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Enhancement of Gender Equality and Women Empowerment.
Medical Training of Marginalized Youth into Certified Nurses and Midwives.
Improving Maternal Health Care
Sexual Reproductive Health Education to the Youth
About us
St Raphael Health Foundation is a nongovernmental organization established in 2019 to improve the quality of life of Ugandans through introducing community centered activities (for sustainable living), participation in health programming, practice & education.
Our Focus(SDGs)
Our Focus(SDGs)
Achieving SDGs 1, 3, 5, and 10 is crucial for ensuring no poverty, good health and well-being, gender equality, and reduced inequalities.
What we do
Transforming Health, Transforming Lives, and Transforming Communities
Each of our programs, campaigns, or projects is tailored to impart nuggets of information, inspiration and motivation in regards to sexual reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, life skills, and teenage pregnancy.
Our Major Program Areas
We advocate for consumer-friendly health laws and policies in Uganda to ensure all citizens can exercise their health rights and responsibilities. We conduct community and school outreaches aimed at empowering and educating health care consumers, especially in secondary schools and higher institutions, about their health rights and responsibilities. Our focus includes access to essential medicines and their rational use. Key health rights promoted are: the right to health care, access to essential medicines, information, choice, privacy and confidentiality, participation and representation, respect for human dignity, and the right to complaint and redress.
Our outreach programs involve interactive sessions, workshops, and distribution of educational materials to raise awareness about health rights and responsibilities. We work closely with local health authorities and educational institutions to ensure our messages reach a wide audience. We also advocate for the implementation and enforcement of health policies that protect consumer rights. We aim to create an environment where individuals can make informed health choices and hold health providers accountable.
We implement two inclusive projects that aim at transforming the community through uplifting lives of persons with hearing impairment . Our projects include the following;
- Recruit and train persons with hearing impairment to become certified midwives and nurses that we deploy in clinics and hospitals to deliver midwifery and nursing services. We aim at reducing poverty and increasing the employability of persons with hearing impairment.
- We also offer training to persons with hearing impairment on coffee value and supply chain, and encourage them to become innovators in the coffee industry. We also purchase coffee from the persons with hearing impairment at fair trade prices and continue to invest partial profits from our roasted coffee into their community coffee projects. We aim at empowering persons with hearing impairment in rural Uganda by using coffee as a tool for community transformation.
We recruit and medically train visually impaired men to become certified medical rectal examiners who we deploy in clinics and hospitals to detect prostrate cancer through rectal palpation.
Visually impaired men use their disability as an ability to create employment for themselves and also save lives of men from prostate cancer deaths.
In Uganda more than 85 percent live without access to good health facilities. This situation has led to significant loss of life. Good health care is needed in Uganda, but health services are very expensive and few people can afford them. In Uganda, the incidence of prostate cancer is increasing at a rate of 5.2 percent annually and every over 1,177 men die of prostate cancer.
We have so far reached out to over 200,000 people during the Prostate Cancer Free Uganda Campaigns across all regions in Uganda.
• Trained and certified 5 blind men as medical rectal examiners to early detect prostate cancer among men.
• Early examined over 100 men for prostate cancer so far and referred them for treatment after detecting them with prostate cancer signs.
• We have so far targeted 15 districts across Uganda
• Conducted 13 prostate cancer campaigns
• We made collaborative partnership with 10 organizations, 6 Private sector Companies, 15 Hospitals and Clinics and 10 secondary schools and 5 Universities
This program targets youth affected by reproductive health challenges and HIV/AIDS due to inadequate information. We organize dialogues, community and school outreaches to educate and equip them with vital information on sexual reproductive health and HIV/AIDS. Our services include HIV/AIDS testing, counseling, and guidance. Teenagers learn about birth control, body respect, and behavioral changes using taglines like “My body, My life, My choice.” Additionally, workshops and peer support groups are established to foster open discussions and peer-to-peer learning. The aim is to create a supportive environment that empowers young people with the knowledge and skills to understand their sexuality and make informed decisions. By involving parents and guardians, we also ensure a holistic approach, promoting family support in addressing these sensitive issues. The program endeavors to reduce the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS and reproductive health problems, encouraging youth to seek help and support without fear of judgment.
This program aims to advance women’s and girls’ rights by promoting gender equality, ensuring quality lives, and providing equitable opportunities for them to reach their full potential. It addresses gender inequality by tackling Sexual and Gender-Based Violence, harmful cultural practices like early and forced marriages, FGM, and discrimination against women and girls. Additionally, the program promotes girl child education and empowers communities to lead in enhancing gender equality.
