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Advent: Day 5 Judith Nyesigire

Posted in Advent, Staff, Volunteers, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 5, 2010 |

This photo is from June 2008, before I came to work full-time in Uganda. Judith, in the middle, worked with the communities in and around Jinja, helping to train and support the community health volunteers. We had a very interesting day watching her interact with these volunteers and teaching them to tell others about HIV/AIDS. [...]

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Advent: Day 4 Aldo

Posted in Advent, Aldo Project, Charis - IMC Lira, tagged , , , , on December 4, 2010 |

This photo reminds me of a special day when I had the chance to visit Joyce, one of our Aldo clients in Lira. This visit taught me that it is not just the poor that fall though the holes in the safety net (which by the way doesn’t really exist). Joyce had a good job, [...]

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Advent: Day 3 Touch Namuwongo

Posted in Advent, International Medical Foundation, Touch Namuwongo, Volunteers, tagged , , , , , , , on December 3, 2010 |

I really like this photo which I took during an open day for the Touch Namuwongo Programme at IHK. It was just great to see so many of the local children taking part in the events in the hospital grounds. Our vision is that IHK would help to serve all of the people living in [...]

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A Day with the CATTS (Part Two)

Posted in Patients, Touch Namuwongo, tagged , , , , , , on October 14, 2010 |

More from Dr. Grania, original post here. After my eventful day with Rose we headed out again to see a patient who had recently been started on TB treatment. Emmanuel was HIV-positive and had recently suffered from night-sweats, had a cough, and had lost 10kgs in a short period of time. He was referred to [...]

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A Day with the CATTS (Part One)

Posted in Patients, TB Diagnostics and Treatment, Touch Namuwongo, Volunteers, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 11, 2010 |

Dr. Grania is a key member of our team working on the development of and clinical trial for a new (faster – cheaper) diagnostic method for TB. She was back in Kampala last month and has posted this update on her Blog. A key aspect of our plan for the TB project has been to [...]

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72,000 Ugandans to get free ARVs

Posted in Aldo Project, International Medical Foundation, Touch Namuwongo, tagged , , , , , on September 10, 2010 |

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 [...]

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East African Business Week | Northern Uganda to get AIDS health care

Posted in Charis - IMC Lira, Yer Yotkom, tagged , , , on August 18, 2010 |

Yer Yotkom in the news: Northern Uganda to Get Aids Health Care provided by International Medical Group. East African Business Week | Northern Uganda to get AIDS health care.

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The Aldo Project: Field Visit Report

Posted in Aldo Project, Charis - IMC Lira, International Medical Foundation, Patients, Volunteers, tagged , , , , on July 31, 2010 |

Clea sends the following report: During a recent visit to Lira International Medical Centre (IMC), Kevin Duffy (CEO) and Clea Meynell (IMF Funding and Reporting Manager) spent some time with Trixcy, the Aldo Project Counsellor. Trixcy has been working as a volunteer on the Aldo Project since 2008 providing help and support to Jasper Okwir, [...]

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Aldo Project – Lira

Posted in Aldo Project, Charis - IMC Lira, International Medical Foundation, Suubi Trust, tagged , , , on July 28, 2010 |

I’m very fortunate to have a job in which, for most days, there are parts that make me feel really good about what we’re trying to do. Yesterday I had the chance to visit with some of our clients on the Aldo project in Lira, Northern Uganda. One of these is Joyce. She used to [...]

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IMF Mid Year Summary of Project Achievements 2010

Posted in International Medical Foundation, Suubi Trust, tagged , on July 26, 2010 |

Jemimah has prepared an update outlining the various projects that IMF is running and noting the numbers of people being reached. Part of what we do is working with those affected by HIV/AIDS. IMF has in the last 2 years, with your support; reached more than 25,000 people with health education and preventative messages, tested [...]

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