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Dr. Alison (VSO) working with Touch Namuwongo

Posted in Fund Raising, Staff, Touch Namuwongo, Volunteers, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Alison Cowan, a GP from the UK, and her family have recently returned after a fabulous 18 months in Uganda working with the IMG group through the charity VSO. She came to Uganda initially to facilitate the training of medical staff across the various IMG primary care clinics. Through this work she came to appreciate [...]

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UK Aid as a share of National Income

Posted in Business of Health Care, Charis - IMC Lira, Hope Ward, International Medical Foundation, Touch Namuwongo, Yer Yotkom, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In the last few weeks there’s been a lot of discussion about UK overseas aid. (on Twitter #AidReview) DFID has just completed a thorough review of all the programmes that it supports and has announced some changes planned for the next few years. Essentially the UK Government is committed to sharing up to 0.7% of [...]

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Advent: Day 10 Dr. Richard

Posted in Advent, Charis - IMC Lira, Fund Raising, Hope Ward, TB Diagnostics and Treatment, Touch Namuwongo, Volunteers, tagged , , , , , , , on December 10, 2010 | Comments Off

This is Dr. Richard as many of us will remember him, enjoying being with the kids on Hope Ward. He made a huge difference in his time with us as a voluteer with VSO. There are more photos of him on the VSO website here. Even after their VSO stint was finished, Richard and Patricia [...]

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Charis IMC Lira: part 4 of 5

Posted in Charis - IMC Lira, International Medical Foundation, Yer Yotkom, tagged , , , on October 2, 2010 | Comments Off

By Clea Meynell: IMG recognises that the success of this initiative wholly depends on a number of key partnerships and ongoing collaborations to leverage resources and support. These are as follows: Ongoing partnerships There are three ongoing collaborations which form the basis of this initiative. The first relates to the unique set-up which exists between [...]

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Last Patient Of The Day

Posted in International Medical Foundation, Patients, Touch Namuwongo, Volunteers, tagged , , on October 1, 2010 | Comments Off

By Dr. Alison: It had been a busy day in the community sexual health clinic and we were all feeling tired and hungry. It had been a long day too for Jane, our last patient of the day, not that she allowed us to think that for a moment. She entered the room in a [...]

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Charis IMC Lira: part 3 of 5

Posted in Charis - IMC Lira, International Medical Foundation, Yer Yotkom, tagged , , on October 1, 2010 | Comments Off

By: Clea Meynell The target population will be the communities surrounding Charis IMC. Initially the idea is to extend service provision to all residents within Ojwina and Central Divisions in Lira Municipality, thereby covering 62,100 (59%) of Lira Municipality residents. Charis IMC is located in Bar Ogole Parish of Ojwina Division. This document shows a [...]

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Charis IMC Lira: part 2 of 5

Posted in Charis - IMC Lira, International Medical Foundation, Yer Yotkom, tagged , , , , on September 30, 2010 | Comments Off

By: Clea Meynell Proposed approach Senior level staff at International Medical Group (IMG) are in the process of developing a model of healthcare that is closely aligned with the district level services, ensuring cross-sector collaboration and capacity building as well as clear coordination with government and NGO services currently on offer in the District. Central [...]

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Charis IMC Lira, Developing a Maternal-Child-Health Programme: part 1 of 5

Posted in Charis - IMC Lira, International Medical Foundation, Yer Yotkom, tagged , , on September 28, 2010 | Comments Off

By: Clea Meynell Background and context to the IMF initiative Charis International Medical Centre (IMC), one of the 9 IMG health centres around the country, is in the process of transformation from a quiet Health Centre (HC) III to a small community hospital (HCIV). The model being developed for this initiative involves an innovative approach [...]

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East African Business Week | Northern Uganda to get AIDS health care

Posted in Charis - IMC Lira, Yer Yotkom, tagged , , , on August 18, 2010 | Comments Off

Yer Yotkom in the news: Northern Uganda to Get Aids Health Care provided by International Medical Group. East African Business Week | Northern Uganda to get AIDS health care.

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5,800 Mums and 100,000 Babies die every year in Uganda

Posted in Suubi Trust, tagged , , , , on August 1, 2010 | Comments Off

16 women die every day in Uganda while giving birth or during pregnancy; that’s 5,800 deaths each year. Many more suffer from complications and childbirth injuries such as VVF. Each year 100,000 babies die at birth, that’s 76 deaths per 1,000 live births. The shame of these numbers is that these deaths are, on the [...]

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