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Friends of Kagando and KARUDEC Leadership
Dr Sigrid Leilich - Medical Resident - German Medical Mission Team (GMMT) - to November 2009
Rebecca Baldock - Physiotherapist - to May 2008
Link to the Lyth's BLOG - Dave Lyth - Urologist and general surgeon, and Helen - wife and School Teacher - from August 2009
Maate Johnson's Micro Finance report

Friends of Kagando and KARUDEC Director letters (top of page)

Date	Summary Contents - click box on right for full letter	.doc	.pdf
Feb 2010	Report from Dr Ralph Settatree, following a visit to Kagando. This is 'work in progress' and will form the basis of a full status report click on right->
Dec 2009	The water supply - a success story from Kagando over 25 years.
Sep 2009	Newsletter - Friends of Kagando - Microfinance; School of Nursing Diploma; Dave and Helen Lyth; Canon Jehoshaphat moving on?
Dec 2008	Director of KARUDEC's Annual Report - including Accounts to end June 2008
Aug 2008	Report on Archbishop of Uganda's visit to South Rwenzori Diocese and Kagando in May; Celebration of first five years of 'Friends of Kagando' at Greyfriars, Reading in Jan. Directors prayer requests: Mission to staff in August; Salary increments; no cause found for increase in bowel perforations; handling private clinics opened by staff; examinations
Dec 2007	Several building projects completed; DVDs sent out; Microfinance example
Sep 2007	'Friends' birthday celebration announced-Jan 08; DVD 'Window on Kagando' published; Microfinance update
May 2007	X-ray installed; Hydroelectricity feasibility study underway
Apr 2007	X-ray and Mother's Home progress; two children per bed; Salaries on time
Jan 2007	Primary school hostel roofed; Mother's home-first rooms opened; Guest House extension progress; TB Ward converted to fistula ward-100 operations done; Computers arrive and training starts; Water project progress: Western Region Best Employer 2005 award

NEW - Dr Sigrid Leilich, GMMT Medical Officer Sept 2006 to Nov 2009 (top of page)

Date	Summary Contents - click box on right for full letter	.doc	.pdf
2 Sep 2009	SIGRID'S LAST LETTER FROM KAGANDO - Doctors coming and going. Arrival of electricity pylons and loss of trees. Continuing equipment challenges. Encouraging Chapel and other meetings.
2 Dec 2008	LATEST - Doctors settling in. Roll-call of current doctors. One new PUBLIC HEALTH Doctor. Babies for Dr Frank and Dr Michael. Help for IT and Libraries from Florida. Nurses leaving for Government jobs. Some visitors.
25 Aug 2008	Three new doctors recruited in Kampala. I am appointed i/c Medical Ward and get malaria! (no link). One long-term medical student from Germany and one new GMMT doctor due to start soon. Babies born to members of staff. Much cause for rejoicing and thanksgiving, including for introduction to CEILIDHs!
2 Aug 2008	Start of new newsletter series; Medical staff movements; pre-interns and international medical students; challenges facing hospital; Kagando's first CEILIDH
2 Sep 2009	Sadly, this will be Sigrid's last letter as a doctor in Kagando, (unless she goes back on a new contract - it has happened before!). She returned to Germany after three years of immensely valuable and loyal service. Lots of news of new and old staff.
	LINK to Sigrid's Website (in German)

Rebecca Baldock - Physiotherapist at Kagando (AIM) 2005 to 2008 (top of page)

Date	Summary Contents - click box on right for full letter	.doc	.pdf
7 Aug 2008	Back home in UK; merger of SADICH and RAPCID; setting up support network in UK
7 Jul 2008	Final goodbye to Kagando; stressed cat in car; tools and a workshop
26 May '08	Preparing to leave
10 Apr '08	Bukonzo - naming of children; Doctors getting better at booking patients for visits by specialist; a girl with ostemyelitis
6 Mar 2008	Preaching at passover; Ceri and crafts
6 Jan 2008	Convert Leprosy ward to Rehab.-early discussions; Outreach funding was for past, not future; Ebola virus was confined to original district; Enid has a baby girl
19 Dec '07	Notes on other charities and missions supporting work at Kagando; Ebola blogsite address
5 Dec 2007	Ebola at Bunbudgyo, the district north of Fort Portal - 72 cases suspected, 18 deaths
30 Oct '07	Church life in Uganda; growing environmental awareness in Uganda; rumours of haemorrhagic fever
3 Oct 2007	The new specialist physician; problems with local 'bonesetters'; organised walks on Rwenzoris near Kilembe mines; local remedies and witch doctors
3 Sep 2007	Social problems and disability; Harriet - midwife i/c Maternity; Chaplain Gideon; Surgeon and Superintendent Frank; goodbye Joanne
12 Aug 2007	Big game in Queen Elizabeth National Park
1 Jul 2007	Leprosy patients party; a leprosy tutorial
13 May '07	Outreach program; coping with reduced allowance; funding for outreach program?
7 Apr 2007	Plastic surgeon and Orthopaedic surgeon visit; Jovia recovering from head injury
18 Feb '07	Enid's (house help) Bukonzo wedding; free wheelchairs - wheels for the world
10 Jan '07	Losing play therapy trainees; Chapel library planned

Maate Johnson's Micro Finance Report (top of page)

Date	Summary Contents - click box on right for full letter	.doc	.pdf
Dec '09	Report from Maate Johnson of the Micro Finance Department