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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 8 “3 Mums”

Posted in Advent, Cancer Care, Fund Raising, Hope Ward, tagged , , , on December 8, 2010 | Comments Off

In August 2008, Charlotte, Kate and Ruth rowed down the River Thames, raising more than £5,300 for Cancer Care at Hope Ward. So much of what we are able to do and achieve is because of support and encouragement like theirs. THANKS very much.

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Advent: Day 6 Rose’s Journey

Posted in Advent, Fund Raising, Hope Ward, Staff, tagged , , , , , on December 6, 2010 | Comments Off

On July 11th 2009, more than 60 supporters from across the globe: USA, UK and Uganda, joined Rose Clarke to walk 52 km from Bamunanika to Kiwoko Hospital, a journey Rose had made back in 1989. For Rose and her friends, this walk was in celebration of her many years of freedom, restoration, growth, the [...]

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Advent: Day 2 Emma

Posted in Advent, Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients, Suubi Trust, tagged , , , , , , on December 2, 2010 | Comments Off

Sorry I missed day 1 and I’ve just seen that a few Blogs are posting Advent pictures, which I think is a great idea. So here we go; I will try to post a photo each day up to Christmas and use these to say a little bit about what we are doing here; all [...]

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Hope Ward Cancer Charity

Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, International Hospital Kampala, tagged , , , on November 26, 2010 | Comments Off

We will be posting over the next week or so some patient stories and information about cancer care being provided to our Hope Ward (charity) patients. Introduction The word “cancer” in Uganda brings thoughts of death, confusion, and stigma. People feel hopeless and impotent with nowhere to turn. The Hope Ward Cancer charity was founded [...]

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Francis to live on in our memories

Posted in Hope Ward, Patients, tagged , , on November 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Comment added by Diane: To Francis…. a great man who fought with every ounce of his soul, every day to survive but in the end it was just too much.  He  was a delight to care for, a daily inspiration to all who knew him and  such a genuinely good hearted young man.  I thank [...]

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Bomb survivor’s slow and bumpy road to recovery, four months later

Posted in Patients, Hope Ward, International Medical Foundation, International Hospital Kampala, tagged , , , , on November 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Sadly, Francis died at the weekend, may he rest in peace. The item below was one of his last interviews. >>> Posted at: http://bit.ly/dmLQWn By RACHEL KABEJJA: Posted Thursday, November 11 2010 at 00:00 It is exactly four months since the twin bombs went off in Kampala. About 80 people were killed and others left with severe injuries among whom [...]

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IHK and The Concert For Hope

Posted in Fund Raising, Hope Ward, Cancer Care, International Medical Foundation, Dr. Ian Clarke, International Hospital Kampala, tagged , , , , , , on November 18, 2010 | Comments Off

By Hannah Magoola: International Hospital Kampala (IHK) makes 10 years on December 8th 2010 since its official opening by the ex-Prime Minister, Professor Apollo Nsibambi in Old Kampala in 2000. IHK moved to its purpose-built facilities in Namuwongo in 2005 and in 2006 it launched its charity ward Hope Ward. The Concert for Hope is [...]

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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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