Saving Children in Uganda
1 child in 7 dies before age 5 In Mbarara alone, 13,000 children under 5 die each year - thousands more ages 6 to 12 Over 60% die from malaria, dysentery and pneumonia Children can be saved if hospitalization is available (more…) Not involved yet? Click here to help!

Mbarara girl carrying younger sibling comes to HI, where their mother is visiting a child under treatment

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Festo's Story...

This is the story of Festo, a 10-year old boy from Mbarara District. Festo lived alone with his mother – his father and two brothers had already died from malaria. To his mother’s great concern, Festo too began showing signs of malaria – fever, dizziness, vomiting. Hs mother treated him for four days with chloroquine tablets from a local pharmacy. When he didn’t improve, she switched to herbal remedies. Festo continued to worsen for another 10 days, and eventually fell into a coma. His mother panicked, and (more…)

Holy Innocents Wins Early Accreditation

In December we learned that Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital Uganda had received accreditation from the Uganda Ministry of Health. This outstanding accomplishment was achieved in record time due to the experience and leadership of Patricia O’Callaghan, who served as Interim Hospital Administrator from July through December. Hospitals in Uganda typically earn accreditation in 12 to 24 months. Patricia and her team achieved it in less than six months.

Accreditation means that certain drugs will be provided for free, including all immunization drugs. HI is now authorized to register with the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau and receive discounts on other medicines. Accreditation also allows an immunization center to be established at Holy Innocents.

Equipment & Supplies Need Skyrockets

The number of patients at Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital quadrupled from Q3 to Q4 2009. This puts significant demands on hospital staff and has caused a dramatic increase in the need for additional medicine, supplies and equipment.

We have received funding for X-Ray equipment from Rotary Fallbrook and a container of supplies from Sabin Children’s Foundation. Rotary has approved a new grant for a blood bank refrigerator, and Sabin is preparing a new container shipment, but we still have significant shortages.

Your support at this time is critical so we can continue to provide appropriate care for children who are in need. Click here to help!

What We’re Doing:

We’re building a children’s hospital!

Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital Uganda, Inc. is working to bring better health to all children of Mbarara, Uganda and its surrounding villages through better medical care and prevention. We’re non-profit, non-sectarian and non-political, with only one focus: better health for a better life for children in one small part of the world. One hundred percent of our time and effort is focused on achieving this objective via our fundraising and training activities to support the building, staffing and operation of a children’s hospital in Mbarara, Uganda. (more...)