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The JMK Foundation is a charity non
profit company incorporated in March 2009. It was
set up by all the children of the late Prof. Jovan
Kiryabwire (who passed away in January 2004 and was
first African Neurosurgeon in East and Central
Africa) and our Mother Mary Kiryabwire (a retired
nurse).
Its activities so far have been in
the areas of highlighting the importance of
developing local capacity in Uganda in the super
specialisation of Neurosurgery where there are five
doctors for a population of 30 million Ugandans. So
far the JMK Foundation has
1. April - July 2009: Mobilised funds
and renovated the main neurosurgical ward (3A) at
Mulago Hospital
2. July 2009: Instituted the Annual
Jovan and Mary Kiryabwire Award for best intern
student in neurosurgery.
Future activities involve the
creation of the Kiryabwire Academy for the benefit
of rural children in the districts of Budama and
Pallisa in Uganda. |
