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Dennis Odong on Hope Ward 2008 – 2009

Posted in Cancer Care, Hope Ward, International Medical Foundation, Patients, Suubi Trust, tagged , , , , on September 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »

It was with deep sorrow that we bid farewell to our favourite Hope Ward child Dennis Odong on the early afternoon of Thursday, August 6th 2009. Dennis had been with us for more than a year, we did our very best to treat him and he was very brave in his fight against cancer. Dennis [...]

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A Colouring Book

Posted in Hope Ward, tagged , on August 9, 2008 | Comments Off

I am taken once again by the photo of Dennis and the care provided by Lucy and the team at Hope Ward. Take a look at this photo… It isn’t that difficult to make a BIG difference to these lives: Lucy simply cared and arranged some help in Hope Ward. Simple, small gifts such as [...]

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Dennis Odongo

Posted in Cancer Care, Charis - IMC Lira, Patients, tagged , on July 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Lucy has now returned to the UK and has sent some photos of Dennis with his cousin Jimmy… Ha, you’d never guess it but Dennis has made an amazing transformation! After the surgery, he had more chemo and the tumor is ready for the second de-bulking surgery; it’s fantastic that it is so soon. He [...]

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Uganda volunteer supports return to normality

Posted in Charis - IMC Lira, Fund Raising, tagged , on July 8, 2008 | Comments Off

The following appears today in the Swindon Link… After learning about the work of the Suubi Trust in Uganda, Jennifer Allison of Freshbrook has spent a year following university raising money to fund a trip to help. The charity is working to improve healthcare in Lira in northern Uganda. After twenty years of conflict a [...]

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Dennis Odongo

Posted in Cancer Care, Charis - IMC Lira, Patients, tagged , on June 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Read an update about Dennis by clicking here… In April 2008, Lucy made a visit to the state hospital in Lira, here she met Dennis. Dennis Odong is 7 years old; he has an older brother of 14 years and three sisters, each of 5, 3 and 1 years old. His father died in 2007 [...]

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Dunavant Mobile Clinic Pilot

Posted in Charis - IMC Lira, Pader Clinic, tagged , , on June 16, 2008 | Comments Off

An earlier posting introduced the potential opportunity of having a number of mobile clinics operating in Northern Uganda, supported by Dunavant and USAID. The team has now completed a two week pilot which included one week of fact finding and one week of clinic visits to 5 rural villages. The pilot has provided a clear [...]

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Dunavant Mobile Clinic

Posted in Charis - IMC Lira, Pader Clinic, tagged , , on April 29, 2008 | Comments Off

International Medical Foundation, IMF, has just started a new pilot programme working with Dunavant, a large global cotton company, and USAID. Together we are providing mobile health clinic services in Pader, Lira and Kitgum, in Northern Uganda. Dunavant has organic cotton farms in the region and wants to take healthcare to the farmers and their [...]

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