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Parish Charity - Projects in Uganda for refugees from the
Sudanese Civil war. The Adjumani Mobile Clinic & Moyo Babies' Home
| The Parish Charity supports the work of the International
Refugee Trust and in particular that of the Sacred Heart Sisters,
working in Uganda. The Sisters, who are all from the region, provide a variety of
support for refugees who have fled into Uganda from Sudan (fleeing the Civil
War).
Our original support was to fund the Mobile Health Clinic, equipped with all the facilities for
basic out- patient
health care. The team was trained and equipped to carry out clinical laboratory
services, immunisations, minor surgery, and counselling as well as community
health care education in the various refugee camps.
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| The clinic reached 80% of the refugee
population in the seven camps it visited, treating nearly 50,000 refugees
each year.
Subsequently the Mobile Clinic was replaced by a fixed clinic and our support
was transferred to another of the Sisters' projects caring for abandoned
babies in Moyo. |
Without this Babies' Home, abandoned and orphaned children would die. The
Home provides housing, food and basic medical care for babies, mostly
Sudanese refugees.
Funds are needed to keep the Home running, to pay for food and medical
supplies. Some of the babies when they arrive at the Home are very ill and
the Sisters do all they can to nurture them back to health.
For
more information on the International Refugee Trust visit their website
www.irt.org.uk |
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