MMN Dec 25 Mag - Online - Flipbook - Page 14
We treat, Jesus heals
Contributed by Apio Immaculate (Business Development Manager)
K
iwoko Hospital, founded
in 1988 by an Irish mission
worker, Dr Ian Clarke, is a
sound example for what
de昀椀nes a community hospital. It provides holis琀椀c healthcare
and health training to the people
residing in Central Uganda, a centre of the historical instability and
civil war that brought in the current government. Kiwoko is a 204bed private not-for-pro昀椀t (PNFP)
hospital a昀케liated to the Church of
Uganda under Luwero Diocese and
accredited by the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB). Our
vision is to be a Christ-centered
high quality health care ins琀椀tu琀椀on
for holis琀椀c healing of the person
in both body and soul, through excep琀椀onally skilled health workers.
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The hospital provides essen琀椀al
healthcare services to the impoverished and vulnerable communi琀椀es in Nakaseke District, including
neighbouring districts like Luwero
and Nakasongola. Our bene昀椀ciaries
include all people in our catchment
area of opera琀椀on (the Diocese of
Luwero), but more especially those
in great need of physical, emo琀椀onal
and spiritual healing, irrespec琀椀ve of
tribe, na琀椀onality, gender, language
or creed. Our underlying principle
is propaga琀椀on of faith (the gospel
of Christ) and demonstra琀椀on of
Chris琀椀an love to all those we serve,
with the aim of winning souls for
Christ.
The hospital operates six func琀椀onal inpa琀椀ent wards (High
