Manna Care | Harmony Life International

The medical mission

The challenges

In Uganda, medical services and preventative care are often inaccessible. Hundreds of children die each day due to the often preventable and treatable illnesses of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea — in part from lack of access to primary health care.

A few statistics highlight some of the concerns:

Approximately 1.5 million people in Uganda currently live with HIV.
53% of children under age 5 are anemic; malnutrition is rampant.
25% of females age 10–19 have had a baby or are pregnant.
Laboring mothers may be turned away from clinics if they are unable to bring their own delivery supplies.
Clinics are often understaffed and medications are often unavailable.

With 27% of Ugandans living in multidimensional poverty, the extreme lack of access to health care contributes to great suffering. Harmony Life’s goal is to face these issues head on and provide long-term health care solutions.

Community members waiting and receiving care at a medical camp

Clinicians working together during a medical camp

A crowd gathered for a community medical camp

A mother and child waiting at a medical camp

A clinician examining an older woman's eyes at a medical camp

Hope in action

Despite the challenges, hope is not lost. We have provided many medical services through our medical camps, as well as individualized care for community members in need. We are also in the process of opening a level three clinic in Kyamasongi, Uganda, near Fort Portal.

Renovations are underway at our new clinic, preparing the space to serve the community. The photos below show the building and grounds that will become our clinic.

Renovations underway at the Manna Care clinic in Kyamasongi — Renovations inside the clinic

Clinic exterior and renovation work in Kyamasongi — The clinic building and grounds

Clinic grounds and ongoing renovations in Kyamasongi — More of the clinic and surrounding grounds

Three values remain constant in all we undertake:

God centered

Every medical service we build is centered on God first.

Lasting presence

Any mission trip or project is designed to leave a lasting presence behind.

Empower those we serve

Every project exists to empower the community we serve, not replace it.

We engage the community to determine needs from their own perspective, hire and train locals as community practitioners, and send periodic Medical Mission Teams. We hope to support local practitioners indefinitely through telehealth “medical traffic” — U.S. clinicians reviewing cases and guiding treatment day to day in the future as well. Interested in participating? Reach out and let us know!

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Inside our Kyamasongi medical camp.

A three-part series from our team on the ground — from set-up through testimonies, straight from the village where our permanent clinic will stand.

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Day 1 of 3 — Kyamasongi, Fort Portal

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Day 2 of 3 — Kyamasongi

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Day 3 of 3 — Testimonials & highlights

Maternal health

Prenatal Class

Every month, we invite expectant mothers to spend an afternoon with local volunteer midwives and medical professionals. They teach sessions covering all aspects of pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postnatal care.

Hundreds of women have come through our doors and received community, knowledge, and hands-on help.

Through our partnership with Mercy for Mamas, we have distributed hundreds of “Mama Kits” to support safer deliveries. We also distribute mosquito nets for malaria prevention.

This community effort has made a huge difference in many families’ lives.

Expectant mothers gathered for a prenatal course

Mothers receiving Mama Kits through the Mercy for Mamas partnership

Passion fruit farm supporting the Manna Care clinic initiative

Land secured

Rohlwing Hills Farm and Food Packages

We have two farms: a community garden where local families grow food, and a farm set aside for passion fruit to support our medical clinic initiative. Rohlwing Hills Farm honors Pastor Dan Rohlwing, a friend of Harmony Life who, with his wife Kathy, encouraged the formation of Harmony Life from the beginning.

These farms continue to bless the local community and provide meaningful sustenance for the future.

Food packages are another part of our Manna Care mission. We provide thousands of packages to people who need them most and currently offer monthly support to families in dire need.

Sacks of flour loaded in a truck bed for food package distribution

Food packages being delivered to a family