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Bosco’s Story: Hope Ward Cancer Care

Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Lira Clinic, tagged , on January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

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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How many good men will we lose?

Posted in Lira Clinic, Staff, tagged , on December 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Dr. Ian Clarke writes about the loss of Moses Munezero, copied from The Sunday Vision:
As I write this column I am sorrowful, because I have lost a good friend and a good man. Moses Munezero was killed in the night bus ambush which happened on the Mbarara- Kabale road this week.
He was a young doctor [...]

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Death Announcement – Moses Munezero

Posted in Lira Clinic, Staff, tagged on December 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »

With deep sorrow we announce the death of our colleague and friend, Moses Munezero, who has been our Clinical Officer in the International Medical Centre – Lira. He was one of 5 tragically killed in a bus accident which seems to have been caused deliberately by a gang of robbers who had set a road [...]

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Lira Clinic Update

Posted in Lira Clinic, tagged , , on May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Ruth Gracey, one of the Suubi Trust Trustees, writes:
“A highlight of my recent trip to Uganda was the opportunity to travel to Lira and meet the team at the clinic there.
Situated 6 hours drive north of Kampala, Lira was severely affected by the activities of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Thousands of people fled their [...]

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Karisia Runs for Lira

Posted in Fund Raising, Lira Clinic on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Last week Karisia ran the Barcelona marathon, partly to celebrate her birthday and largely to raise money for the Lira Clinic. She did great, raising £1,500.
You can read more on her Justgiving page at www.justgiving.com/karisia.
Here’s her race report…
So last Saturday I set off on the much prepared for and anticipated marathon trip to Barcelona.
Nerves [...]

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St. Botolph’s Church, Bossall

Posted in Fund Raising, Lira Clinic on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Dr. Michael Harran (his daughter Rachel is a close friend of Lauren and Matt) sent us the following:
The Benefices of Sand Hutton and Whitwell comprise 10 churches in 8 small country parishes to the north and east of York.
For several years parishioners have joined together on Christmas Eve to celebrate a candlelit “Midnight Mass” in [...]

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Patients Treated in 2008

Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Lira Clinic, tagged , on December 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

In 2008 Suubi Trust helped to support:

On Hope Ward 289 patients were admitted for complex medical care, including treatments for Cancer

At the Lira Clinic 2,535 patients were treated through the charity project

Suubi Trust sponsored Kenneth, a Clinical Officer in Lira, to receive Immunization training by the District, which enabled the clinic to be accredited [...]

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Lira Aldo Project

Posted in Lira Clinic, tagged , on December 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Throughout this year Suubi Trust has been supporting charity work at the Lira Health Clinic.
Recently this work has been extended to include an HIV/AIDS outreach programme providing counselling and testing for those potentially at risk. Staff have received training from the District and we are hoping soon to be able to provide treatment for those [...]

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Appreciation – Lira Primary School

Posted in Lira Clinic, tagged , on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Throughout 2008 Suubi Trust has been able to support care and treatment for the pupils at Lira Primary School.
We posted a recent update here…
We were very pleased to receive the following letter from Yapi Bob, Deputy Head Master.
Dear Sir / Madam,

REF: APPRECIATION

Permit me on behalf of the parents , pupils , teachers and on my [...]

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180 Treated at Lira Clinic in September

Posted in Lira Clinic, tagged , , on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In September 180 people were able to get care at the Lira Clinic due to financial support from Suubi Trust. 86 of these patients were aged 18 and under. 38 were referred to the clinic by the staff at the Lira Primary School.
Most of the patients seen had malaria. It is becoming evident that a [...]

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