At REACH for Uganda, we understand that good health is central to a child’s long-term success. Children in remote, impoverished regions who contract malaria and other serious but treatable illnesses often have long absences from school, and some never return.
That’s why we opened the Beatrice Tierney Clinic on the grounds of AJS in 2008 to ensure that our students, staff and members of the community at large have access to quality, reliable health services that are so desperately needed for their success.
Through the generosity of our dedicated supporters, we are now proudly operating not one but two health clinics in the region to provide a wide range of medical care, immunizations, and community health education. Our clinics serve over 30,000 people annually by providing childhood immunizations, malaria treatment, HIV counseling, pneumonia treatment, skin care treatment, antenatal care, midwife services, and more. Here's a snapshot of the work our clinics did in 2021:
Our work goes beyond the numbers. When Amos was very young, a terrible accident required his lower left leg and forearm to be amputated. Under typical circumstances, losing not one, but two limbs would make it nearly impossible for a child growing up in Uganda to continue his schooling. Thanks to your support, the REACH for Uganda was able to help Amos receive a much needed prosthetic leg. Not only has this new leg kept Amos mobile, but it has allowed him to continue his studies, and he is currently thriving as a student in our primary school!
Our services have helped those like Abel, a 14-year-old boy from the village of Busamo who suffers from epilepsy and requires carbamazepine tablets to stabilize his condition. Being one of 7 children in his family, his parents have struggled to provide him with the care he needs. Due to his frequent epileptic attacks, his mother was always worried about her son leaving home, as he would often return after an episode with wounds on his body. Since having access to the Beatrice Tierney clinic, he now has the treatment he needs, and no longer suffers from these attacks, giving him the freedom to move about the community safely, without fear of injury.
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This month, we’re focusing on the vital intersection of health and education in rural Eastern Uganda, where REAC...
