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Coke and Primary Healthcare

Posted in Primary Healthcare, tagged , , , on January 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

It’s a simple pleasure; ride my bike through the local communities until exhausted – which for me in this heat and with these hills doesn’t take very long. I’ll admit, at times it might have been better described as “there’s Kevin taking his bike for a walk…” When exhausted stop at a local shop (for [...]

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Exam Time

Posted in Business of Health Care, International Health Sciences University, tagged , , , , on January 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »

I sat in the exam room staring at the paper and slowly it dawned on me, I couldn’t answer any of it. I could feel the panic rising and, as is normal in this situation, I was buck naked. Last week International Health Sciences University, in Kampala Uganda, held its 2nd Graduation Ceremony. 91 students [...]

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The End of the Beginning

Posted in Business of Health Care, Dr. Ian Clarke, International Medical Foundation, International Medical Group, tagged on January 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

A good friend of mine, Dr. Nick Wooding, often tells me that we often over-estimate what we might achieve in just 2 years but under-estimate what we can achieve in 5. About 3 years ago I sat with another good friend, Dr. Ian Clarke, and we talked about the 5 year plan that we had [...]

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Primary Healthcare in East Africa

Posted in Business of Health Care, International Medical Group, Primary Healthcare, tagged , , on December 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Dr. Nick Wooding kindly asked me to write a preface for a book about to be published by International Health Sciences University which discusses the many aspects and issues related to the delivery of primary healthcare in the developing world, and in Uganda specifically. >>> PHC in East Africa: Preface If you are a healthcare [...]

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IHK Video

Posted in Dr. Ian Clarke, International Hospital Kampala, International Medical Group, tagged , , , , , , on November 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Thanks to our friends at Child’s i Foundation, we have a new video which highlights the medical services available at International Hospital Kampala.

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Value for Impact

Posted in International Hospital Kampala, International Medical Foundation, International Medical Group on September 10, 2011 | Comments Off

International Hospital Kampala, IHK, is the largest, and some say best, private hospital in Uganda. In 2010, IHK gave 2.5% of its income to support the work of the group’s foundation, International Medical Foundation. As we continue to support IMF in 2011, and beyond, we are keen to ensure: that savings are made where possible, [...]

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Makindye Division, Kampala

Posted in Dr. Ian Clarke, International Medical Foundation, Makindye Division, tagged , , , on April 15, 2011 | Comments Off

In May Dr. Ian Clarke will become the Mayor of Makindye Division, Kampala. International Medical Foundation and supporters such as Suubi Trust now have a fantastic opportunity to work with the Mayor and the Ministry of Health to help bring quality health services to a local population of more than 500,000. Our initial focus will [...]

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IMG Will Perform 2,000 Male Medical Circumcisions

Posted in International Medical Group, tagged , , , , , , , , on April 15, 2011 | Comments Off

International Medical Group has been asked by the Infectious Disease Institute, IDI, to perform 2,000 male circumcisions (MC) in Kampala as part of a Male Sexual Health initiative branded AMAKA, which will deliver a total of 5,000 MC by September 2011. The initiative is being funded by the Centre for Disease Control (CDC). Observational studies [...]

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Budget Too Small To Cover Health Needs

Posted in Business of Health Care, tagged , , , , on March 15, 2011 | Comments Off

I read an interesting article on allAfrica.com, written by Miriam Gathigah, about the state of the health budget in Kenya. Essentially it seems that the government of Kenya has reduced the percentage of the national budget, USD 12.5b, allocated to the health sector from 7% to 6.5%. Botswana and the Seychelles are the only African [...]

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Only 1% of Ugandans Have Health Insurance

Posted in Business of Health Care, tagged on March 14, 2011 | Comments Off

hoping in 5yrs raise number of persons covered in #Uganda for pre-paid or health ins from 150,000 to >500,000; still only 1% of population— Kevin Duffy (@KevinDTweets) March 14, 2011 More on the Business of Healthcare here…

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