Starting the Conversation with St. Francis

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At St. Francis Health Care Services we are committed to preventing the further spread of HIV, reducing child mortality, and improving maternal health by providing quality medical care, counseling and education. It is our mission to help our patients live their lives with hope and dignity.

We, at St. Francis, aim to share our progress and projects with the international community through our blog. This blog will cover topics such as:

• Status updates from ongoing projects, such as the opening of our new maternity ward

• Volunteer stories about the impact of our generous and hardworking volunteers

• Statistics on patient adherence, retention, and enrollment rates

• Updates on the growing popularity of our family support groups.

A group of concerned citizens started St. Francis Healthcare in 1998 to help stop the spread of HIV. St. Francis has been able to help our patients improve their quality of life and the quality of their children’s lives with the help of the local and international community. With your help, we have grown to a staff of 54 professionals servings a patient base of 10,000.


Most everyone is familiar with the harrowing stories of individuals who are infected and affected by the spread of HIV. Some people may not be aware of the heartwarming stories of success against this epidemic. These are stories of grandmothers who support each other as they raise their grandchildren who were left as AIDS orphans, stories of 88,000 people who have voluntarily sought testing and counseling as the stigma associated with HIV fades into the past, and stories of children who go on to live long, healthy lives because their mothers sought antiretroviral treatment during their pregnancies.


Ours is a solvable problem. On this blog, staff members from the Jinja office and other guest contributors will shed light on the health related struggles and victories of our patients and community is facing. In doing so, we’re hoping to start a new conversation about how we can help our neighbors in need.

We’re always interested in your thoughts – send an email to [email address] to let us know what you think about the work St. Francis is doing, reactions to this blog, or suggestions for future items we should cover.