brief account of giving and sponsorship in February: We received £125 from individual supporters in the UK. A sponsor gave £1,000 to help meet University fees for Bosco, our TB lab tech. Inverness Medical UK gave £511 in the form of discount for essential supplies to help support sugery in Hope [...]

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Uganda performs six heart surgeries

Posted in Heart Surgery, Hope Ward, Patients, Sponsors, tagged , on March 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Published in New Vision Online… By Josephine Maseruka LOOKING at the little Aziz Abdulla Ssegujja on oxygen in the intensive care unit at the International Hospital Kampala, there was no doubt that he had just undergone a big operation. As he lay on his back with a blank expression, the surgeons kept watch. Since Saturday, [...]

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Heart Surgeries Begin Today

Posted in Heart Surgery, Hope Ward, tagged , , on March 1, 2008 | Comments Off

The next set of Heart Surgeries begin today, March 1st. Thanks to continued support from: Hwan Sung Medical Charity Services Dr Clement Agyin and his colleagues in St. Anthony’s Hospital, Cheam Inverness Medical UK and the Medical and Support staff at International Hospital Kampala the following will each recieve life changing care: Simon (Valve Repair) [...]

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Hwan Sung sponsors heart surgery at IHK

Posted in Heart Surgery on February 19, 2008 | Comments Off

Hwan Sung Medical Charity Services has once again pledged its support for open heart surgeries at IHK. It will give $30,000 to cover the costs of 6 operations in February. Today it made a deposit of the first $10,000. We are very thankful for this generous support and know that it will make a huge [...]

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Supporting Heart Surgery

Posted in Fund Raising, Heart Surgery, Hope Ward, tagged , , , on February 8, 2008 | Comments Off

Clement, Moses and the team at IHK are making preparations for another set of heart surgeries. Sponsorship has been pledged by Hwan Sung. Essential consumables for the Blood Gas Analyser (provided in September by Cardiac Report Limited) have been purchased from Inverness Medical UK, which has kindly provided a very significant discount on its list [...]

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