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Francis to live on in our memories

Posted in Hope Ward, Patients, tagged , , on November 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Comment added by Diane: To Francis…. a great man who fought with every ounce of his soul, every day to survive but in the end it was just too much.  He  was a delight to care for, a daily inspiration to all who knew him and  such a genuinely good hearted young man.  I thank [...]

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Bomb survivor’s slow and bumpy road to recovery, four months later

Posted in Hope Ward, International Hospital Kampala, International Medical Foundation, Patients, tagged , , , , on November 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Sadly, Francis died at the weekend, may he rest in peace. The item below was one of his last interviews. >>> Posted at: http://bit.ly/dmLQWn By RACHEL KABEJJA: Posted Thursday, November 11 2010 at 00:00 It is exactly four months since the twin bombs went off in Kampala. About 80 people were killed and others left with severe injuries among whom [...]

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Francis undergoes another procedure in his fight for survival.

Posted in International Hospital Kampala, Patients, tagged , , on September 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »

By Dr. Prasandan: It is over two and a half months since Francis has been suffering from the bomb blast. He had deteriorated for the last two weeks with the normal left lung also getting affected from the secretions coming from the right lung, which was getting all the secretions coming down through the abnormal [...]

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Francis – clinical status as on 13th August, 2010.

Posted in International Hospital Kampala, International Medical Foundation, Patients, tagged , , on August 16, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Dr. Prasandan sent this update on Friday: >>> Francis is still in a critical situation, though some problems have got settled. The important problem that looks settled is the air leak, which was causing swelling all over his body and face. Also, he has become more stable lung wise and is mostly off ventilator for [...]

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Bomb Victims: Patient Updates from IHK

Posted in International Hospital Kampala, International Medical Group, Patients, tagged on July 23, 2010 | Comments Off

Here’s the latest update from the clinical team about those 7 patients still admitted at IHK. 1. Sustained fracture of his right femur and multiple perforations in his intestines. Pain is controlled. Can take oral feeds. Steadily improving. 2. Had abdominal surgery. Pain controlled, he can eat and move out of bed. He is much [...]

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Kampala Bombings: Francis in ICU

Posted in International Hospital Kampala, International Medical Group, tagged , , , on July 20, 2010 | 3 Comments »

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Kampala Bombings: ICU Update

Posted in International Hospital Kampala, International Medical Group, tagged , , on July 20, 2010 | Comments Off

This update from Dr. Prasandan: 1 week after the bomb blasts, we have 2 patients still in ICU. A third patient has been moved to IPD 2 in a stable condition (She has regained her vision, but still see things/people as double. Headache is reduced and is taking food by mouth) Both ICU patients continue [...]

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Kampala Bombings: Report on NTV Uganda

Posted in Dr. Ian Clarke, International Hospital Kampala, International Medical Group, tagged , on July 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Here’s a short piece that went out on NTV Uganda; it shows Dr. Ian doing some ward rounds at IHK and an excerpt from an interview with Kevin in which he discusses the offer of payment by the Uganda government.

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Dealing with the bomb blast victims

Posted in Dr. Ian Clarke, International Hospital Kampala, International Medical Group, tagged on July 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Dr. Ian writes this personal account outlining how he and the team at IHK responded to the Kampala bombings… I was watching the match at Kisemente, but decided to go home at half-time since the match was boring. As I was driving past the Ethiopian Village Restaurant I noticed some unusual activity, but did not [...]

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Kampala Bombings: UPDATE (2) Ssemwogerere Francis

Posted in International Hospital Kampala, International Medical Group, tagged , on July 17, 2010 | 7 Comments »

I’ve just come back from being in ICU with the local press. I was very pleased to see Francis awake and aware of all going on around him. He is still on the ventilator, though the nurses have been trying him on oxygen from time-to-time throughout the day. He can’t speak but he is able [...]

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