Window on Kisiizi

Window on Kisiizi

Sunday, 1 October 2017

Kisiizi Sketchbook...







A poster in a church in UK of Bishop Festo Kivengere who was based in Kabale our nearest big town...







 
L to Rt: Lara, new volunteer midwife; Mercy nurse; Krupa Physician; Prima nurse with Hanna cutting cake
from all nations to all nations....




















it's a great blessing to have the beauty of Kisiizi Falls and a whole spectrum of birdlife to enjoy when we do get any breathing space from the hospital...

here is one of the magnificent crested cranes, the national symbol of Uganda..









The Chapel Choir relaxing after a Sunday service

The Special Care Baby Unit is partly in a corridor so we are designing a new unit as part of the proposed 2-storey block to replace the old mental health building.  It will also incorporate a basic Intensive Care Unit, maternity and a female surgical ward.


















exhausted father catching a quick nap in Children's Ward

Pressing on!




Culvert to go under road for drainage
The aftermath of the floods has impacted in a range of ways as our overall patient numbers have reduced as people have seen or heard of the crisis in the media.
We have had many groups of visitors to the hospital ranging from local community members to government ministers, defence force engineers, colleagues from other health institutions etc. and we are grateful for this interest and support.

The Uganda National Roads Authority have been quick to provide mechanical diggers to widen the river to reduce the risk of further flooding should we have heavy rains again as it is still the rainy season.

Silt filled the Lagoon in the tourism area
After the digger... mud, mud, mud!


As well as the Hospital the farm, meadow and Kisiizi Falls lagoon area were affected by the floods which deposited tons of silt across the site...
see www.kisiizifalls.com for more on the Kisiizi Falls tourism initiatives
Kisiizi Falls turned brown with all the silt
Spectator!

 
Blankets donated by local community family












We now have the main generator working again and drinking water back in most houses in the Kisiizi estate area.  The patients who had been evacuated from low-lying ward areas affected by the floods were moved back again after a few days but we will need to do decoration and refurbishment.
We are so grateful for all who have sent messages of encouragement and gifts to Kisiizi Partners appeal.  See www.kisiizihospital.org.ug for updates