http://www.justcare.org Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:51:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Wellspring Children’s Medical Centre in Kamutuuza, Uganda has now been operational for over 2 years and it has already had a tremendous impact on the lives of children within the local villages. Over 10,000 children have attended the clinics since opening, over 1000 have been admitted onto the ... http://www.justcare.org/news/summer-newsletter/ Christmas greetings to all supporters of the Wellspring Children’s Medical Centre, Uganda. You can download our latest PDF newsletter here. http://www.justcare.org/news/medical-centre-update/ The following report was provided by Dr Rick Hutchinson following his visit to Kamutuuza in June 2009. He and his team held meetings with various health professionals and AIDS organisations in the Masaka area to discover the best way forward in developing a Wellspring AIDS outreach programme. KITOVU MOBILE On a previous ... http://www.justcare.org/news/hiv-aids-report/ What Is Malaria? Malaria is caused by four species of parasitic protozoa that infect human red blood cells. Protozoa are one-celled organisms that are as sophisticated as a human cell. Malaria parasites feed on red blood cells for a living. Malaria parasites have a complex life cycle. In order to live, they ... http://www.justcare.org/news/malaria-the-greatest-killer-of-childeren-in-the-world-today/ Operation Uganda is a community project sponsored by Just Care and organised through Kings Church in Frodsham, Cheshire. This project involves collection of health and hygiene materials from the general public and unwanted medical goods and equipment from medical suppliers, NHS trusts and general practitioners. These goods are then ... http://www.justcare.org/news/just-care-tackles-the-big-problems-in-uganda/ The work of the Wellspring Children's Medical Centre is progressing well, with a sharp increase in patient throughput over the past 12 months with a higher proportion of under 5s and a reduction in the number of adults seen in clinic. The majority of illnesses seen are malaria, chest infections and ... http://www.justcare.org/news/progress-report/