By Clodagh: Kasese is in the West of Uganda and this programme is operating in communities on the shores of Lake George. All three of the communities being served, which have an approximate total population of 10,000, suffer from extreme poverty. This is mainly due to their near sole dependence on small-scale fishing, the produce [...]
Posts Tagged ‘HIPS’
Communities Being Served – KCCL, HIPS and IMF
Posted in KCCL and HIPS - Kasese, tagged Clodagh, Hamukungu, HIPS, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Kasese, KCCL, Lake George, Poverty, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, USAID on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
KCCL, HIPS and IMF Project in Kasese – Case Study 1
Posted in KCCL and HIPS - Kasese, tagged AIDS, Carolyne, Clodagh, HIPS, HIV, HIV/AIDS, International Hospital Kampala, Kasese, KCCL, USAID on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I recently posted a project update about our community HIV/AIDS programme in Kasese, W. Uganda and some friends asked for more information, which I will provide in a number of posts over the next week. Let me start by thanking Clodagh who helped to prepare this information during her visit last year. Perhaps the best [...]
IMF Working with Kasese Cobalt Company Limited: Update
Posted in KCCL and HIPS - Kasese, tagged AIDS, Health, HIPS, HIV, HIV/AIDS, Kasese, KCCL, Uganda, USAID on January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to Carolyne for this update: International Medical Foundation has been working with Kasese Cobalt Company Limited since October 2006 to provide basic health services to the poor living in three communities close to the KCCL facility in Kasese, West Uganda; Muhokya, Kahendero and Hamukungu. This programme has been supported by Health Initiatives For The [...]
72,000 Ugandans to get free ARVs
Posted in Aldo Project, International Medical Foundation, Touch Namuwongo, tagged AIDS, Health, HIPS, HIV/AIDS, New Vision, Uganda on September 10, 2010 | Comments Off
New Vision Online : 72,000 Ugandans to get free ARVs. Recently we have been experiencing ARV stock-outs. This can have a significant impact on our enrolled clients; we don’t want to have an interruption in their treatment programmes. When we cannot get the necessary supplies from the Ministry of Health, our programmes need to purchase [...]
Pader Health Centre Closes
Posted in Dr. Ian Clarke, Pader Clinic, Suubi Trust, tagged HIPS, Landmine, Simon Friend, Trade Aid UK, UNDP 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 [...]


