“I felt like my life was in danger before I came here,” said Charity. The 20-year-old mother had delivered her baby three days earlier and had left that health center to come to Bweyale. She was clearly in a lot of pain, and they soon discovered she had sustained a tear from the delivery that had not been repaired. Charity was cared for on the maternity ward and given IVs for her intense pain. After three days, she was able to go home and was grateful to be feeling better. “I thank God for Bweyale and that I am now ok and going home to my baby.”

On this trip, he met our friend Melissa. Melissa was nine years old at the time and lives in Uganda. She had a cut on her arm, but her family didn’t have access to clean water or to a doctor to get her cut treated. It quickly became infected, her arm had to be amputated, and she needed several surgeries.

OneWorld Health was able to provide life-saving access to care for Melissa and this encounter left Tim wondering how the Insight Global community could Be The Light for more people across the globe.

"When my baby was born, she wasn't moving or crying," said Amara, who delivered her second child at 34 weeks. "It was very scary, but thankfully, the midwife immediately called the doctor and worked to help my baby start breathing. She was very weak and needed oxygen, but they took care of her for several days so that she would be healthy. I am so grateful for the wonderful care we both received at Bweyale Kitara Medical Center’s new maternity ward."