Caren McNelly McCormack Women and Children Health Facility

Caren McNelly McCormack Women & Children Health Facility, located in Kyarusozi, Kyenjojo District, Western Uganda, is working to bring essential healthcare closer to women, newborns and children in underserved communities.

The facility has already invested in 3.7 hectares of land, constructed five rooms, established maternity services and recruited a team of five healthcare workers. Between July and October 2026, it reached 3,196 people, conducted 200 antenatal visits and supported 44 facility deliveries.

However, the facility urgently needs essential medical equipment to improve diagnosis, maternity care and emergency response. Our most urgent priority is procuring a modern medical ultrasound scanner. Without this equipment, healthcare workers have limited capacity to assess pregnancies and identify potential complications early. Mothers who require further assessment may face delays and additional costs travelling to other facilities for ultrasound services.

We are therefore mobilising USD 45,000 to procure and install essential medical equipment, particularly:

• A modern ultrasound scanner: Our highest-priority investment, to support antenatal assessment, identify high-risk pregnancies and facilitate timely referrals.
• Neonatal incubators: To provide essential care for vulnerable newborns, particularly premature and low-birth-weight babies.
• Obstetric and maternity equipment: To strengthen labour monitoring, safe deliveries and emergency maternal care.
• Essential diagnostic and clinical equipment: To improve early diagnosis, patient monitoring and treatment.
• A rugged 4x4 emergency ambulance: To transport pregnant women, newborns and other critically ill patients from hard-to-reach communities, particularly during floods, mudslides and other climate-related emergencies.

Through the leadership of the Western Uganda FBO Network (WUFBON), we are also advancing the Interfaith 52 Health x Climate Change Framework, mobilising faith communities and local leaders throughout the year to strengthen community health monitoring, emergency referrals and access to healthcare.

Why Your Support Matters

A medical scanner can help identify pregnancy complications before they become life-threatening. An incubator can give a vulnerable newborn a better chance of survival. An ambulance can bridge the distance between an isolated village and emergency medical care.

We are not simply raising money to purchase equipment; we are investing in the capacity of a rural health facility to save lives.

Your contribution will help equip Caren McNelly McCormack Women & Children Health Facility, strengthen maternal and neonatal services and build a more climate-resilient healthcare system for Kyenjojo District.

Join us in bringing life-saving medical technology closer to the mothers and children who need it most. Every contribution counts. Every mother matters. Every newborn deserves a chance to live.