St Luke's

Money helps

Located about 5 miles out of Gulu in the community of Koro, is St Luke's health centre. It was once a dysfunctional unit based in a run down shop premises - the picture was taken after the then in charge arranged for it to be painted.

 

Old St Luke's

 For about three years, a huge amount of work and effort went  into St Luke's (See Blog November 2013) to improve the standard of care with mixed result. However, one year ago there was a major breakthrough with a newly recruited team of health workers and the start  of a new health centre building financed with assistance of UK health care programme NUHP. The building needed to be completed and Gulu Connection are very proud to have been able to give £5000 to help complete the new building.

  

New St Luke's Health Centre 2

 

 The new team, recruited by Nick, are working very well together. There is an increased number of patients who go to St Luke's with general illnesses as well as for maternity, ante-natal and deliveries. Malaria, one of Uganda's most deadly and biggest of killers, is also treated at St Luke's (see picture below of patient being treated with an IV drip).

 



Patient being treated for Malaria

The team at St Luke's

 

St Luke's is a success story,  ...and there will undoubtedly be more success to follow

Gemma