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Welcome

Friends of Kagando is a UK based charitable trust set up in 2003 and managed by a board of Trustees who are past long-term workers at Kagando or regular visitors.

The charity aims to support Kagando Hospital by raising funds, sending equipment and encouraging friends and colleagues working there by correspondence and visits.

The Friends of Kagando also provides support from people with clinical, technical, management, educational, pastoral and fund-raising expertise. A number of the Friends have previously had some involvement in Kagando Hospital through participating in a medical elective, building work, schools work and other charitable projects.

7th largest regional hospital in Uganda

Over 350,000 people rely on Kagando for their healthcare

Infant mortality rates now the lowest in East Africa

About Us

Hospital

Kagando Hopsital is a 250 bed general hospital in the foothills of the Rwenzori mountains in Western Uganda, just 20km from the border with Congo. It serves a population of about 350,000 in a poor rural area where most people are subsistence farmers.

Friends

Friends of Kagando is a UK based charity which supports the Hospital financially as well as by prayer, communication and visits. We have also provided help with clinical, technical, management, educational, pastoral and fund-raising activities.

Electives and Visits

Kagando offers great opportunities for students to experience medicine in an African setting. Students from all over the world studying medicine, nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy have spent elective periods at the hospital, and qualified volunteers are also welcome.

Community Work

Kagando hospital developed to serve the community and an important aspect of this work involves regular outreach visits to surrounding villages. These include maternal and child health (vaccinations, antenatal and postnatal care), palliative care, mental health and health education.

News and Updates

Lorna completes her fund-raising trip

27 March 2024|

  Lorna Williams is raising money for C100 which supports the fees for children admitted to Kagando hospital. She has now completed her ambitious objective of reaching the summit of Margherita Peak in the Rwenzori mountains then cycling for 2 [...]

Update on Lorna’s sponsored trek

6 March 2024|

Lorna Williams from Herefordshire is about to embark on a challenging expedition in Uganda. She will be cycling for 13 days then trekking for 8 days to reach the top of Peak Marguerita in the Rwenzori mountains, very close to [...]

Visit of Canon Uzziah and Penninah

1 December 2023|

We were delighted to welcome Canon Uzziah, Executive director of Kagando Hospital, and his wife Penninah to the UK in October. They had a busy two weeks, visiting friends in Derby, Hereford and Guildford then down to London for some [...]

Solar Power Project

As it became clear that we did not have the funds to complete a Hydro-electric scheme at Kagando we began to look at alternatives. We now well on the way to installing a solar power system at the hospital, funded entirely by existing donations, which should be up and running by mid 2024.

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