MMHF Scholarship Project
In 2010, the Mayanja Memorial Hospital Foundation (MMHF) established a scholarship fund to give orphans and vulnerable youth in southwestern Uganda an opportunity to obtain their nursing degrees and serve their communities with much-needed basic healthcare. The Foundation is affiliated with the Mayanja Memorial Medical Training Institute (MMMTI), where scholarship recipients enroll in 2 or 3 year nursing programs. Thanks to the support through Global Giving, the fund received donations worth over USD 15,000.The contributions have enabled us to extend scholarships to 18 students, ensuring that they have the funds to complete their 2 or 3 year nursing course. But the demand for tuition support is still enormous, with 28 more eligible students awaiting funding. We invite more donations to consider supporting the education of another student in any small way that you can in this noble cause.
Above is a picture showing the dummy cheque of the donations for scholarships after presentation.
What a joy it was on the official handing over to the beneficiary institution.
Global Giving Maternal Health Project (GGMH)
The safe motherhood project will reduce maternal and fatal mortality in Uganda by giving poor pregnant woman a chance to access healthcare in a hospital setting. Mothers will receive a full package of quality medical care including prenatal, delivery and postnatal services.The project aims to reach 800 women with prenatal care, assist 350 women during complicated delivery and provide post natal services to 600 women and their babies.
Strengthening TB and HIV & AIDS Response in South Western Uganda (STAR-SW)
2010 - 2015
The Strengthening TB and HIV & AIDS Response in South Western Uganda (STAR-SW) project is aimed to increase access to, coverage of and utilization of quality comprehensive HIV/TB prevention, care and treatment services within district health facilities and their respective communities.
MMHF is a sub-partner with Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) the leading agency to create demand creation for access to TB/HIV preventative and care and support through community structures in 13 South Western districts of Kisoro, Kabale, Ntungamo, Kanungu, Rukungiri, Kiruhura, Sheema, Rubirizi, Mipoma, Ibanda, Bushenyi, Nsika and Isingiro.
Realising Expanded Acess to HIV Counselling and Testing in Uganda Project (REACH (U))
2009 - 2014
In Sept 2009, MMHF signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Mulago-Mbarara Teaching Hospitals' Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) to implement a USAID funded Project, Realising Expanded Acess to HIV Counselling and Testing in Uganda aimed at expanding access to, coverage and utilization of HIV counseling and testing srvices in Mbarara,Lyatonde and Rakai districts.
Mayanja Memorial Hospital Foundation has provided HIV Counseling and Testing services through community camping in the areas of operation.
Behavioural Change Communication Project (BCC)
As part of national effort to curb HIV/AIDS through Be- faithful promotional intervention, MMHF with funding from Civil Society Fund (CSF) continued to work with communities in Mbarara,Ibanda,Isingiro and Kiruhura districts to implement a Behavioural Change Communication (BCC) project through peer to peer education strategy to increase awareness on mutual fidelity and mobilize communities for counselling services primarily targeting couples and youth.
Maternal Health Program
Mayanja Memorial Hospital Foundation is currently working with Progressive Health Partnership (PHP) an NGO formed by a group of students at Duke University who set out to increase access to healthcare and other basic services for the global poor . With funding from Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) and Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), PHP and MMHF implemented a maternal/child health program at the community level in four sub-counties in southwestern Uganda 2009. PHP and MMHF deepen their initiatives in 2010 with a focus on the sub-county of Kashongi. Students from Duke University and MMHF staff conducted a water, sanitation, and hygiene education campaign and constructed 37 rainwater harvesting tanks, in addition to continuing safe motherhood work.
Peadiatric AIDS Linkage, Network and Referral Project (PLP)
Strengthening Peadiatric AIDS Linkage, Network and Referral (PLP) was an 18 months project implemented by Mayanja Memorial Hospital Foundation in partnership with Integrated Development Alliance for Health (IDEAH) and Integrated Development Options (I-DO) with an aim of improving the livelihood of HIV positive children and their families through improving access to and utilization of quality comprehensive services in the districts of Mbarara, Kirihura, Ibanda, Isingiro, Ntungamo, Kabale, Kisoro, Kanungu, Rukungiri and Bushenyi.
The project was funded by the Civil Society Fund (CSF).
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