Bulamu International

WE TREAT THE SICK AND STRENGTHEN HEALTH SYSTEMS SERVING AFRICANS MOST IN NEED.

SURGERY PROGRAM: IN 2023 BULAMU AND OUR PARTNERS THE ASSOCIATION OF SURGEONS OF UGANDA ASOU TREATED MORE THAN 2,900 SURGERY PATIENTS THROUGH FIVE WEEKLONG SURGERY PROGRAMS SURGERY INTENSIVES OR SIS. ALL CARE WAS PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE TO THE PATIENTS THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. THE COST TO BULAMU WAS APPROXIMATELY $150 PER PATIENT. SINCE MID-2021 ALL SIS HAVE BEEN DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF SURGEONS OF UGANDA. AS PART OF OUR SURGERY PROGRAM BULAMU SUPPORTED 92 ANGEL PROGRAM PATIENTS TO COMPLETE REFERRAL CARE. THESE CASES WERE ALMOST ENTIRELY PEDIATRIC PATIENTS REQUIRING ORTHOPEDIC NEUROLOGICAL AND OR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL CARE.

HEALTH CENTER EXCELLENCE HCE PROGRAM: BULAMU'S HCE PROGRAM STRENGTHENS HEALTH SYSTEMS BY WORKING THROUGH PARTNER HEALTH FACILITIES AND THEIR EXISTING STAFFS. THIS WORK FOCUSED ORIGINALLY ON PROVIDING EQUIPMENT TO TAKE PATIENTS' VITAL SIGNS IMPROVING HEALTH WORKER DELIVERY OF EVIDENCE-BASED STANDARDS OF CARE AND A A MANAGEMENT REPORTING SYSTEM USED TO TRACK A RANGE OF KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS E.G. MEASURING CLINICIAN PRODUCTIVITY. IN THE LAST TWO YEARS IT HAS BEEN BROADENED TO CLOSE SERVICE GAPS IN OTHER PUBLIC HEALTH AREAS.

MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MCH PROGRAM: BULAMU FUNDED AND ORGANIZED ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE TRAINING FOR 129 MATERNITY WORKERS WHO WORK AT 55 PUBLIC HEALTH CENTERS WHICH DELIVER APPROXIMATELY 40,000 BABIES PER YEAR. POST TRAINING THESE HEALTH FACILITIES' TEAMS DELIVERED MORE THAN 20,000 BABIES AND SUCCESSFULLY RESUSCITATED MORE THAN 470 NEWBORNS AT BIRTH. IN ADDITION WE PROVIDED TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT FOR NEWBORN CARE UNITS AT SEVEN PARTNER HEALTH CENTER IVS. AS PART OF THE MCH PROGRAM EMERGENCY TRANSPORT WAS FUNDED FOR 1,397 PATIENTS WHILE EMERGENCY MATERNITY AND SURGICAL SUPPLIES WERE PROVIDED TO PARTNER HEALTH CENTER IVS THAT TREATED 9,078 SURGERY PATIENTS DURING THE YEAR. TO BUILD CAPACITY BULAMU ORGANIZED AND SUPPORTED TWO WEEKLONG TRAIN THE TRAINERS PROGRAMS FOR ESSENTIAL NEWBORN CARE DEVELOPING 36 TRAINERS FROM LONG-TIME MATERNITY WORKERS. WE EXPECT TO CONTINUE OUR CLINICAL FOCUS ON MATERNAL NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY.