A group of six trustees and volunteer clinicians visited Uganda in February, the first time this has been possible since September 2019. It was a trip full of challenges and surprises, but it was a joy to see old friends and colleagues again, and be able to share news first hand. Some of the hospitals […]
Lubaga Hospital in Kampala is a large busy hospital. They are working hard to develop a mental health service. They have had a visiting psychiatrist for some years, but they have become aware that there is a wider need for mental health care which they are not yet meeting. The hospital has already run two mhGAP courses […]
For many charities, the pandemic has brought huge challenges. We at Jamie’s Fund are so grateful that the way we work means that training and service development in Uganda continues to make progress even though we have not been able to visit. And happily, we are hearing of wonderful results in some of the church […]
Our latest programme in Jamie’s Fund is called Community Leaders’ Sensitisation. This is bringing those who are seen as leaders together in a group of about 30 for a day to raise their awareness of the signs and symptoms of mental ill-health and epilepsy. We developed the material to be used based on World Health Organisation programmes. […]
Lubaga hospital is one of the largest private-not-for-profit hospitals in Kampala. It is a busy general hospital in the centre of Uganda’s capital city. Lubaga also have outreach clinics in some of the poorer parts of the city. They are working toward becoming a regional referral hospital and so they are looking to increase the […]
Setting The Scene Have you ever watched “Our Yorkshire Farm” on BBC TV? Ravenseat is a remote farm at the top of Swaledale in the Yorkshire Dales, 30 miles or so from the nearest hospital where farmers Owen and Amanda have brought up their nine children. Although remote, the family have the vehicles to get to the […]
Whilst things have been tough here in the UK over the last 16 months, spare a thought for our friends in Uganda. Recent news paints a difficult picture. Uganda is in a renewed lockdown for the whole of July at least, and Covid cases and deaths have been increasing. Many people are struggling economically because so […]
Bwindi Community Hospital has been providing care for people with mental illness since 2012. We were invited to visit in 2013 and JF has been working with them since then. One of the things that has impressed us about the hospital is that it’s vision extends to the community “A healthy and productive community free from preventable […]
July 2021 is significant because it sees the 10th anniversary since our beautiful Jamie died. In those 10 years we have continued to be inspired by his lovely, adventurous, playful nature. It is fitting therefore that we mark this poignant milestone with a fun lifestyle challenge that everyone can join, doing as much or as […]
Mental health clinics in Uganda invariably include many adults and children with epilepsy. Part of the reason for this is the lack of neurology specialists in Uganda, and little capacity within general medicine, so these patients are usually seen by mental health services. However, it is apparent too that epilepsy just seems to be more […]