Maternal & Child Mortality,Medical & Health Programs 17 May 2009

Less than $50,000 has drastically reduced maternal deaths for a community of over 30,000 people. (Photo by Vivian Glyck)
My hero, New York Times op-ed writer Nick Kristof, has again, told it like it really is. While traveling in Sierra Leone this week, he stopped at a rural hospital and wrote, …

 Empowerment,Medical & Health Programs 5 March 2009

Just Like My Child Foundation has donated hundreds of moon beads to Bishop Asili Hospital. The hospital will sell the moon beads at a subsidized rate to women  interested in family planning methods. Uganda Health Marketing Group delivered moon beads to Bishop Asili today.
Women use moon beads to help …

 Malaria,Medical & Health Programs 22 February 2009

February 19th, 2009
Save For Health Uganda  is an organization based in Luweero that provides community-based health insurance schemes to more than 5,000 clients. Many of these clients use Bishop Asili as their health care provider. Save For Health has now partnered with Bishop Asili in distribution of over 3,000 mosquito …

 Empowerment,HIV/AIDS,Medical & Health Programs,Microenterprise,Microenterprise Programs,Women 22 February 2009

January 22nd, 2009
SHANTI UGANDA is a Vancouver based organization dedicated to helping children, women and communities in Uganda find peace and health. It is their belief that in order to overcome trauma and conflict within a community, we must first allow individuals to heal and uplift their minds, bodies and …

 Medical & Health Programs,Volunteer Spotlight 16 December 2008

December 16th, 2008Janka and Annika and I decided to start up an exercise program with the staff and sisters at Bishop Asili Hospital. The three of us run daily and people were always asking us if we would be interested in helping people to get in shape. There is a …