Sylvia's Children

The Community Clinic and Wellness Center

A hub and spoke healthcare prototype for underserved communities.]

The need for quality health care in Uganda is drastic.

The average family lives on $8 a day
Only 20% of homes have electricity or running water
Of 52.4 million people, HLAF are 17 or under and another 25% are women
The mortality rate for children under five is 5 times that of the US
Maternity mortality is 8 times that of the US

Clinics in rural Uganda are few and far between, and transportation is not easily available.

Sylvia’s Children has worked for 15 years to establish a Ugandan run compound with a school and clinic. From the beginning the goal was to have the school be self-sustainable… it now is.

From this successful beginning, Sylvia’s Children plan a similar healthcare community resource in the desperately underserved area in the District of Luwengo.

THE VISION

Our goal is to build a prototype that can be replicated in any third world country based on a hub and spoke model. The hub in the Community Clinic and Wellness Center with a children, men’s and women’s wards, an ultrasound room, birthing room, laboratory, exam rooms, and dental suite. The spokes consist of a network of nurses and midwives with mobile care units, bringing health care services to the rural community.

The community Clinic and Wellness Center will provide a full range of quality health care as well as being a resource for peripheral services.