Course participants practising suturing
Supporters of Interface Uganda
BAPRAS - British Assosciation of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Visiting surgeons to Uganda are generally BAPRAS members. BAPRAS overseas committee are very supportive of the work undertaken by Interface.
BESLEY and COPP printers
Besley and Copp printers have very kindly printed our promotional leaflets for free on two occasions.
Rebecca Devaraj and Andrea Ormsby
Rebecca Devaraj spent 2 weeks with a team from Interface Uganda and 2 weeks at Kagando hospital in the Western Ugandan mountains. With help from Andrea Ormsby (a Video Journalist for BBC Spotlight), they have produced a DVD showing the work of Interface Uganda. If you would like a copy of our DVD, please contact us. Rebecca is also a great help with the charity at our information evenings, and in helping produce our charity note cards, which depict scenes from Uganda.
Vikram Devaraj
Consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon, Vikram Devaraj has visited Uganda on several occasions, using his time there to provide training programmes for Ugandan hospital staff, as well as performing surgery and changing the lives of many Ugandan people. He also regularly fundraises for the charity by giving talks and presentations to various groups, and participating in sporting events.
Diamedica
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Diamedica Diamedica provides medical equipment for the world's most challenging environments. They also provide anaesthesia training and support, which Sarah Hodges has been involved with in Uganda. To read more about this, see 'NEWS: Anaesthesia for Developing Countries, Kampala' on their website (link above).
Midlands Anaesthetic Society
A large donation given to Interface Uganda to be spent specifically on anaesthetic needs in Uganda. This is now being used to train an anaesthetic officer from Kumi hospital in the East to upgrade his paediatric anaesthetic skills. It will pay for his accommodation and give him a stipend while in Kampala for 1-2 months. Any money left over will be used to upgrade another anaesthetic officer. Thank you.
The Millward Trust
Regular donations which have helped with shipment of equipment and containers to Uganda.
The Parish church of St Margaret, Wolston, Coventry
The Parish church of St Margaret regularly donate on a monthly basis to Interface Uganda. This is the church attended by Andrew Hodges' mum.
