We have been able to support all of the following:

• We established a new TB Lab at the hospital in Kampala and helped to support the work of Dr Mark, Dr Grania and Bosco as they led the way in establishing and validating a new TB diagnostic method, MOTS. Target TB has recently provided a grant to help complete the clinical validation and initial phase of testing and treatments.
• In Lira, Northern Uganda, we have been providing primary healthcare to 250 patients each month since the start of 2008. This work has been supported by St. Peters Methodist School in Canterbury, Aspect Capital, Port-P, Wesleyan Assurance and Kuvuka Coffee. We provided funding for staff to receive training by the Ministry of Health and this team has recently started an immunisation programme for those living in and around Lira (immunisation drugs are supplied by the Ministry). In the second half of 2008, in addition to continuing the work above, we hope to start an HIV-AIDS community outreach programme in which the team will provide voluntary counselling, testing and treatments; in this initiative we are working with Hands of Help.
• We have provided various funding for care given to patients at Hope Ward. These have included a number of surgical procedures and cancer treatments. We have further supported Hope Ward by working with a number of organisations, including Cardiac Report Limited, SonoSite, Inverness Medical UK and Morriston Hospital Swansea, to provide much needed medical equipment; the value of which we estimate to be just over £40,000.
• We have just started a new project in Pader, Northern Uganda, where we are working with the Government to renovate, equip and manage the Health Centre. We are hoping that this facility will become the prime referral centre for this region and be a base from which we can perform community based outreach providing much needed healthcare. If we can find sufficient funding this will include perhaps up to 5 mobile clinics that can reach the most rural areas; this initiative is being heavily supported by Dunavant Cotton, HIPS and USAID.

We are absolutely delighted with the level of support received and want to thank you all so much.

There’s lots more to be done, together we can make a difference.

Please consider helping; you can read more about Giving by clicking here…

These photos show the MicroMaxx now in use by staff at International Hospital Kampala.

Thanks and appreciation to our generous sponsors.

• We received £356 from individual supporters.
• Dr Richard Bogle and Dr Houman Ashrafian of Cardiac Report Limited gave £3,000 to buy new Ultrasound equipment.
• SonoSite gave £13,300 in the form of discount for the supply of the new MicroMaxx Ultrasound equipment.
• St Peter’s Methodist School in Cantebury gave £255.49 to support treatments given to pupils at the Lira Primary School.

Read more about previous Giving here…

£3,000

towards the purchase of a new Ultrasound for International Hospital Kampala.

The equipment, a MicroMaxx, has been provided to us at a very significant discount (equivalent to a gift of £13,300) by SonoSite through its Sound Caring program.

This is the second time that Richard and his colleagues have helped us; in September last year Cardiac Report Limited bought us a Blood Gas Analyser worth £5,000.