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A Case of Cervical Cancer

Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, Patients, Touch Namuwongo, tagged , , , , on July 22, 2011 |

By Jemimah Kiboss: A few weeks ago a relatively young lady (Rose*) walked into my office looking ten years older than she actually was. She came looking for help for her mother with an ultrasound scan report indicating that her mother had a mass in her cervix and another mass nearby as well as a [...]

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We are Winners!

Posted in International Medical Foundation, TB Diagnostics and Treatment, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on May 21, 2011 |

The BMJ nominated us winners for the “Getting Evidence into Practice” award. The TB Diagnostics Lab was the very first project that I became involved in at International Medical Foundation, back in 2007. I remember being approached almost every day by Dr. Mark Russell (a VSO volunteer) who wanted to do something for the many [...]

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World Cancer Day

Posted in Cancer Care, tagged , , , , on February 4, 2011 |

Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world. WHO estimates that 84 million people will die of cancer between 2005 and 2015 without intervention. As mentioned in the recent post by Dr. Helena, cancer is being recognised as a increasing problem in Uganda. At International Hospital Kampala, IHK, we have a Cancer Care [...]

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IMG – Doing Business as a Means of Development

Posted in Business of Health Care, International Hospital Kampala, International Medical Foundation, International Medical Group, Suubi Trust, tagged , , , , , , on January 22, 2011 |

Suubi Trust continues to support the work of International Medical Foundation, IMF. IMF, one of four companies within International Medical Group, is the group’s NGO (registered charity) providing a wide range of charitable health services to the poor ranging from community based health education, preventative services including family planning and ART, TB diagnosis and treatment, [...]

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IHK – Hwan Sung collaboration for Open Heart Surgery

Posted in Heart Surgery, tagged , , on January 20, 2011 |

We are delighted to let you know that we have just concluded yet another round of complex Open Heart Surgery operations at International Hospital Kampala (IHK) solely sponsored by Hwan Sung Charity Services. It cost close to $80,000 USD to cater for the nine patients from admission to discharge.  Many will need long-term follow-up and [...]

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Advent: Day 20 IAA Healthcare

Posted in Advent, Business of Health Care, International Medical Group, tagged , , , on December 20, 2010 |

IAA Healthcare is our own health scheme provider. We cover 40,000 members, making us the largest product provider in the country. These pre-paid, facility based membership schemes are a great way to ensure that staff and their dependents can access quality health services across the country. Our policies are predominately bought and paid for by [...]

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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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How to Become a Master in Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Posted in International Medical Group, tagged , , , , , , , , on October 8, 2010 |

Guest Post by Paul Hench: We’re all concerned about our personal health and are careful about nurturing and maintaining it; but when it comes to public health, we fail to understand that it is just an extension of our personal wellbeing; in fact, the collective personal health of a society defines the public health quotient [...]

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