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, […]
https://jamiesfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Kitabu-new-patient-Copy.jpg9191714Jenny Smithhttps://jamiesfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jf-logo-2017.pngJenny Smith2020-04-04 13:27:352020-04-04 13:35:54KAGANDO HOSPITAL MEETS THE GROWING NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE
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 […]
https://jamiesfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/IMG_1892-1.jpg8521280EdwardLambhttps://jamiesfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jf-logo-2017.pngEdwardLamb2020-03-30 21:31:362020-03-31 10:41:08COVID-19 Statement by Jamie's Fund
Jamie’s Fund has been pleased to be able to sponsor a second mhGAP ToT course at Butabika in Uganda. This was in response to the desire of the many hospitals and health centres visited in September to grow their ability to deliver mental health care. The course was held over 5 days, 17 th […]
https://jamiesfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2nd-ToT.jpg8101080Jenny Smithhttps://jamiesfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jf-logo-2017.pngJenny Smith2020-03-26 11:51:582020-03-26 11:51:58SECOND mhGAP TRAIN THE TRAINERS COURSE A GREAT SUCCESS!
Kuule Yusuf, PCO, is the mental health lead at Bwindi Community Hospital. Dr Holly Tyson is a UK GP with an interest in mental health, who is working there for 12 months. Together they began to look for an effective and sustainable psychological treatment for the many people presenting there with depression. They found that […]
https://jamiesfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Picture-2-March-23.jpg583777Jenny Smithhttps://jamiesfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jf-logo-2017.pngJenny Smith2020-03-23 11:14:302020-03-24 10:43:04Jamie’s Fund Supports New Service at Bwindi Hospital for People with Depression
We first visited St Paul’s in Kasese in November 2018. St Paul’s is a Health Centre IV, essentially a small hospital, on the edge of town. A former chapel building has been creatively divided up to form wards. It is surrounded by other buildings housing a range of facilities, and trees provide welcome shade. When she arrived at St Paul’s in June […]
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 […]
SECOND mhGAP TRAIN THE TRAINERS COURSE A GREAT SUCCESS!
/in News /by Jenny SmithJamie’s Fund has been pleased to be able to sponsor a second mhGAP ToT course at Butabika in Uganda. This was in response to the desire of the many hospitals and health centres visited in September to grow their ability to deliver mental health care. The course was held over 5 days, 17 th […]
Jamie’s Fund Supports New Service at Bwindi Hospital for People with Depression
/in News /by Jenny SmithKuule Yusuf, PCO, is the mental health lead at Bwindi Community Hospital. Dr Holly Tyson is a UK GP with an interest in mental health, who is working there for 12 months. Together they began to look for an effective and sustainable psychological treatment for the many people presenting there with depression. They found that […]
A very psychologically minded hospital
/in News /by Jenny SmithWe first visited St Paul’s in Kasese in November 2018. St Paul’s is a Health Centre IV, essentially a small hospital, on the edge of town. A former chapel building has been creatively divided up to form wards. It is surrounded by other buildings housing a range of facilities, and trees provide welcome shade. When she arrived at St Paul’s in June […]