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Preserve the Lives of New Mothers and Their Infants

Worldwide Healing Hands Transforming Muko, By Dr. Alex Melindwa

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It’s a cold morning. The usual fog engulfs Muko Health Center IV, obscuring the spectacular view of the beautiful cultivated hills from where the sun rises. The first sun rays penetrate through the fog, shining a warmth on the patients waiting to receive care after traversing hills and valleys to reach the center. Work starts…

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Saving Grace

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   Muko Health Center IV (MHC) is located in the southwestern part of Uganda in an area that has mountainous terrain composed of many fertile, heavily cultivated hills and beautiful, spectacular valleys, which contribute to poor accessibility with an inadequate road network and poor mobile telecommunications coverage. This makes it challenging for women like Grace,…

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A visit to a Traditional Birth Attendant

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Tindarwesire, a traditional birth attendant in Uganda Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs), also known as traditional midwives or lay midwives provide care during pregnancy and childbirth without any formal education or training. They often learn their trade through apprenticeship or are self-taught. Uganda is predominantly rural, with only 13% of the population living in urban areas.

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Saving Mothers, Giving Hope

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Dear Friends of Worldwide Healing Hands, This holiday season is an opportunity to thank our generous donors, loyal supporters and dedicated volunteers. It is also a time to extend a helping hand to mothers and children who lack access to basic medical care many of us take for granted. Your generosity has helped to save…

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Worldwide Healing Hands embarks on mission to Uganda

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KELSEYVILLE >> Worldwide Healing Hands (WHH), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care for women and children, is sending a team of doctors, nurses and volunteers to Uganda to train health care workers and provide services at the Muko Health Centre IV in Rubanda County, Kabale District. “We plan to assist the staff at…

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Uganda Mission Volunteer Team 2015

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We have a wonderful and dedicated team of volunteer medical professionals lined up for our first mission to Uganda. Our goal is to share our skills in this remote area of Uganda at the Muko Health Center IV, so that our work is sustainable. The team will be led by Dr. Paula R. Dhanda and…

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Nonprofit helps with healing

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Licensed Vocational Nurse Carol Stahr provides care to a Valley Fire evacuee as Dr. Paula Dhanda speaks with her during the Worldwide Healing Hands health clinic at the Moose Lodge in Clearlake Oaks on Sept. 19. Clearlake Oaks >> Worldwide Healing Hands (WHH) held a free health screening at the Moose Lodge on Sept. 19…

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Worldwide Healing Hands gives award

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KELSEYVILLE >> Worldwide Healing Hands (WHH) is honored to wish Claire Vargas all the best as she begins a new chapter of her life at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles. Vargas, a 2015 graduate of Kelseyville High School (KHS), is the first recipient of the John Paul Clarke Memorial Scholarship, awarded…

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9 Gynecologic Cancer Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore

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September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness month. Five main types of cancer affect a woman’s reproductive organs: cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal and vulvar. As a group, they are referred to as gynecologic cancers. Each gynecologic cancer is unique, with different signs, symptoms, and risk factors

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25 things I tell my precious daughter — For parents and girls

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My daughter’s first mission to Nepal 1. You are unique in all the world. There is only one you. 2. Be a leader, not a follower. 3. Be Kind. Always. 4. Love yourself first. 5. Be yourself. Love what you love. Do what you want to do. Don’t tolerate any judgment. 6. Everyone has flaws.…

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