Teresa has sent copies of x-rays developed using the automatic processor that she took out to Uganda, please look at her latest report to see the improvement that the processor has made to the quality of the films.

Our newest volunteer, Mrs Teresa Dawkes flew to Uganda on 4th July and traveled to Villa Maria Hospital where she will spend 3 weeks.  On her arrival, Teresa was met by Dr Jim Mcwhirter who is also in Uganda and Dr Rogers Kabuye, who accompanied her to Villa Maria Hospital

Teresa is a radiographer in the Breast Screening Unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital, she has sent  an x-ray processor to the hospital which was surplus to requirements here in UK and was going to scrapped.  The processor will make things much easier for the staff there.

Dr Jim McWhirter, who also flew to Uganda on 4th July will be visiting hospitals that have been computerised, to monitor the project.

A party of 4th year students from Bristol Medical School will soon be visiting Uganda as part of their course.

Please check our website for news and more photographs from Teresa and our other volunteers.

Our newest volunteer, Mrs Teresa Dawkes flew to Uganda on 4th July and will travel to Villa Maria Hospital where she will spend 3 weeks.

Teresa is a radiographer in the Breast Screening Unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital, she has sent  an x-ray processor to the hospital which was surplus to requirements here in UK and was going to scrapped.  The processor will make things much easier for the staff there.

Dr Jim McWhirter also flew to Uganda on 4th July to visit hospitals that have been computerised, to monitor the project.

A party of 4th year students from Bristol Medical School will soon be visiting Uganda as part of their course.

Please check our website for news and photographs from Teresa and our other volunteers.

Dr Katherine Gordon has sent a report and photographs from Kilembe Mines Hospital, to view it please look at the page titled “Reports from Katie Gordon”.

Our newest volunteer, Dr Neil Robertson flew to Uganda on 20th June and he will spend the next 5 weeks at Buluba Hospital.

For more information about Neil please look at our page titled “Reports from Neil Robertson”.

Our newest volunteer, Dr Katherine Gordon flew to Uganda on 6th June and after another 7 hour journey, she arrived at Kilembe Hospital where she will spend the next 6 weeks.

For more information about Katherine please look at our page titled “Reports from Katie Gordon”.

Please look at the page “Reports from Volunteers” to see the latest report from Dr Tim Wiggin who is spending 6 months at Buluba Hospital in Uganda.  Tim has also been a Rotary Doctor Bank volunteer in Malawi.

Rotary Doctor Bank Chairman Dr Arthur Knight with Jeremy Paxman

On Saturday 28^th February, Jim McWhirter held a Fundraising Event to support our work in Uganda.

There was a champagne reception, followed by an excellent African meal  cooked by Chef Charlotte Turner .

The guest speaker was Jeremy Paxman who spoke for well over an hour on his experiences and answered questions put by some of the guests present.

Many thanks to everyone who helped with this excellent and memorable evening which was thoroughly enjoyed by over 200 guests.

If you would like more information about the Rotary Doctor Bank of Great Britain and Ireland please e-mail  Rotary.doctorbank@gmail.com

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On 28th February, Kamuli Mission Hospital in Uganda will celebrate 100 years of caring for the sick and needy.

The hospital was founded in 1914 by Mother Kevin, an Irish nun from the Nursing Order of The Little Sisters of St Francis.  In those days, the hospital consisted of grass huts but they cared for all patients regardless of race or religion.   The present buildings date from the 1960’s.  Up until that time there was no doctor at the hospital, the first one started in 1962.

The President of Uganda will visit the hospital on 28th February to officially open the new and refurbished buildings. The project is a result of the tremendous amount of work done by Dr Jim McWhirter of the Rotary Club of Henley Bridge.   The old and neglected buildings have been transformed and extended so that the hospital now has modern spacious facilities that will ensure it’s future for very many years to come.

Photographs of the opening ceremony will be posted as soon as they are available.

Please look at the “Reminiscences” page to see an article written by our first Chairman, Rotarian George Mercer.   George visited hospitals in Uganda and Tanzania on two occasions.  As well as being Chairman, George was Co-ordinator, making all the arrangements for the visits of our volunteers.  George was Chairman from the start of the Rotary Doctor Bank, until 2001.