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 a [...]
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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 may [...]
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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 truce has [...]
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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 Odongo 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 and his [...]
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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 indication that [...]
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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 families, who [...]
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