​In many villages in Mbale, Uganda, mothers and newborn babies are dying from conditions that doctors can treat easily. The problem is not medicine. The problem is distance, lack of transport, and no emergency response.Recently, a young mother in our village went into labor late at night. There was no ambulance, no nearby health facility, and no trained medical worker who could reach her quickly. By the time her family tried to take her to the hospital, she had already lost too much blood.

 

​She died.

 

Her newborn baby also died.

 

This is the painful reality in many of our villages.

Women die from postpartum hemorrhage, obstructed labor, ectopic pregnancy, infections, severe anemia, and complications like preeclampsia and eclampsia. Many women who survive difficult labor develop obstetric fistula, which can destroy their lives physically and socially.Newborn babies die from neonatal sepsis, birth asphyxia, hypothermia, and infections because they are delivered in homes without sterile equipment or trained medical support.

 

These are preventable deaths.

 

​Last December, I graduated as a Certified Enrolled Nurse, and my passion has always been to save lives and help vulnerable people, especially girls who cannot afford even basic sanitary pads.Recently, a compassionate friend from the United States, Victoria, sent us emergency medical supplies. This inspired my team and me to begin organizing a community paramedical emergency response team to help our villages during emergencies. But we need help to make this possible.

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Our dream is to establish a small community medical center and obtain a used van or ambulance so we can respond quickly when emergencies happen, especially at night when many mothers die.Having a small building would make this project sustainable because we would not need to spend money on rent. Instead, we could focus completely on saving lives. This center would serve the entire community, including the Jewish community in Nasenyi village and other nearby communities, regardless of affiliation.

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We are also humbly asking for used but functioning medical equipment, including:

• Portable ultrasound or radiology machines

• Blood pressure monitors

• Oxygen concentrators or cylinders

• Infant warmers for newborn babies

• Patient monitors and pulse oximeters

• Delivery beds or maternity beds

• Suction machines

• Sterilization equipment (autoclaves)

• Glucometers and basic laboratory equipment

 

Even used equipment can save lives here. Every mother who dies leaves behind children without a mother and families broken forever. These deaths should not be happening in our time.If you can help in any way — with donations, medical equipment, a used van, building support, or by connecting us with organizations that support rural healthcare — please reach out.

 

One vehicle. One small medical center. Many lives saved.​

 

Thank you so much.

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Jonathan

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