You come
This story was narrated by one of our patients, Stephen, to our palliative care nurse, who wrote it down word for word: When I smell, you...
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Mission
To provide palliative care and improve the quality of life for everyone faced with life-threatening illnesses, and their families, in the Busoga Region and neighbouring districts
Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja
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- Jun 24, 2021
- 3 min
Lockdown....AGAIN!
The Collins English Dictionary selected in 2020 “lockdown” as the word of the year . It was chosen because it was a unifying experience...
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- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
Welcome to our new Board Members
Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja is proud to introduce our three new Board Members, elected at our Annual General Meeting on the 28th of May,...
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- May 18, 2021
- 2 min
Waiswa
A young man full of hope Waiswa came to Rays of Hope Hospice Jinja in January 2016, when he was 12 years old. He was born with HIV/AIDS,...
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- May 13, 2021
- 1 min
Farewell to a wonderful soul
It is with great grief and sorrow in our hearts they we inform you that one of our wonderful palliative care nurses, Marcellina Abbo has...
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- Feb 10, 2021
- 1 min
George
George is a 65 year old man who has a severe tropical ulcer on his lower right leg, which he has had for many years. The ulcer left him...
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- Feb 10, 2021
- 2 min
Jackline
Jackline is a 27-year-old single mother with a story of remarkable courage, determination and a beautiful character inside and out....
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- Jun 18, 2020
- 2 min
Children left stranded during COVID-19 Lock-down
Our dedicated social workers went to the field yesterday to deliver much needed food parcels to some of our most needy patients in light...
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- May 11, 2020
- 2 min
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Our Patients' Access to Food
This has been written by one of our social workers who is currently in the field: Family is at the forefront of patient care, and RHHJ...
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- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
Abubakr
Abubakr was a perfectly healthy young man, with a very good job working in a factory in Kampala, until he was about 24, when he developed...
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- May 3, 2020
- 2 min
Eva
Eva was a 28-year old mother when we met her in November 2016, living with HIV and Kaposi Sarcoma that had progressed rapidly – due to...
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- May 3, 2020
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Elizabeth
When we were introduced to Elizabeth, she had stage 4 HIV/AIDS and had numerous social and other health problems. She was a 23 year old...
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- May 3, 2020
- 1 min
Treatment, and Hope for Doreen!
We have a wonderful update about little Doreen. Thanks to the collaboration of many organisations who worked very quickly to find a...
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- Apr 22, 2020
- 1 min
In Loving Memory of a Special Young Boy, Abdullah
We want to remember a very special young boy today. Abdullah, who was only ten years old, lost his battle with endemic Kaposi’s Sarcoma...
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- Apr 17, 2020
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COVID-19 has Affected Cancer Treatment for Doreen
We wanted to share a very sad update about one of our little patients, Doreen, to illustrate the challenges the COVID-19 crisis has...
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- Mar 31, 2020
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COVID-19 Has Reached Uganda
In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we would like to give all our friends near and far an update about how we are RHHJ have tried...
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