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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 | Leave a 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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Care for Pupils at Lira Primary School

Posted in Lira Clinic, Sponsors, tagged , , , on October 27, 2008 | 1 Comment »

St. Peter’s Methodist Primary School has collected two more gifts to help support healthcare provided to the pupils at the Lira Primary School. In July they raised £188.05 at the end of term production and more recently £102.16 at their Harvest celebration. Earlier this year St. Peter’s raised £255.49.
These gifts come in the same week [...]

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Immunisations in July

Posted in Lira Clinic, tagged on August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Kenneth Odongo (Medical Clinical Officer at the Lira Clinic)

has sent us a report showing details of the 50 patients that he has treated with various immunisations in July, including Measles and Polio. Three quarters of those being treated are young children under the age of 5.

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426 Patients Treated at the Lira Clinic

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

In June we treated 426 charity patients at the Lira Clinic.
Jemimah, our Programme Coordinator, has provided the following analysis and comment:

80% of those treated are 18 years or younger, 122 are 5 and under
We had 63 referrals from the Lira Primary School
The top two conditions treated were Malaria and Respiratory Tract Infection
Women being treated for [...]

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