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Advent: Day 15 New Lecture Rooms

Posted in Advent, International Medical Group, tagged , on December 15, 2010 |

Earlier this year, in just 10 weeks, we converted an empty helicopter hanger into a new building with 4 lecture rooms. These have been in use during this semester and this afternoon I will be in Room 2 sitting one of my MPH exams! Next year we will add another 2 floors and hope to [...]

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Advent: Day 14 Calvin Treated for Elephantiasis

Posted in Advent, Hope Ward, Patients, tagged , , , on December 14, 2010 |

Calvin is just one of our many hundreds of patients treated free of charge in Hope Ward. He had operations regularly with us for over two years, after which he was able to go back to school at the age of 25. Elephantiasis is an infection that blocks lymph drainage from the legs. They swell [...]

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Advent: Day 13 TB

Posted in Advent, Fund Raising, Staff, TB Diagnostics and Treatment, Touch Namuwongo, Volunteers, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on December 13, 2010 |

The first project that Suubi Trust supported was the development of a level 2 bio-containment facility at International Hospital Kampala to provide a MODS TB culture and sensitivity service. That was back in July 2007. Since then we have completed the clinical trial and are now using the method to help diagnose patients from IHK [...]

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Advent: Day 12 The Clinics

Posted in Advent, International Hospital Kampala, International Medical Group, tagged , , , , on December 12, 2010 |

We operate a total of 9 clinics, 3 in Kampala and 6 up-country. Each of these has consulting rooms, a laboratory, a small pharmacy and some, like the one above, a few beds for day-patients. These clinics and the out-patient department at the hospital are now serving more than 250,000 out-patient visits each year. This [...]

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Advent: Day 11 Not Just Doctors

Posted in Advent, International Hospital Kampala, Staff, tagged on December 11, 2010 |

We are very proud of all our staff at IHK and of course it takes more than just doctors and nurses to keep a hospital operating. Our maintenance team do a great job at keeping the hospital clean and safe; thanks.

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Advent: Day 10 Dr. Richard

Posted in Advent, Charis - IMC Lira, Fund Raising, Hope Ward, TB Diagnostics and Treatment, Touch Namuwongo, Volunteers, tagged , , , , , , , on December 10, 2010 |

This is Dr. Richard as many of us will remember him, enjoying being with the kids on Hope Ward. He made a huge difference in his time with us as a voluteer with VSO. There are more photos of him on the VSO website here. Even after their VSO stint was finished, Richard and Patricia [...]

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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 |

  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 |

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 7 IMF Dunavant Mobile Clinic

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

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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Advent: Day 6 Rose’s Journey

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

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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