Bulamu International

WE TREAT THE SICK AND STRENGTHEN HEALTH SYSTEMS SERVING AFRICANS MOST IN NEED.

BULAMU'S CLINICAL SUPPORT TEAM CST PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN JUNE 2020 IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC. UNDER THIS PROGRAM WE SEND 3-5 LICENSED UGANDAN CLINICIANS SELECTED FROM OUR CORE TEAM FOR 8 WEEKS TO THE 4 LARGEST HEALTH CENTERS IN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISTRICT TO UPGRADE THE LEVEL OF PATIENT CARE AND INSTALL LONG-TERM HEALTH SYSTEMS. EACH CST BRINGS VITAL SIGNS EQUIPMENT PATIENT TREATMENT FORMS PPE MEDICINES AND SURGICAL SUPPLIES. THEY WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH LOCAL STAFF TRAINING THEM ON NEW SKILLS AND MODELLING A HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY CULTURE. IN 2021 OUR 10 CST TEAMS PROVIDED FREE HEALTHCARE TO 56,028 PATIENTS AT 20 HEALTH FACILITIES IN 5 DISTRICTS FOR A COST OF $5.77 PER PATIENT.

BULAMU'S SURGERY PROGRAMS ADDRESS THE BACKLOG OF LOW-INCOME PATIENTS WHO ARE SHUT OUT OF THEIR COUNTRY'S EXISTING HEALTH SYSTEMS. EACH CST REGISTERS PATIENTS WHO NEED TO BE EVALUATED FOR SURGICAL CARE. WE THEN SEND MULTIPLE SURGERY TEAMS TO OUR PARTNER DISTRICTS FOR 1 WEEK TO PROVIDE SURGICAL CARE FREE OF CHARGE AND REFER PATIENTS TO HIGHER-LEVEL HEALTH FACILITIES AS NEEDED. THROUGH OUR SURGERY INTENSIVE SI PROGRAM BULAMU SENDS 5-6 TEAMS OF SURGEONS AND SUPPORT STAFF WITH THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO A PARTNER DISTRICT HEALTH CENTER IV FOR ONE WEEK. THESE TEAMS PROVIDE FREE SURGERIES TO 250-350 PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN LEFT BEHIND BY THE CURRENT HEALTH SYSTEM SOLELY BECAUSE THEY LACK FUNDS TO PAY FOR THEIR CARE. FOR PATIENTS WHO NEED REFERRAL FOR SPECIALIST CARE WE COVER THEIR TRANSPORTATION AND SURGERY COSTS UNDER OUR ANGEL PROGRAM. IN 2021 WE HELD 8 SIS THAT DIRECTLY TREATED 2,033 PATIENTS WHILE BULAMU'S ANGEL PROGRAM REFERRED 65 PATIENTS WHO COMPLETED CARE INCLUDING 22 SURGERY PATIENTS. THE AVERAGE COST FOR THESE 2,098 PATIENTS TREATED WAS $157 PER PATIENT.

BULAMU'S HEALTH CENTER EXCELLENCE HCE PROGRAM IS A SCALABLE HOSPITAL CLINIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES COMPUTERS TO OUR DISTRICT PARTNERS AND COLLECTS WEEKLY MONTHLY DATA ON 57 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS KPIS. THE HEALTH FACILITIES' KPIS THEN ARE GRAPHED AS WEEKLY MONTHLY MANAGEMENT REPORTS WHICH SHARE TIMELY DATA AND ALLOW DISTRICT AND HEALTH FACILITY LEADERS TO MONITOR PERFORMANCE ON A REAL-TIME BASIS SET PRIORITIES AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION WHEN NECESSARY. THE KPIS COVER PATIENT CARE INDICATORS CLINICAL PRACTICES STAFF ATTENDANCE AND CLINICIAN PRODUCTIVITY. IN 2021 THE HCE PROGRAM WAS INSTALLED IN 8 PARTNER DISTRICTS OPERATING 213 GOVERNMENT-OPERATED HOSPITALS AND CLINICS.