Healthcare for the poorest

We are always grateful for contributions to the website from those who are working at Kisiizi. Here Anna Jones tells the story of “Tom” and the effects of poverty on his health and on his prospects for survival. This article and the accompanying photograph are published with his family’s consent. Kisiizi serves an incredibly poor…

A cost conundrum

Livingstone is 36 years-old. He sustained an open fracture of his tibia and fibula in a boda (motorbike taxi) accident. Fearing the cost of hospital treatment, he went to a traditional healer who covered his wound in a potion and, as a result, Livingstone developed a severe infection. He will have to spend much more…