Don Dodds

In March 2024 I will be returning to Uganda with The Canada Africa Community Health Alliance (CACHA) to be part of a medical mission. CACHA is a non-government organization whose mission is to improve health for rural communities through partnerships to facilitate programs for disease prevention, treatment, care, support, and education.

The main objective of this mission is to see local patients, improve their access to basic health care, and provide good quality treatment and disease prevention methods. Patients from this rural community require treatment for open wounds resulting from accidents, treatment for sexually transmitted infections, etc. and general disease prevention.

Although I am not a medical professional, I am pleased to be able to join this mission to help with logistics, set-up, sorting and distributing medications, and provide support to clinical volunteers and the mission team.

Funds are used for a variety of mission-related expenses, including medical/dental care, medications and medical supplies, lab supplies and logistics support, guides and translation services, etc. Volunteer participation is self-funded. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated and will be put to very good use in support of my contribution to this cause. CACHA is a registered charity and issues tax receipts.