Remote Ugandan villages lack basic healthcare. We train marginalized medical professionals from these areas and deploy them back to serve their communities. The foundation addresses the shortage of health workers in Uganda and East Africa by training young people in various medical disciplines, including making and distributing reusable sanitary pads in rural schools. We also train and certify marginalized youth and those with hearing impairments as midwives and nurses, providing employment and improving community health. Additionally, we are constructing an institution to further impact the community. For more information about our nursing school, please read more.
The foundation is also engaged on other community services/work aimed at supporting and transforming lives of vulnerable and underserved communities. Once in a while we organize community events where we distribute basic needs and health necessities to the marginalized and vulnerable people like the elderly, orphans, street children and the persons with disabilities. Since most villages in the community do not have safe water, we also advocate for safe and clean water like drilling of boreholes in the community to avoid spread of diseases like Typhoid in the community that are caused by drinking or using dirty water.
The Foundation, with district technical heads and opinion leaders, organizes health camps to educate local residents on health issues like reproductive health and hygiene. They also provide free medical services to those who can’t afford hospital care. The annual youth health camp, a week-long residential event, targets school children and youth. It addresses menstrual hygiene, puberty, gender roles, and life skills development. The camp inspires young people through interactions with role models, helping them make informed life choices.
Our foundation conducts community education on maternal health . We help mothers to access essential supplies like birth kits, co-ordinate with boda boda to improve transportation, and set up antenatal and postnatal care programs. Our efforts include partnerships, monitoring, and mental health support of mothers . We also implement nutrition education programs, WASH initiatives, safe delivery incentives. Additionally, we educate and correct myths surrounding maternal health , support groups, research, advocacy, we offer family planning services, strengthened referral systems, and male involvement programs in remote areas of Uganda
This program aims at promoting entrepreneurship and skills development, especially for adolescent girls and women. It offers free training in various skills such as fashion design, hairdressing, bakery, making paper bags, soap, reusable sanitary towels, and repairing electrical gadgets. Additionally, it teaches the fabrication of artisan products like shoes, belts, wallets, and bags. The Foundation initiated this scheme to help local people generate sufficient income, ensuring they can afford proper nutrition and medical treatment, leading to healthier and higher living standards.
The foundation is also engaged on other community services/work aimed at supporting and transforming lives of vulnerable and underserved communities. Once in a while we organize community events where we distribute basic needs and health necessities to the marginalized and vulnerable people like the elderly, orphans, street children and the persons with disabilities. Since most villages in the community do not have safe water, we also advocate for safe and clean water like drilling of boreholes in the community to avoid spread of diseases like Typhoid in the community that are caused by drinking or using dirty water.
The Foundation, with district technical heads and opinion leaders, organizes health camps to educate local residents on health issues like reproductive health and hygiene. They also provide free medical services to those who can’t afford hospital care. The annual youth health camp, a week-long residential event, targets school children and youth. It addresses menstrual hygiene, puberty, gender roles, and life skills development. The camp inspires young people through interactions with role models, helping them make informed life choices.
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Information you must know as man for your health
An enlarged prostate, medically known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is a common condition among older men, especially those over the age of 50. It occurs when the prostate gland, which is part of the male reproductive system, becomes larger and starts pressing against the urethra, leading to urinary problems.
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Early Warning Signs Of An Enlarged Prostate That Every Man Need To Know
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An enlarged prostate, medically known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), is a common condition among older men, especially those over the age of 50. It occurs when the prostate gland, which is par...
Great message from Dr. Douglas Bwakucha | General Practitioner at UMC Victoria Hospital. He stipulates it out that Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in Africa and 3rd commonest cancer over all. In sub Saharan African, the relative burden is higher, with prostate cancer representing 20.3% of all cases of cancer in men, Zimbabwe and Uganda having the highest incidences.
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Prostate Cancer Awareness: A silent killer of Ugandan men
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By Dr. Douglas Bwakucha | General Practitioner at UMC Victoria Hospital Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in Africa and 3rd commonest cancer over all. In sub Saharan African, the rel...
In this November month of Prostate Cancer awareness, we bring you the top Common Signs of a Swollen Prostate You Shouldn’t Ignore*
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Top Common Signs of a Swollen Prostate You Shouldn't Ignore - The Standard News UG
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The Standard News UG Health - Before diving into the symptoms, it’s essential to understand why the prostate may become swollen. A swollen prostate — also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia, or...
