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THE BREATH OF LIFE FOR THE TINIEST NEWBORNS
By Dr Anna Hedstrom – International Medical Volunteer Dr Anna Hedstrom, a Neonatal-Perinatal Fellow at the University of Washington, recently returned to Uganda as an ISIS International Medical (IMED) volunteer. While at Kiwoko Hospital, Anna worked on further developing the … Read more
BUSY TIMES IN THE RESEARCH, MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICE
By Kimber Haddix McKay – Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Director RESEARCH AND PROJECTS At ISIS, we are busy with research design; data collection from interviews with local people and from project monitoring; data entry and analysis; and group meetings on … Read more
BRINGING HEALTHCARE TO HUMLIS – HUMLA MOBILE MEDICAL CAMPS PART ONE
ISIS recently conducted a mobile medical camp in Humla – bringing doctors, nurses and medical specialists to the region in an attempt to improve access to health services for Humlis. This blog is the first in a three part series … Read more
BUSINESS FOR PURPOSE – THE ISIS MODEL IN ACTION
Andrea McCormick, Chief Operating Officer of ISIS (Asia Pacific) Pty Limited recently returned from Kiwoko Hospital in Uganda with a renewed appreciation of the power and impact of the ISIS ‘business for purpose’ model. BY ANDREA MCCORMICK, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER … Read more
MY TIME WITH ISIS
BY MEREDITH GREY, ISIS RESEARCH INTERN My first encounter with ISIS came about when I was doing a volunteer placement in rural Uganda and my father in Australia sent me an article profiling ISIS founder Audette Exel. Many aspects of … Read more
NOW YOU CAN REALLY SEE US COMING!
BY MOSES SSEKIDDE, KIWOKO HOSPITAL COMMUNITY BASED HEALTHCARE PROGRAMME MANAGER “It is at the community level that the outcome of the battle against AIDS will be decided. Local capacity for prevention, care and support efforts need to be recognised, affirmed … Read more
Spotlight on global health
By Catherine Sanders, Research Associate, The ISIS Foundation ISIS research associate Catherine Sanders probes the nitty gritty of human behaviour to tackle global health problems At ISIS, we try to root our programs and interventions in tried-and-tested theories about human … Read more
Knowledge Sharing – The way of the future
By Audette Exel, Founder and Chair, The ISIS Foundation and Susan Biggs, CEO, The ISIS Foundation ISIS Foundation CEO Susan Biggs and Chair Audette Exel reflect at the end of another busy year on the great strides made by the … Read more
Nelson Mandela 1918- 2013
By Audette Exel, Founder and Chair, The ISIS Foundation On behalf of all the ISIS Family The ISIS family stands with the world in honouring the legacy of a truly great man. For hundreds of millions of people worldwide, perhaps … Read more
SEATTLE ANGELS SAVE NEWBORNS IN UGANDA
By Debbie Lester, Clinical Programmes and Country Director – USA, The ISIS Foundation On this International Volunteer Day, Clinical Programmes Director Debbie Lester reflects on the critical role of volunteers in sending life-saving medical equipment to the ISIS-supported Neonatal Intensive … Read more
