Friends of Mengo Hospital USA Ltd

THE MISSION OF MHP IS TO SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABILITY AND GROWTH OF MENGO HOSPITAL, KAMPALA, UGANDA. FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS, MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD HAVE WORKED WITH THE DOCTORS AND NURSES OF MENGO TO BUILD A DENTAL CLINIC, WATER TREATMENT TOOLS, HOUSING AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE MENGO HOSPITAL LEADERSHIP AND PEDIATRIC SPECIALISTS TO UNDERSTAND THE HOSPITAL'S PEDIATRIC AND LARGER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS. WHILE THERE ARE SPECIALITY HOSPITALS IN AND AROUND ENTEBBE, THERE IS NO ONE FACILITY OR "CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL" THAT HAS THE CAPACITY TO BOTH DIAGNOSE AND CREATE A PLAN FOR TREATMENT FOR A CHILD. AS A RESULT, FAMILIES GET PUSHED FROM ONE CLINIC TO THE NEXT WITHOUT CLEAR OVERSIGHT FROM DOCTORS AND THIS PROCESS QUICKLY BECOMES PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE AND HARD TO NAVIGATE. WHILE MENGO HAS AN EXCEPTIONAL PEDIATRIC DEPARTMENT, THE FACILITY IS ENTIRELY INSUFFICIENT. OUR PLAN IS TO SCALE THE GOOD WORK OF THE PEDIATRIC PROGRAM AS WE BUILD A LARGER PEDIATRIC FACILITY THAT WILL FUNCTION AS A "ONE STOP SHOP" FOR DIAGNOSIS AND PATIENT CARE PLANS (KNOWING THAT CHILDREN MAY WELL BE TREATED AT THE SPECIALTY HOSPITALS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY IF APPROPRIATE). THIS PEDIATRIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE WILL BE THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN UGANDA.