STARS Foundation

Bwindi Community Hospital, Uganda

2011 HEALTH IMPACT AWARD WINNER
AFRICA-MIDDLE EAST

Bwindi Community Hospital, was established as a small health centre in 2003 to tackle the lack of healthcare provision and reduce the prevalence of illnesses in this inaccessible region. It became a fully operational hospital in 2009 and as the only hospital in the region provides care principally to women and children.
The hospital implements a wide variety of programmes including child health, community health, HIV/AIDS and sexual reproductive health. It also runs programmes in schools and communities to raise awareness of sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, environment health and sanitation, epidemics and disaster prevention, immunisations and nutrition. Counselling is also offered to adolescents and those diagnosed with HIV.

www.bwindihospital.com