Kristina Health Centre

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Since 2012, Kristina Health Centre has given communities the opportunity to receive care in a clean, safe and qualified environment – something we believe everyone should have access to.

The KHC story.

Julius Achon had a dream to build a Medical Clinic in his village of Awake in honour of his mother Kristina who was shot and killed during the war in 2004. With the closest access to healthcare being 78kms away, there was a large need within the rural northern Uganda community – and thanks to AUCF and generous donors, the Kristina Health Centre (KHC) began construction in 2011.

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KHC is providing essential healthcare, day-in, day-out.

Kristina Health Centre provides maternity services, primary medical care—including triage and appropriate treatment, disease testing, inoculation, medication dispensing and education.

Services at the clinic are in such demand that some patients travel 50km on foot to access care. We’ve responded to this need by establishing our outreach program, operating twice a week so that remote communities are able to simply and safely access the KHC services.

Some highlights so far

57,412

patients treated

20+

hardworking local staff

1,210

babies born at the clinic

Growing facilities

maternity ward, patient ward, ambulance, outreach program and antenatal clinic

Meet our staff.

These are the highly-skilled, dedicated people who deliver care at the KHC.

Daniel Anyii

Senior Clinical Officer

Geoffrey Odyang

Clinical Officer - Maternity

Midwifery, nursing and lab staff

Stories from our patients

Juspin Okii

Juspin is 9 years old and attends Amori Primary School. On 21 January, she was bitten by a snake on her lower leg however the venom soon spread right up to her knee. Her whole leg had swollen and the lower leg had started to rot. Her father, Patrick, immediately took her to their local medical centre where she received very poor treatment and the wound only became worse. After one week, Patrick (a peasant farmer) decided to hire a boda to take them the 29kms from their village to KHC where he knew they would receive proper treatment. He paid 25,000 shillings for the return ride ($1 AUD). After her initial treatment at KHC, Patrick immediately saw a change. They stayed at KHC for one month while she recovered.

When asked why he chose KHC, Patrick said: “The news had spread that KHC gives good services. I have seen a lot of people from my village come here. This is the first time I have been and I would come back because I have seen the services provided and they are good.”

Piona and her mother Santa

Santa brought her daughter, Piona, to KHC for her first immunisations. She walked one km from her home to KHC. Free immunisations are provided to the community every Wednesday. A few months later, Piona was brought back to KHC for her six month immunisations. Her mother was so impressed with the services at KHC that she now brings the rest of her family here when they are sick.

Maternity services at the Kristina Health Centre include antenatal and postnatal care, ultrasound services and dedicated midwives to assist with birth.

We continue to build our Maternity Ward to bring emergency maternity services to the women of northern Uganda.

We’re building our impact.

We’ve come so far, but there’s so much more we want to do. To be a part of the KHC’s journey to becoming a level 4 clinic offering comprehensive care on-site and through outreach, consider giving a regular gift.

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