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People Reached in 2010

Posted in Aldo Project, Cancer Care, Charis - IMC Lira, Heart Surgery, Hope Ward, International Medical Foundation, Pader Clinic, Physiotherapy, TB Diagnostics and Treatment, Touch Namuwongo 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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Advent: Day 7 IMF Dunavant Mobile Clinic

Posted in Advent, Charis - IMC Lira, Pader Clinic, Volunteers, tagged , , , , on December 7, 2010 | Comments Off

Lucy, Amy, Tom (volunteers from the UK) and members of our clinical team from Lira spent a few weeks on this pilot in Pader District to help determine how we might be able to operate Mobile Clinics in parts of the country that lack basic health facilities. The pilot was a success but we’ve failed, [...]

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Paska’s story: Pader Clinic Landmine Victim

Posted in Pader Clinic, Patients, tagged , on August 6, 2010 | Comments Off

This update comes from Stella, our administration manager in Pader: Ayo Paska, 28 years old from Paipii village in Lunaa Parish Pader TC, came following a radio announcement in early June 2010 which, her brother in-law shared. She had a foreign body (FB) in situ and required urgent medical attention as she was pregnant with [...]

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Moses’ story: Pader Clinic Landmine Victim

Posted in Pader Clinic, Patients, tagged , on August 5, 2010 | Comments Off

This update comes from Stella, our administration manager in Pader: Ouma Moses came to Pader HC III on 3rd May 2010 with a septic gun shot wound. He is a former LRA abductee and had stayed almost a year captive. He escaped but was attacked and suffered with bomb splinters on parts of his body. [...]

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Lucy’s story: Pader Clinic Landmine Victim

Posted in Pader Clinic, Patients, tagged , on August 4, 2010 | Comments Off

This update comes from Stella, our administration manager in Pader: Lucy Toobalo a 47 year old mother of five and a primary school teacher from Lamiyo village in Pader district. She was referred to Pader HC III by a CDO following the start of the project on 13th April 2010. Lucy was travelling from Pader [...]

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Patient stories: Pader Clinic Landmine Victims

Posted in Pader Clinic, Patients, tagged , on August 3, 2010 | Comments Off

This update comes from Stella, our administration manager in Pader: Rose Lagulu & Oryema Titus are both landmine survivors with amputation of legs and already had prosthesis but complained of developing wounds and pain at the ankle where the surgery had been done. After consultation and evaluation at Pader HC III, both were referred to [...]

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Pader Health Centre Closes

Posted in Dr. Ian Clarke, Pader Clinic, Suubi Trust, tagged , , , , on August 3, 2010 | Comments Off

Introduction Sometimes programmes do not go according to plan, regardless of best intentions or the significant needs that we are trying to address. After almost 2 years we have, regretfully, decided to withdraw from our partnership with the District Health Office in Pader. Pader Health Centre: A public-private-partnership established in October 2008 by International Medical [...]

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Surgery To Open Up His Contracted Fist

Posted in Hope Ward, Pader Clinic, Patients on June 14, 2010 | Comments Off

Santino is a four year old boy from Pader. His parents are small scale farmers. Santino is the second of six children in his family. One day while they were in the farm digging, they heard a scream coming from their hut. They ran home and found Santino’s hand stuck in the small three stone [...]

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Ageno Susan

Posted in Pader Clinic, Patients, tagged , on October 16, 2009 | Comments Off

We recently received the following patient case story from our team at the Pader Clinic. Patient benefits: to narrate a brief story of a 8 year from Olwir-Nguu village, Acoro parish roughly 5km from Pader HC was brought in by her mother, so weak and pale and could barely sit-up. She was diagnosed with severe [...]

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Providing Care to the Disadvantaged

Posted in International Medical Foundation, Pader Clinic, Suubi Trust, tagged , on September 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Many will have heard of the oddly named Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) and the 20 year civil war they fought in Northern Uganda. Notorious for abducting 25,000 children to fight as soldiers, countless atrocities were committed leaving deep scars on the communities. During this time there was a total breakdown in health care, education, farming, [...]

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