Medical Mission To Uganda

Orientation and cultural exchange

• After sleeping in, continental breakfast will be served at leisure.
• This will be followed by an interactive orientation session led by Dr.Franklin.Seth.Muwanguzi and his team.
• The session highlights the relevance of the trip, the local healthcare system, available drugs, sundries, and supplies to be used during the trip and a Q&A session.
• You will then head out in the afternoon for a guided city tour highlighting Uganda's history and a first-hand interactive experience of how the people live.
• You will then be treated to a traditional welcome at Ndere Cultural Center with music, dance and drama, and an assortment of local dishes for dinner.

The Medical Work Begins at Medical Clinic 1

Medical Clinic 1: Kasanje Subcounty and the city slums

• You will join our local team in medical camps which will run all day from 9 am to 5 pm.
• Stations include registration, triage, consultations/exams, laboratory, dental, eye, and pharmacy.
• You will be serving in your area of expertise, but it is not unusual to be asked to help out in another department when the need arises.
• The clinics will take place in Kasanje sub-county where we have a partner community hospital; 1st Community Hospital, that directly serves over 42,000 people in 33 villages and many more that travel from other geographical areas and/or the city slums around Kampala in which the urban poor dwell
• These are general outreach clinics where you expect to encounter people with a variety of issues ranging from infectious diseases such as Malaria, Typhoid fever, and HIV, to non-communicable diseases like Diabetes and Hypertension.
• Overnight at Hotel Horizon Entebbe ( Mid range, full board)

Rest and Recuperation for the Medical

• Debrief with Dr. Franklin Seth Muwanguzi and his team
• Today you will also rest, relax and recharge for the days ahead.
• The Medical Team transfers by air to Tororo, in Eastern Uganda, arriving to check in and recuperate.
• Overnight at Green Meadows (Basic, full board)

Tororo District

• The clinics in Tororo will take at our other partner hospital; Hope Missionary Hospital, serving many people from various surrounding villages. It has not been unusual in the past for some people to come from as far10-15 miles away on foot. On top of the range of diseases mentioned above, Tororo has a high prevalence of sickle cell disease, malaria, teenage pregnancy, malnutrition, and mechanical low back pain among others.
• The medical activities conclude on day 7
• Overnight at Green meadows ( Basic, Full board)

Source of the Nile Transfer to Entebbe

• Transfer by road from Tororo to Jinja(2-3 hours max)
• Boat cruise on Lake Victoria that takes you to the Zero mileage point of the River Nile, the world’s longest river as it starts it’s 90-day journey of 6,000km to Egypt.
• Lunch at the sailing club in Jinja and flight to Entebbe.
• Overnight at Hotel Horizon Entebbe (Midrange, Full board)

Optional Tours for the Medical Team (to be held at the end of the medical mission)

3 Day Gorilla Trekking in Uganda

• Day 1: Fly from Entebbe to Bwindi Impenetrable forest(1hr). Pick up at Kihihi Airstrip. Overnight at Mahogany springs (Luxury Lodge, Full board) or equivalent depending on the availability of Gorilla permits.
• Day 2: Gorilla trekking. This can last from 4 hours to a whole day and your reward is an entire hour with a family of mountain Gorillas only 6 meters from you, in an impenetrable forest. Overnight at Mahogany springs (Luxury Lodge, Full board) or equivalent depending on the availability of Gorilla permits.
• Day 3: Fly from Bwindi, back to Entebbe (1hr). And overnight at Hotel Horizon Entebbe (Midrange , Full board)