Bwindi Hospital Commissions New Dental and Eye Building in a Bid to Scale Up Services
On Saturday, May 10, 2025, Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH), amidst dance and ululations by the Batwa, commissioned a new dental and eye building in Buhoma, Kanungu District. This marked a big step toward the mission of providing specialized dental and eye services in the Kigezi sub-region and beyond. Read more...
Over 220 Graduate From Bwindi Hospital’s Nursing and Clinical Schools
On Saturday May, 10, 2022, Uganda Nursing School Bwindi (UNSB) and Uganda College of Health Sciences Bwindi (UCHSB), training institutions started by Bwindi Community Hospital, celebrated their 4th and 2nd graduation ceremonies, respectively. Read more...
AFRICOMED, Frenzens: Championing Urology & Orthopaedic Surgeries at Bwindi Hospital
Bwindi Community Hospital, in collaboration with Dr. Forat’s AFRICOMED, Professor Geissbuhler’s Else-Kroner-Fresenius-Stiftung, and the Frenzens, have combated the scarcity by conducting specialized surgical camps. These camps have enabled individuals from the Hospital's catchment area and the Kigezi sub-region to access highly subsidized or completely free surgical services. Read more...
HIV Service Integration: How Bwindi Hospital is Providing HIV Services Amidst USAID Freeze
"At first, we thought we were going to lose our jobs," said Kenneth, the InCharge for the former HIV department. "The Executive Director helped us; she met with the entire HIV staff and promised to retain us. Our counselors are not solely for the HIV clinic. We have redistributed them to other departments." Read more...
Saving Communities Through Nutrition Programs
It's a Thursday afternoon, and mothers with children admitted to the paediatric ward are being taught how to prepare nutritious food for their children. Kamara Daniel, the nutritionist, along with other ward nurses, teaches mothers in the hospital about nutrition. This is usually done through cooking demonstration sessions that happen at least once a week. Read more...
Elizabeth and Jonah: the First Female Batwa Nurses at Bwindi Community Hospital
I recently finished my nursing course at Uganda Nursing School Bwindi, and I am glad that Bwindi Community Hospital has given me a job. I work in the Community Health and Batwa Department, where I interact with and provide services to my fellow Batwa. I also participate in the immunization program for Batwa babies and children," says 22-year-old Nahwera, Elizabeth from Byumba settlement. Read more...
Heroes in Health: Dr. Scott Kellermann and Bwindi Hospital Win HIHA and UPMB 2024 Awards
Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH) and Dr. Scott Kellermann won the Heroes in Health Awards (HIHA) 2024. BCH was recognized for their "Use of ICT and Innovations to Improve Patient Care," while Dr. Scott Kellermann, the founder of the hospital, won the prestigious "Lifetime Achievement Award." Read more...
Bwindi Community Hospital Recognized as a Fistula Treatment Center by Ministry of Health
Over the last thirteen years, BCH has collaborated with Professor Verena Geissbuhler, a Senior Urogynecologist and Female Pelvic Floor Reconstruction Surgeon from Basel, Switzerland, to address the burden of those living with VVF, POP, and perineal tears. With support from the Else-Kroner-Stiftung Foundation, Prof. Geissbuhler and BCH extend free surgical repair services to women from all over the country. Read more...
NICU Baby Tabitha
Born at 29 weeks, 6-year-old Tabitha is a testimony of resilience and the efforts of the Bwindi Community Hospital pediatrics ward, specifically the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). "I used to hear about premature babies but had never experienced having one. Read more...
Helping Batwa woodworkers help themselves through capital development
Non-profits working in developing countries have long used creative financing to help enable sustainable ways to address poverty. The Kellermann Foundation is no different, however, the challenge of helping the Batwa people adopt creative ways of sustaining themselves is a long-term project in which small victories are always celebrated. Read more...
EAFYA Health Management Information System Launched at Bwindi Community Hospital
The Ministry of Health, Uganda, together with the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB), successfully launched a new patient management system, EAFYA (E-electonic and AFYA, a kiswahli word for health), and an Electronic Medical Records system, EMR+, at Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH), a major leap towards modernizing healthcare delivery in our area. Read more...
Houghton University Professor, Dr. David Brubaker Volunteers at BCH as a Fulbright Scholar
I first heard about Bwindi Community Hospital and its associated training programs from Dr. Scott Kellermann, the hospital’s founder, who visited my hometown and told me about their origins and the excellent work they are doing in an underserved part of the world. I decided to look into the possibility of coming for a year to be a part of the Bwindi team. Read more...
