{"id":75,"date":"2016-01-27T21:29:29","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T21:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.ugandacancer.org.uk\/?p=75"},"modified":"2020-02-08T21:31:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T21:31:02","slug":"visit-to-mulago-hospital-kampala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugandacancer.org.uk\/?p=75","title":{"rendered":"Visit to Mulago Hospital, Kampala"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Uganda Cancer Trust UK trustees, Liz and Michael Minton<\/a>, visited Kampala in November 2015. Here is a short report from their trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We joined the volunteer team (of 12) for a week in Mulago hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Volunteers<\/a>
Volunteers with the Makere Palliative Care Unit, supported by Uganda Cancer Trust UK<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We were able\u00a0to see first hand the valuable and challenging work they do in supporting cancer\u00a0patients and their carers. The wards are full with little space between the beds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone needs a carer so usually a member of the family lives in the\n hospital with the patient (sleeping under the patient\u2019s bed). The carer\n can be any member of the family, often female and even on occasion a \nchild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The volunteers visit the wards every afternoon enabling them to build\n up supportive relationships. They can also help with practical tasks \nsuch as collecting medications, accompanying patients to scans or \nradiotherapy treatments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as support to patients the volunteers work with family \nmembers. Our visit also included being part of their weekly morning \nmeeting with the patients and carers in the radiotherapy hostel. One of \nthe palliative care team, Liz Nabirye facilitates a valuable question \nand answer session in which patients and carers are able to address \ntheir concerns. They are joined by Ivan Onapito who is the team \ncoordinator for volunteer and social support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Uganda<\/a>
Uganda Cancer Trust UK trustees, Liz and Michael Minton, meet with Ivan from Makerere Palliative Care Unit, and Liz Nabyire \u2013 an information nurse supported by UCT.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We undertook a two-day training programme with the volunteers who\u00a0demonstrated their motivation and readiness to participate. This also provided an\u00a0opportunity to explore and reflect on the challenges they experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our visits with them to patients on the wards further illustrated the\n value of having trained and experienced volunteers as part of the \npalliative care team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently the team are involved in the production of a video which \nexplores cancer awareness, cancer treatments and palliative care for the\n general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall this was a rewarding visit for us. The volunteer team is a \nstable and experienced group who are making a significant contribution \nto the care and support of patients and their carers. This continues to \nbe a worthwhile project for UCT to support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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