Joseph, photo above, aged 38 and Charles, photo below, aged 75, are very grateful for the support they recevied from the Compassionate Fund. They both needed surgery for leg fractures. Charles received 124,100 UGX (£27) and Joseph 259,600 UGX (£57). Surgery is expsensive and therefore often the treatment that patients can struggle to pay the bills for. Joseph had been waiting in the hospital for a long time waiting to be discharged as he tried to find the funds to cover his medical expenses.
Dinah Odeke, aged 16, photo above, received 356,800 UGX (£76) towards the costs of an emergency cesearan and counselling. She became pregnant as a result of rape and her family struggled to meet the costs of the medical bills, covering two thirds of the overall total.
Kolostika, aged 7, photo below received 279,100 UGX (£61) from the Compassionate Fund. She broke her elbow falling from a tree and needed surgery. Many children climb trees to pick fruit when it is in season! Her family covered two thirds of the costs and the Compassionate Fund covered the rest.
