P.A.C.E. launches an integrated maternal and newborn health project in the Masindi District (Uganda)
P.A.C.E. launches a project to create an Obstetric and Neonatal Emergency Center (CEmONC) at the Health Center of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church in Kyatiri, in the Masindi District. The initiative, financed by the "8 per mille" funds of the Italian Catholic Church, aims to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity...
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Day 9 – Afoyo Matek – Thank you very much! Tuesday's Antenatal Clinic brings us satisfaction: we are able to diagnose a twin pregnancy both during the examination and the ultrasound scan. The same mother had already been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection and high blood pressure, which she had not treated due to lack of money for...
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Day 8 – Hard Copy, Hard Work Like every Monday, it's vaccination day for children. This time we get to participate too and make a few children cry; nowhere in the world does anyone like getting a jab. However, they will return home with something important: greater immunity and even a few new clothes...
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Day 7 – If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go with others On Sunday morning, we decide to go to mass in the village. We set off proudly in our new kitenge clothes along the now familiar red dirt road, but when we arrive at the small church in Kyatiri, we find ourselves thrown straight into the moment...
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Day 6 – Challenging Day During Saturday morning's rounds, we focus on the case of M., a little girl just over a year old who has been admitted with severe malaria and is not improving after four days of treatment. We do not feel that our concern is shared by the rest of the staff, and after discussing the case again...
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Day 5 – The right place at the right time Today is the day of our short lesson on sickle cell disease, which is part of the staff training program that we know can sometimes be a bit tedious. After visiting the patients and overcoming a...
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Day 4 – Market day is kitenge day! During our Thursday morning rounds, we find the boy with genital ulcers who, after a few days of antibiotics, is feeling better and whose lesions are healing. In fact, he is about to go home. For a few days now, we have been suggesting that he take an HIV test. We never receive a direct "no," but...
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Day 3 – "Are we together?" cit The day starts early. At 6 a.m., we are in the car with Godfrey, heading for Aber. What should be a simple two-hour trip turns into an adventure due to the closure of the Karuma bridge. We try our luck by crossing the Nile on a makeshift boat. At dawn...
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Day 2 – “May God bless you abundantly” cit. This time, “African time” affects us and we arrive a little late for the morning deliveries. After visiting the patients, we stop for a chat with Brian and agree to hold a refresher course on Friday on Sickle Cell Disease, a common genetic disorder...
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Day 1 – Medicine in the field, between reality and guidelines Monday gets off to a good start with a successful attempt to take a shower, thanks to Jimmy who fixed the tank pump. At the dispensary, we meet the entire staff and get to know Bryan, the new Clinical Officer. During the morning deliveries, we are given...
Gabriella Monolo tells us about her return to Africa as a P.A.C.E. volunteer.
Dreams come true: it's time for Africa. My experience in Aber from 1985 to 1987 was an unfulfilled African dream, only postponed in time. For many years I worked as a doctor and manager in the Italian healthcare system, but my African dream never faded and my desire to return to Africa resurfaced...
Farewell to Antonella Mascherpa, P.A.C.E. ONLUS rallies around the family
Today, a great friend of P.A.C.E. has left us. She has always accompanied us on our journey and will always remain with us. We gather around her family. Have a good journey, dear Antonella.
New surgical light for the delivery room.
Thanks to private donations, a new surgical lamp has been purchased for the Health Center's delivery room. Another step toward making a difference in safe childbirth.
New testing laboratory at the Kyatiri Health Center.
Thanks to generous private donations received over the last two years, P.A.C.E. has been able to renovate the Health Center's Clinical Analysis Laboratory in order to ensure the most basic hygiene standards, and has purchased the laboratory equipment necessary to provide essential clinical services to the population. A separate tuberculosis laboratory has also been built according to...
New equipment for the Kyatiri Health Center.
Thanks to the contribution of PACE supporters, a new electrocardiograph, a glucometer, and a hemoglobinometer have been purchased for the Kyatiri Health Center. This will improve the quality of diagnosis of the most common diseases and their consequences among the population of the area, such as malaria and heart disease.
The campaign to combat the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) continues, even in the most remote areas.
Just when it was most needed, thanks to funds raised specifically for the fight against the spread of SARS-CoV-2, PACE operators once again provided the Kyatiri Health Center with the PPE essential for protecting staff and patients from transmission of the virus.
The project to support interventions for children with congenital diseases continues.
