Miria’s Story Miria is one of three nurses currently being sponsored by Jamie’s Fund to train as a Psychiatric Clinical Officer (PCO). This course is only offered at the Butabika training school, part of the national psychiatric hospital, near Kampala. This is about four hours by bus from her home where her husband has to […]
https://jamiesfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Mo-and-nurses.jpg6931280Jenny Smithhttps://jamiesfund.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/jf-logo-2017.pngJenny Smith2020-08-19 15:25:322020-08-21 09:20:52STARTING – AND THEN PAUSING – PCO TRAINING
In mid-March, just before the Covid 19 internal travel restrictions were imposed in Uganda, the mental health team from Kagando Hospital went out by motorbike to hold an outreach clinic at Maliba, about 25 miles away. Joseph, the Psychiatric Clinical Officer (PCO) led the clinic, Rachel, one of the regular MH nurses was helping, and […]
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As much of the world has been engaged in coping with the Covid 19 pandemic, we have been keeping in touch with our partner hospitals in Uganda. We were keen to understand the challenges they have been facing, and how they have been responding. Towards the end of May, we contacted all our active partners, […]
An Important aspect of mental health work in Uganda, is to offer the local community an alternative understanding of mental ill health. Traditional beliefs about epilepsy and mental ill health can be unhelpful, and delay or prevent the person accessing healthcare. After all, if you believe that your child’s fits are because he or she […]
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The Ugandan hospitals are facing hard times at the moment, as are many of the local people. The initial lockdown because of Covid was eased slightly on the 5th of May but there is still no public or private transport allowed without specific authorisation. This makes it hard for people to get to hospitals when […]
STARTING – AND THEN PAUSING – PCO TRAINING
/in News, Uncategorised /by Jenny SmithMiria’s Story Miria is one of three nurses currently being sponsored by Jamie’s Fund to train as a Psychiatric Clinical Officer (PCO). This course is only offered at the Butabika training school, part of the national psychiatric hospital, near Kampala. This is about four hours by bus from her home where her husband has to […]
Maliba Outreach Clinic and the contribution of Psychiatric Clinical Officers
/in News, Uncategorised /by Jenny SmithIn mid-March, just before the Covid 19 internal travel restrictions were imposed in Uganda, the mental health team from Kagando Hospital went out by motorbike to hold an outreach clinic at Maliba, about 25 miles away. Joseph, the Psychiatric Clinical Officer (PCO) led the clinic, Rachel, one of the regular MH nurses was helping, and […]
Health Care Challenges
/in News, Uncategorised /by Jenny SmithAs much of the world has been engaged in coping with the Covid 19 pandemic, we have been keeping in touch with our partner hospitals in Uganda. We were keen to understand the challenges they have been facing, and how they have been responding. Towards the end of May, we contacted all our active partners, […]
MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAMME AT KISIIZI
/in News /by Jenny SmithAn Important aspect of mental health work in Uganda, is to offer the local community an alternative understanding of mental ill health. Traditional beliefs about epilepsy and mental ill health can be unhelpful, and delay or prevent the person accessing healthcare. After all, if you believe that your child’s fits are because he or she […]
Tough times
/in News, Uncategorized /by Jenny SmithThe Ugandan hospitals are facing hard times at the moment, as are many of the local people. The initial lockdown because of Covid was eased slightly on the 5th of May but there is still no public or private transport allowed without specific authorisation. This makes it hard for people to get to hospitals when […]