CARE PACKAGES
Emergency and care supplies that support NICU families through the hardest first days and beyond.
NICU SUPPORT
Equipment support, specialist links, and provider training to help facilities deliver quality neuroprotective family centered care.
NEONATAL RESEARCH
Preterm baby studies, NICU studies and scholarship that turn data into decisions to improve survival and developmental outcomes.
ABOUT
The Ahanga Health Foundation is a non-government organization based in Kampala, Uganda.
We are committed to supporting parents and babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and beyond.
VISION
A world where every preterm baby survives and thrives, being supported to reach their God given potential.
MISSION
To support preterm babies, their families and NICUs to reduce preventable deaths and health conditions, giving these babies a fair chance to live and thrive.
GOAL
Every preterm family is supported and every NICU readied, so every preterm baby survives their first critical days and lives a long, fulfilling life.
HYBRID MODEL
B.R.A.V.E hub
Direct support to preterm babies and their families, plus NICU readiness for quality care
N.E.S.T hub
Data infrastructure, plus the research and scholarship that improve neonatal care over time
Support preterm babies and their families
- Care packages / emergency supplies
- Mentor support
- NICU / medical navigation
- Post-NICU support
Support NICU readiness to provide quality care
- Portable incubators
- Links to specialists
- Commodities / equipment
- NICU nurse training support
Support data needs
- Collection
- Management
- Visualization
- Utilization
Support research and scholarship
- Preterm baby studies
- NICU studies
- Neonatal scholarship
THE NEED
newborn deaths
per 1,000 live
births
Deaths due to
prematurity
Specialized neonatal
care nurses, and only
3 neonatologists
across all facilities
assessed
Inadequate functional
CPAP machines,
patient monitors,
phototherapy machines
and radiant warmers
The evidence points clearly to quality-of-care gaps; in resuscitation capacity, equipment functionality, human resource availability and care coordination rather than access alone.
The window to achieve SDG 3.2, a neonatal mortality rate of 12 per 1,000 births by 2030, is narrow.
Source: Situation Analysis Report, 2023
GET INVOLVED
EVENTS
Fundraisers
Our annual fundraising event, bringing supporters together to fund care packages, NICU equipment and research.
Blood donation drives
Held twice a year to keep facilities stocked for the babies and mothers who need transfusion support most urgently.
NAVIGATOR PROGRAM
A volunteer program that walks alongside families through the NICU journey
- Children / youth navigators
- Adult navigators
DONATE
Donations are used to support – NICU families, NICU facilities and, neonatal research and scholarship.
Every contribution makes an impact.
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