At the end of June 2019, I had the privilege of visiting Uganda for the many different ministries that Mission for Disability was doing. I had visited several other countries before, but no one took me back like this ministry in Uganda. Before I saw the work that this [...]
Gideon ist 3 Jahre alt und stammt aus dem District Busia, Nanjere. Er wurde als Sohn junger Eltern mit Hydrocephalus geboren. Weil das Dach ihrer Hütte undicht war musste die ganze Familie auf dem nassen Boden schlafen. Die Armut seiner Elterns liess es nicht zu, das Dach zu reparieren. Nach unserer Entscheidung, ein Haus des Segens [...]
Unter 305 Patienten, die während des medizinischen Lagers vom Augenarzt untersucht wurden, wurden 50 Fälle gefunden, die einer Kataraktoperation bedurften. Diese Patienten wurden am 10. bis 14. Februar im Augenlager operiert. Der koreanische Augenarzt Dr. Bae konnte die Patienten in Zusammenarbeit mit OCO (Ophthalmic Clinical Officers) und Pflegepersonal, [...]
From 27th to 30 th of January 2020 a group of 42 medical and general volunteers from South Korea (31), Uganda (10) Canada (1), participated in the Busia medical camp. The free medical camp was organized by Mission for Disability together with the Masafu Hospital, Busia District, Eastern Uganda. Due [...]
Albert from Lumino sub-county was amputated and also developed other health conditions. He had reached moments of burdened himself and burdening the caretakers. Very often he wished to move outside the house for fresh air but was unable and was too heavy to be carried outside all the time. The [...]
Starting in October, Christmas is coming to town, as well in Uganda. You can see Christmas trees and flashing lights on Palms and garlands. For a short time one could forget that we are in a very poor Third World country, where poverty, high child mortality, unemployment and hopelessness [...]
