Posted in TB Lab, tagged Grania Perceval-Price on June 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Grania, a VSO, is leading our work at the TB Lab; the following is taken from her blog…
Finally! It’s great when a plan comes together, and, after quite a bit of work and waiting, a Big Plan has finally come together…
A few months ago, official funding for our MOT validation study was cut. This meant [...]
Posted in Fund Raising, Heart Surgery, Hope Ward, Sponsors, TB Lab, tagged Inverness Medical UK on March 16, 2008 | No Comments »
The following is a brief account of giving and sponsorship in February:
We received £125 from individual supporters in the UK.
A sponsor gave £1,000 to help meet University fees for Bosco, our TB lab tech.
Inverness Medical UK gave £511 in the form of discount for essential supplies to help support sugery in Hope Ward.
In Kampala, Hwan [...]
Posted in Sponsors, Staff, TB Lab on February 28, 2008 | No Comments »
John Bosco Byekwaso is our lab technician working in the TB and Microbiology lab at International Hospital Kampala. Like many of his peers Bosco is continuing his professional studies in the evenings after a full day’s work. He is a hard working, dedicated and ambitious young man.
One of our key supporters has very generously donated [...]
Posted in Fund Raising, TB Lab, tagged Grania Perceval-Price on January 8, 2008 | No Comments »
During my visit I had a number of update meetings with Dr Grania and Bosco in which we discussed progress and next steps.
Bosco continues to perform comparative tests using various methods to help establish the viability of the MOTS technique.
Dr Grania continues to work with the various academic and clinical research organisations with the aim [...]
Posted in Hope Ward, Lira Clinic, Staff, Suubi Trust, TB Lab on January 7, 2008 | No Comments »
I had the pleasure of working with the Team during the early part of January to discuss and agree our strategies and plans for 2008.
Dr Grania (TB Lab Programme Coordinator), Dr Muhame (Hope Ward), Dr Ian Clarke, Mairead (Programme Grants Coordinator), Katherine (Lira Clinic Programme Coordinator), and Patricia (Hope Ward Programme Coordinator).
Posted in Fund Raising, TB Lab, tagged Brin-Cheryl on October 31, 2007 | No Comments »
Brin and Cheryl have so far rasied just over £1,300 in sponsorship from their bike ride. What a tremendous effort. These funds will help to support the ongoing MOT/MODS validation work at the TB Lab.
Our thanks to them and all of their supporters in sunny Penzance.
Posted in TB Lab, tagged Grania Perceval-Price on October 23, 2007 | No Comments »
Our current focus at the TB Lab is ensuring appropriate validation of the MOT/MODS methodology and the processes being used. Bosco and the team are performing tests using the new MOT method and comparing results with the established MGIT method. Once we have proven the MOT method we will start a similar validation for MODS.
Grania, [...]
Posted in Fund Raising, TB Lab, tagged Brin-Cheryl, Mark Russell on September 28, 2007 | No Comments »
Brin and Cheryl finished safely and as per plan on Thursday; well done to them.
Here they are at the start, John O’Groats, in the rain, on the 5th September…
1,137 miles and 22 days later they arrive at Lands End, in the sunshine…
and here they are with Dr Mark Russell, who of course didn’t cycle from [...]
Posted in Fund Raising, TB Lab, tagged Brin-Cheryl on September 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Here’s Brin’s latest report:
13 days and 813 miles of cycling behind us. Now at Hay on Wye. Broken brake at Chapel Stretton but amazingly old man in hamlet had a new set of the correct brakes in his shed left over from years ago. So what could have been several days delay didnt happen. Intend [...]
Posted in Fund Raising, TB Lab on September 19, 2007 | No Comments »
We were very pleased to receive £500.00 from the Penwith One-Per-Centers, a registered charity based in Mousehole, Penzance.
This contribution has been donated to help with our continued work at the TB Lab in developing and validating the MODS methodolgy.
Our thanks to Rod Varlow, Treasurer, and his colleagues.
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