St Stephens Hospital Mpererwe

  • +256709715158
  • ststephenshospitalcou@gmail.com
  • off Gayaza road on Kiteezi Buwambo road
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PARTNERS

UPMB

The Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB) is a Not-for-profit Non-Government Organization (NGO) with a network of 330 faith based Private Not For Profit (PNFP) facilities including 23 Hospitals, 9 Health Centre IV, 168 Health Centre III, 130 Health Centre II and 16 Health Training Institutions spread across Uganda. UPMB has evolved from being a Charitable Organization in 1957 to a Technical National Umbrella Organization.

UPMB works towards sustainability as is enshrined within the Ministry of Health (MOH) Governance and Technical Structures. UPMB is a Member of MOH Health Policy Advisory Committee (HPAC) and Technical Working Groups (TWGs) and its MHFs report through the National Health System (DHIS2). UPMB has faith leaders with access to reach the families and individuals, the marginalized and vulnerable populations. These leaders are skilled and influential communicators with ability to promote healthy behaviors, thinking, and foster dialogue among communities.

Accessibility to drugs and medical supplies for member Facilities is ensured through the Joint Medical Store (JMS), founded and owned jointly by Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB) and Uganda Catholic Medical bureau

INFECTIOUS DISEASE INSITITUTE (IDI)

Accelerating epidemic control in Kampala region of Uganda under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through scale up of evidence based and high impact interventions towards achievement of UNAIDS 90:90:90

The Uganda Episcopal Conference (UEC) together with St. Stephen’s Hospital Mpererwe COU are implementing activities under the Kampala Region HIV Project which grant was awarded to Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) by the Centre for Disease Control (CDC)

MAKERERE COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

The Hospital has collaborated with the college since 2004 under the COBERS Programme rotate for community internship programme. The main objective is exposing and training  health professional students in communities where they will eventually work and live. Usually groups of 8- 12 students from the Nursing, Medical, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Radiography are placed in the hospital where they engage in service learning for three to five weeks each time they are placed for Community Based Education, Research, and Service (COBERS) exposure. This is done for the 1-3yr. In the forth and fifth years, students tend to be from a particular programme

THE ROPE TRUST

In 1994 that, through a friend David Dufty (RIP),we were connected to a family trust, “The Mrs. L. D. Rope Third Charitable Settlement” located in Ipswich in the United Kingdom. When we had narrated to them our predicament and they agreed to grant to St. Stephen’s GBP 3,000 twice a year to support the nurse’s salaries and the purchase of drugs. It is interesting to say that it is now 25 years and the Rope Trust has not reneged on their commitment.
Instead their contribution has steadily increased and also included additional funds that have made it possible for St Stephen’s Hospital to equip the maternity labour suit and ward, the rest of the wards, the operating theatre, the staff residence, (Rope House), an ambulance, dental clinic and most recently an X-Ray unit.

ROTARY CLUB OF KOLOLO

With Kampala North, we have been able to improve Maternal and Child Health (MCH) through capacity building of our staff in safe motherhood and newborn care. St.  Stephen’s team in collaboration with the club also trained a team of VHTs in Siriba Community in Kiryandongo and we continue to participate in the annual Rotary Family days.

ROTARY CLUB OF KAMPALA NORTH

We are proud to partner with the Kampala North Rotary Club whose dedicated support has been instrumental in elevating the quality of healthcare we provide to our community. Together, we have achieved significant milestones:

  1. Advanced Clinical Training
  2. Strengthened Referral Systems
  3. Digital Transformation Capacity
  4. Building Expanded Reach

JAMIE’S FUND

Has partnered with us in the MhGAP (Mental health Gap Action Program) where we train community health workers basic knowledge and skill to suspect the existence of the mental illness, to refer individuals to primary health care providers, to offer support and follow-up to individuals with mental disorders, their families and caregivers, to become advocates for individuals with mental health issues, through promoting inclusion, addressing stigma, and to assist in the reintegration of individuals with mental disorders into the community. 12 health units in our catchment area have so far had their staff trained under the programme.

Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN)

Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN) developed collaboration with St. Stephen’s Hospital COU Mpererwe and a memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two institutions in 2016. The main aim of the collaboration was to enrich medical education programs in the context of global health. This is hoped to improve medical care by developing innovative approaches to education of health professionals that meet the needs and objectives of the staff, trainees, patients and the community.

METHODOLOGY

The students were involved in all the activities at the unit which included outpatient care, ward rounds, theatre, maternity and the laboratory.

They participate in community education by giving a talk about infection prevention.  Home visits where the students participate to study the patients’ home environment in relation to their illnesses. This exposes students to home based healthcare in a resource limited setting.

Students also get opportunities to present to the staff and discussions that followed contributing to improvement in medical education, experience sharing which in turn enhances learning as well as quality of care for the patients

GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMME

From its inception(2012), the Global Health Program was always focused on GH education and using education as a sustainable means to improve clinical outcomes.

The first major goal for the new GH Program was to establish partnerships with several international partner sites in Uganda, Dominican Republic, Zimbabwe with other sites such as Vietnam, Thailand, India, Botswana and Armenia joining later.

Importantly, all international partnerships were based on the following main founding principles: mutual respect and reciprocity, cultural sensitivity, bi-directionality equity and inclusivity, and sustainability. A memorandum of understanding outlining the broad terms of the partnership was signed with each site.

JMS

JMS is a leading Private Not-for-Profit organization established in 1979 by the Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau and the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau(UPMB) under the Trustees Incorporation Act. It is licensed by the NDA to import, warehouse, export and distribute medicines and other healthcare supplies across Uganda. Beyond distribution, JMS contributes to the broader health commodity value chain through training of health workers, infrastructure development, repair and maintenance of medical equipment and institutional capacity building. It operates within an ISO 9001:2015 certified Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with good distribution, storage and laboratory practices.

Mpererwe community

We continue to enjoy the good will of the communnity around us and the schools ie both primary and secendary. These welcome and support our healthcare programmes ie health education and  sensitization in addition to  medical camps outreaches.

CFHI

CFHI is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization that specializes in Global Health Education. CFHI’s approach is unique: we offer individual trainees and university partners opportunities to learn about global health while embedded in existing health systems and social services sectors alongside local community members and leaders.

It offers individual trainees and university partners opportunities to learn about global health while embedded in existing health systems and social services sectors alongside local community members and leaders.