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Research Team in Kiwoko, April 2013
BY KIMBER HADDIX MCKAY ISIS RESEARCH, MONITORING AND EVALUATION DIRECTOR THE SETTING… In April, Catherine Sanders, ISIS’ Research Associate, and I met at Kiwoko to continue data collection in the community around Kiwoko Hospital. Catherine came from Nepal, where she … Read more
MY TRIP TO NEPAL – RESCUE AND REVIVAL
By Anubha Rawat, Communications and Partnerships Director Imagine for a moment that you are a parent of a child and living in the midst of a civil war. You are desperate to protect your child, to make sure they are … Read more
Closing The Gap
International Nurses Day was on May 12, and the theme this year is “Closing The Gap: Millennium Development Goals 8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1” – a message to remind us of the looming 2015 deadline to achieve these goals. Nurses make up the majority … Read more
Midwives Save Lives
International Day of the Midwife was on Sunday, 5 May. This day is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the work of midwives contributing to the miracle of birth and for the myriad other things they do every day to … Read more
BRINGING IMMUNISATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY
BY RICHARD KATAMBA, ISIS COUNTRY DIRECTOR – UGANDA MOSES SSEKIDDE, KIWOKO HOSPITAL COMMUNITY BASED HEALTH CARE DIRECTOR Today marks the start of World Immunisation Week, an initiative by the World Health Organisation to raise awareness around the importance of immunisation. … Read more
Living Below the Line
Why We Decided to Take the Challenge By: Cabrie Kearns & Madeline Vaughan Think for a moment about how much you spent on your lunch today. Did you splurge on a feast from a local restaurant? Did you have a … Read more
Nervous Excitement as the ISIS Children Sit Their School Leaving Certificate Exam
Written by Lalit Gurung, Manager of the ISIS Children’s Foundation I joined the ISIS family in 2007 as the Manager of the ISIS Children’s Foundation (ICF). ICF is a local Nepali non-profit organisation that was established by ISIS in 2006 … Read more
So much done, so much more to do – International Women’s Day 2013
Written by Susan Biggs, Chief Executive Officer of The ISIS Foundation I went to a very inspiring International Women’s Day breakfast this morning and became reinvigorated about the fight for women’s rights and equality. Today, we celebrate the outstanding economic, … Read more
Happy Holidays From the ISIS Family
As the year comes to an end and the holidays are upon us, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on and give thanks to the amazing communities and partners we work with, hand in hand, and to the … Read more
KIWOKO’S HEAD NICU NURSE RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
Sister Christine Otai is the head nurse of the NICU at Kiwoko Hospital and in 2010 was honoured with the International Neonatal Award for Excellence at the 7th International Conference for Neonatal Nurses. Sister Christine has been at Kiwoko Hospital … Read more
