Kiwoko Hospital

Kiwoko Hospital is a Christian affiliated hospital located in the Luwero triangle, 50 miles NNW from Kampala in Uganda. It is supported by donations which are administered by the Friends of Kiwoko Hospital (FOKH).

The hospital is under the auspices of the Church of Uganda and the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB).

History

In 1988 Dr. Ian Clarke, a General practitioner from Bangor in Northern Ireland, traveled to Uganda with his young family with the intention of starting a community based health care program. Initial work was done in partnership with the Kasana Orphanage.

Upon the death of an ex-patriate visitor to the area, Barbara Kelly, a memorial fund established in her name raised an initial £25,000 which enabled construction to start on the first permanent building. Two years later, and through continued donations, the Barbara Kelly Memorial Hospital was completed.

Kiwoko Hospital, as it was later renamed, was formally opened in September 1991 by the then Vice President of Uganda, the late Samson Kisekka. In November 2001 the hospital celebrated its tenth anniversary, and boasted over 220 beds, a laboratory and laboratory assistant training school, a nurse training school, and an active community based health care programme.

External links

* [http://www.fokh.org.uk website]

More info

There are two books published about the hospital, both by New Wine Press:
*"The Man with the Key has Gone" by Dr. Ian Clarke which discusses the origins
*"There is a Snake in my Cupboard" by Dr. Nick Wooding, which carries in the story till 2003.