Over the years, the Health Center has continued to receive children with congenital conditions of varying complexity who require treatment at more advanced facilities, such as the National Referral Hospital in the capital or other major cities. Given the nature and main purpose of the Association, which is to improve the health of the Ugandan population, P.A.C.E.…
The new school year has begun!
On February 3, the new school year began in Uganda, and many schools were once again filled with our children and young people. Countless Italian families have once again made themselves available to support the studies of many children and young people, from nursery school to university! Thanks to them, 19 students, from the oldest to the youngest...
Il Reparto di Pediatria è in via di rinnovamento.
A febbraio sono iniziati i lavori per rinnovare il piccolo reparto di pediatria del nostro Health Center! Le pareti sono state decorate con bellissimi disegni realizzate dalle volontarie Alessandra e Gabriella, con l’aiuto dei piccoli “ospiti” del reparto! Inoltre, nei prossimi giorni arriveranno finalmente i lettini pediatrici (fino ad ora i piccoli pazienti avevano a…
Finalmente anche i pazienti dell’Health Center avranno a disposizione l’ossigeno!
Grazie alle generose donazioni dei Medici del Reparto di Medicina dell’Ospedale di Lodi, finalmente anche l’Health Center può fornire l’ossigeno come terapia per i pazienti più gravi e compromessi. A dicembre è stato infatti possibile acquistare un concentratore di ossigeno (POC), che garantirà cure più adeguate ai pazienti che ne avranno necessità. A febbraio sono…
La Madre Generale in visita alla parrocchia di Balbiano(MI)
È stata una domenica di festa per i parrocchiani di Balbiano e Colturano, in provincia di Milano, i quali hanno ricevuto la visita della Madre Generale della congregazione “Missionary Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church”, fondata dal Vescovo Cesar Asili a Lira, in Uganda. P.A.C.E. Onlus da oltre dieci anni opera al fianco della…
Addio a Francesco Frigerio, P.A.C.E. Onlus si stringe attorno alla famiglia
Un giorno ha incrociato le nostre strade e quello che sembrava difficile è diventato facile. Francesco se ne è andato. Ha lasciato un vuoto. Lo ricorderemo per sempre per la serenità e la bontà che sapevano esprimere i suoi occhi, per il suo fare rassicurante. P.A.C.E. Onlus si stringe attorno alla famiglia di Francesco così…
Volunteers have their say: Alessandra's testimony
Era la prima volta che facevo un viaggio così lontano, lontano dal luogo dove sono cresciuta e dalle persone con cui avevo condiviso tutto fino a quel momento. Non so bene come e quando ho deciso di voler andare in Africa. Ricordo un implacabile desiderio di partire, la voglia di indipendenza e di scoprire una…
Uganda, conosciamola meglio
L’Uganda è passata da essere un paese con un passato tormentato ad uno di relativa stabilità e prosperità. A partire dalla sua indipendenza dalla Gran Bretagna nel 1962, la nazione dell’Africa orientale ha subito un colpo di stato, seguito da una brutale dittatura militare che terminò nel 1979. In seguito alle contestate elezioni del 1980…
Un “nuovo mondo” per i pazienti ipovedenti dell’Health Center di Kyatiri grazie agli occhiali donati da Clinica Baviera Milano
Durante la missione di maggio u.s. sono stati finalmente consegnati ai pazienti dell’Health Center i primi occhiali donati da Clinica Baviera di Milano. Un momento commuovente e ricco di soddisfazioni!“… tante persone felici, anche bambini, che finalmente hanno potuto vedere un “mondo nuovo”…purtroppo gli occhiali non bastavano per tutti, ma abbiamo spiegato loro che ad agosto …
P.A.C.E. Onlus and Clinica Baviera Italia: the project for patients at the Kyatiri Health Center
Grazie ad un nuovo progetto di collaborazione tra Clinica Baviera Italia e P.A.C.E. Onlus e alla generosità di tante persone, a partire dal prossimo maggio i pazienti ipovedenti afferenti all’Health Center di Kyatiri potranno ricevere gratuitamente degli occhiali adatti alle loro necessità.
Volunteers have their say: Elena's testimony
My encounter with Africa I didn't really know what to expect from this trip. I was full of doubts when I left: will I like Africa? Am I ready for this adventure? Will I be up to the task? So, I boarded that plane with many questions; many questions, yes, but with one great certainty: I was about to embark on an important journey...
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