As you may or may not know I was out in Africa at Christmas and spent some time at Kiwoko hospital. While I was there I helped out with the AIDS clinic, spent time in the physio class with malnourished babies and went out into the community with the Family Planning Clinic and to visit children with disabilities. It was amazing to see first hand all the good work achieved through peoples donations like yourselves and how just a little bit of money can make such a difference to someones life out there.

this is why I am running the marathon relay so that I can raise more money to help the hospital and the people in Uganda. So please give generously! :)

Kiwoko Hospital, which is in the Luwero triangle area of Uganda was established in 1988 when Dr. Ian Clarke, a Bangor man, went to the area to help after the civil war. He started to train some of the remaining local villagers in simple health care and hygiene, building up his first team of 18 Health Workers capable of treating diseases, which were curable - such as Malaria. Immunization clinics against childhood diseases such as measles, polio, diphtheria and tetanus were begun. Trips to neighbouring villages for treatment and immunizations were started and the people in the area rapidly learnt where to come for help. Now Kiwoko is the only functioning hospital serving a population of half a million and does so on a budget of £600,000 of which 60% has to be gained through donations and the generosity of others.

Currently they are in desperate need of funds to send their junior nurses for further training to develop their skills. Sending a nurse for such training costs about £1,000 per nurse. Dr Rory Wilson says, “Anything towards our training fund would be a tangible investment in an individual and their family as well as the hospital and community”.

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