Bwindi Community Hospital, UC Davis and local partners collaborate zoonotic surveillance efforts to prevent future epidemics
To discover and prevent future epidemics and pandemics, Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH) is working to integrate the One Health approach, which aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems, into its diseases surveillance strategies. Read more...
Bwindi Community Hospital’s HIV Moonlight Clinic: A Lifeline After Sunset
It is a common sight to see health workers from Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH) driving out in a branded hospital shuttle in the evening hours after sunset. This leaves many people wondering what business they have in the community at night. Read more...
Bwindi Hospital Launches MamaBaby Voucher Project for Safe Motherhood
Bwindi Community Hospital has launched the Mamababy Bwindi Voucher Project with the goal of promoting safe motherhood through improved access to healthcare in the Bwindi region. Read more...
Nurses and Midwives: The Backbone of Healthcare
Every year on May 12th, we celebrate International Nurses' Day (IND). This year, on May 12, 2024, it is important to acknowledge and celebrate the hard work and dedication of nurses and midwives at Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH), student nurses and midwives at Uganda Nursing School Bwindi (UNSB), and all nurses and midwives worldwide. Read more...
Bwindi Community Hospital Celebrates International Lab Week: Focuses on Integrating One Health Model
With ‘The Future is Lab’ as the theme for the year, this event was celebrated from April 14 to April 20, 2024. The Laboratory Week at Bwindi Community Hospital highlighted the key roles the BCH laboratory and diagnostics department play in disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Read more...
Reflections of a Mayo Medical Student Volunteer at Bwindi Community Hospital
By Liz LeesMost people dream of visiting sandy beaches or luxury resorts for their honeymoon. When I brought up the idea of traveling to rural Africa for a medical volunteer trip, my soon-to-be husband was not exactly keen. He has a distinct fear of bugs and prefers fine dining to the outdoors. Yet six months later and newlywed, we found ourselves boarding a flight to Uganda. Read more...
Bwindi Community Hospital Launches Clinic to Address Dental and Vision Challenges
By Elizabeth Namara“Friendship is the beautiful magic that brings us all together,” stated Dr. Jean Creasey while recounting her first encounter with Dr. Scott Kellerman and how it led to her work in Bwindi. “When I arrived, there was no dental officer. Today, I have seen other improvements. ” Friendship has been one of the drivers for change, transformation, and improvement at the Bwindi Community Hospital. Read more...
Joy as Bwindi Community Hospital Celebrates 20 years of Existence
By Elizabeth NamaraFriday, November 17, 2023 marked as a momentous occassion as Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH) celebrated 20 years of providing excellent health cares services. The event that was held at he Uganda Nursing School Bwindi sports grounds in Buhoma saw thousands of people from kigezi sub- region and beyond gather together and celebrate as one. This day also marked as the 3rd graduation for the Nursing School, and the 1st graduation for the pioneer students fo the School of Clinical Medicine. Read more...
244 Graduate as Uganda Nursing School Bwindi Commemorates 10th Anniversary
By Elizabeth NamaraOn Friday, November 17, 2023, Uganda Nursing School Bwindi celebrated 10 years of traininng top-notch health care workers in the Kigezi sub-region. For this 3rd graduation, a total of 244 students were awarded with Diplomas and Certificates in Nurisng and Midwifery. Of these, 63.5% were females and 36.5% were males. 17.2% of the graduands received Diplomas while 82.8 received Certificates. 27.9% of the graduanda were midwives, and 72.1% Nurses. Read more...
The Hope Alliance eye care camp: Bringing vision and hope to the remote Bwindi
By Elizabeth NamaraThe Hope Alliance, a non-profit organization that provides vision care and eyeglasses to the under-served communities, partnered with Bwindi Community Hospital, a rural hospital that serves the remote people of Bwindi and the nearby areas, including the marginalized Batwa (pygmy) population, to provide free eye care services to the people. Read more...
Skilling of waiting mothers at BCH kicks off
Efforts to add value for the pregnant mothers at our Waiting Mothers Hostel (WMH) have commenced. This initiative is supported by Abercrombie and Kent Philanthropy. Read more...
2019 annual fistula camp
The Vesicovaginal fistula camp was held from the 20th -26th October 2019.A total of 41 women were operated on,where five had fistula repairs, 17 uterine prolapse and the rest with 3rd and 4th degree tears. Read more...
BCH enhances eye and dental services
The year 2020 starts in style as Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH) receives dental and eye equipment to enhance service delivery in these disciplines. Read more...
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