Our friend and colleague Lamet is a clinical officer in the Church of Uganda Hospital in Mukono, a township a few miles outside Kampala. He thought this story worth sharing: we think he’s right! Here is his account. Suleiman, just 8 years old, lived with a disabling illness for 6 years until Mukono Church of […]
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On Good Friday, Dr Nick Bass and Edmund Koboah, from the East London NHS Trust, facilitated an online presentation and Q&A session around Covid 19, for staff from some of the health facilities we work with in Uganda. We had invited seven of the hospitals we know to participate, but some had difficulties […]
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PCO* Joseph Wakabi, who leads the mental health team at Kagando Hospital, often gets in touch with encouraging photos and information about the clinics they have just held in the more remote villages. However, the Ugandan Government, like many others, last week imposed movement restrictions to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus. This […]
Joseph Wakabi, a psychiatric clinical officer, and his small team of mental health staff used to hold their monthly outreach clinics at Kitabu and Kyarumba on the same day. The numbers of people coming for treatment have increased, so that now they visit Kitabu on a Monday and Kyarumba on a Thursday. At Kitabu, […]
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At the beginning of March, Jamie’s Fund was delighted to support another mhGAP* Train the Trainers course. Healthcare workers from nine hospitals were equipped with the skills to teach their clinical colleagues to identify and treat routine forms of mental ill health. It is unfortunate that this has happened at this time when the world is closing […]
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A life changing story of an 8-year-old is worth sharing.
/in News, Uncategorised /by Jenny SmithOur friend and colleague Lamet is a clinical officer in the Church of Uganda Hospital in Mukono, a township a few miles outside Kampala. He thought this story worth sharing: we think he’s right! Here is his account. Suleiman, just 8 years old, lived with a disabling illness for 6 years until Mukono Church of […]
Covid 19 Training for Ugandan colleagues
/in News, Uncategorised /by Jenny SmithOn Good Friday, Dr Nick Bass and Edmund Koboah, from the East London NHS Trust, facilitated an online presentation and Q&A session around Covid 19, for staff from some of the health facilities we work with in Uganda. We had invited seven of the hospitals we know to participate, but some had difficulties […]
FRONTLINE MENTAL HEALTH STAFF OVERCOME COVID 19 RESTRICTIONS, THANKS TO mhGAP!
/in News, Uncategorised /by Jenny SmithPCO* Joseph Wakabi, who leads the mental health team at Kagando Hospital, often gets in touch with encouraging photos and information about the clinics they have just held in the more remote villages. However, the Ugandan Government, like many others, last week imposed movement restrictions to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus. This […]
KAGANDO HOSPITAL MEETS THE GROWING NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE
/in News, Uncategorised /by Jenny SmithJoseph Wakabi, a psychiatric clinical officer, and his small team of mental health staff used to hold their monthly outreach clinics at Kitabu and Kyarumba on the same day. The numbers of people coming for treatment have increased, so that now they visit Kitabu on a Monday and Kyarumba on a Thursday. At Kitabu, […]
COVID-19 Statement by Jamie’s Fund
/in News /by EdwardLambAt the beginning of March, Jamie’s Fund was delighted to support another mhGAP* Train the Trainers course. Healthcare workers from nine hospitals were equipped with the skills to teach their clinical colleagues to identify and treat routine forms of mental ill health. It is unfortunate that this has happened at this time when the world is closing […]