Reducing Infant Mortality in Uganda

Training on one of the many items of Medical Equipment provided by this Rotary Project

Which included Incubators, Ultrasound Sonoscopes, Oxygen Concentrators, Resuscitators, Pulse Oximiters, Vaccine Refrigeration, Centrifges & Foetal Dopplers

Official Opening of the Refurbished Facilities at the Atangi Maternity Hospital by their  Rotary District Governor in Uganda

Project Overview

 Basic Facilities Urgently needed Upgrading

The rooms were equipped with very basic equipment and an electrical supply recently added. However there was no running water and only primitive pit latrines.

This basic facility serves a population of over 15,000 people. The facility needs to provide adequate care for and average of 650 mothers per year and 30 births per month. 

The need for this project to upgrade the exixting facilities was identified by the Rotary Club at Port Bell, outside Kampala, who will oversee the project as  International Partners.

 Project Objectives

1.Provision of basic medical diagnostic, monitoring and treatment equipment.

2.Provide advocacy and prophylaxis against child pregnancies

Most of our Rotary Club support is aimed at local community needs. 

However, one of the strengths of Rotary is the ability of this International Organisation to collaborate on a national and international level, to meet the needs of projects in countries where little support is available.

Rotary has "Seven Areas of Focus" in deciding Projects to Support, of which Maternal and Child Heath Care is one.

The Atangi project is one such example where the Rotary Club of St. Ives has collaborated with multiple other national and international Clubs to support the project outlined above. This collaborative scheme is further enhanced by Rotary International which matches the combined funds raised by individual Clubs, so doubling the available resources. 

Applications are carefully vetted, and assistance is provided to applicants to ensure that the project is organised in an optimal fashion. The project is then carefully supervised and supported, where necessary.