Concert raises over a thousand pounds

The Castle Singers, a Heswall choir, gave a concert in support of Jamie’s Fund in Heswall URC Church at the end of April. It was an enjoyable evening with a light and varied programme including the old Flanders and Swan song “The Gas Man Cometh” and a spirited modern rendition of “To God be the […]

Home Visiting

In the UK we occasionally ask the doctor to visit us at home, if we are particularly ill. In Uganda a home visit from the doctor would be very unusual, certainly outside a city. In rural areas your options are limited. There may be a local traditional healer but if you want to use “so-called” […]

Living with Poverty

A recent UN report from the Human Rights Council (2017) focused on mental health provision around the world, and stated that public policies continue to neglect the importance of the conditions that lead to poor mental health. These include violence, disempowerment, social exclusion and isolation, breakdown of communities, and poverty. Health care in general can […]

Ruth’s Story

  To mark International Women’s Day here is Ruth’s story. She is one of many committed nurses working in rural areas in Uganda, with limited resources and doing the best they can. Ruth Nanteza is an enrolled nurse at Rushere Community Hospital. The hospital is in rural south west Uganda and is an hour’s drive […]

Visit to Kumi Hospital, one of our new partners November 2018

Kumi Hospital lies several km from the main road north from Mbale to South Sudan, in eastern Uganda. On a dirt road with a very few scattered houses, we found the hospital compound. It’s spacious, pleasant and peaceful. The few patients we saw strolled among the trees, wards and hospital departments. At the main offices […]