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Annual Report 2012 1 Contents CCOORSRSUU Restoring Ability, Giving Hope. Annual Report 2012/2013 www.corsu.or.ug 2 Contents General Assembly Message from CoRSU Board President 3 Mr. Aloysius K. Bakkidde President Annual summary 4 Dr. Alice Nganwa Introduction 6 Mr. Jean Pierre Lequeux CoRSU Services: Surgery and Rehabilitation 8 Mr. William Byaruhanga Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Services 9 Dr. Sam Orochi Orach Plastic and Reconstructive Services 12 Mr. Ben Kayongo Male Therapy Services 14 Dr. Emmanuel B.K. Luyirika Orthopaedic Workshop 16 Mr. Victor B. O. Odongo Nutrition Rehabilitation 18 Mr. Jack M. Wavamunno Outreach Services 19 Dr. F. F. Tusubira Community Based Rehabilitation 20 Staff at CoRSU 22 Training 23 The Executive Board Visiting Specialists 24 Working with Partner organizations 25 Mr. Aloysious K. Bakkidde President Our Supporters 27 Dr. Alice Nganwa Vice-president Finances 28 Mr. Jean Pierre Lequeux Treasurer Way Forward: Aims for 2013 30 Dr. Emmanuel B.K. Luyirika Mr. Ben Kayongo Male Mr. Simon Bridger Secretary Mr. Victor B. Odongo Abbreviations Mr. Jack M. Wavamunno ACHERU Afaayo Child Health and Education Rehabilitation Unit Senior Management AGM Annual General Meeting CBM Christian Blind Mission / Christoffel-Blindenmission Team: CBR Community Based Rehabilitation Mr. Simon Bridger CEO CEO Chief Executive Officer Mr. Matthias Widmaier Admin. Director CoRSU Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services in Uganda Dr. Antonio Loro Medical Director COSECSA College of surgeons of East, Central and Southern Mr. Moses Kiwanuka Head of CBR Africa Ms. Christine Tusiime Head of Therapy CSOs: Civial Society Organisations CWDs Child (ren) with Disability DPO Disabled People’s Organisation DRC Democratic Republic of Congo FATO Federation of African Orthopaedic Technology GGP Grant Assistance for Grass-roots Human Security Projects Hon Honorable IEC Information Education and Communication MGLSD Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development MMed Master of Medicine MUK Makerere University Kampala MUST Mbarara University of Science and Technology NGO Non Government Organisation Main Editor: Irene Nabalamba OURS Organized Useful Rehabilitation Services Editors: Simon Bridger OPD Out Patient Department Graphics and Layout: Moses Kayoshe Proof reading: Susanne Pflanz PSGs Parent Support Groups Printing: St. Christian Graphics Ltd. PWDs Person(s) with Disability Annual Report 2012 / 2013 3 Message from CoRSU Board President Message from CoRSU Board President We have pride in presenting to you some of our success stories of our activities and those who made them possible in the last one year. We realize the importance of communicating our cause to all our partners and government, and this CoRSU Annual Report 2012 attempts to cover the activities of the Rehabilitation Hospital, the Rehabilitation Centre and CoRSU Community Based Rehabilitation program (CBR). For CoRSU, 2012 was a remarkable year, because, despite the challenges, we managed to get over them and kept our promise to the children with disabilities and their families by changing their lives through surgeries. We carried out a total of 3,965 surgical procedures and out of these 2,500 were on children. CoRSU is still a young organization but has to bravely accept changes as the Government of Uganda to strengthen they come. During 2012, one of our experienced, professional expatriate service provision through professional, surgeon, Dr. Fulvio Franceschi, transferred to a sister organization technical and material support. (CCBRT) in Tanzania. We remain indebted to him for his tremendous contribution to CoRSU right from its formation to the present level at Finally, with the professionalism of our which we are. The good news is that all was done to get replacement staff led by the CEO, who over the years to ensure sustainability. Two experienced orthopaedic surgeons joined maintained the high standards of honesty and CoRSU and are doing well. dedication and with the commitment of the Board, I am confident we will achieve our aim The Executive Board grew in number when two new Board members of improving the quality of life of people joined bringing the total number to eight. A Finance Committee was with disability and their families. set up under the Board and we are yet to create a few other sub- committees. We thank you all for the support that made 2012 a worthwhile year. Once again, thank In the last four years of CoRSU’s existence, we have made impact in you. the areas of our expertise and many people appreciate what we do. It is in this context that CoRSU won a Tumaini award for the NGO of the year under the health category. I was also humbled by the Tumaini Lifetime Achievement Award, for my personal involvement in efforts to have positive changes in the lives of children with disabilities and Aloysius Kaganda Bakkidde their families. Executive Board President, CoRSU With the support of CBM we completed the construction of the Private Ward and Administration/Training Complex. The opening of these two buildings paved way for the Therapy Services to expand and for the Private Ward (with 8 self contained double rooms) to operate. Thank you CBM, thank you the architects, engineers, quantity surveyors and the contractor. We endeavor to reach out to the poor of the poorest, to restore hope and in that light we released a regular newsletter, GiveAbility in December 2012. We express our huge thank you to CBM, our main sponsor, who has given us enormous assistance to be where we are. In addition, we continue to be supported by: Smile Train, ALTSO, Brussels Airlines staff, and others without whom we would not be able to change the quality of the lives of children with disability. We continue to say thank you. With continued generous and important donations, we can re-emphasize our commitment to the future of CoRSU. We would like to collaborate with 4 We were able to recruit two experienced Annual Summary surgeons for the ever expanding work. The main activities of CoRSU are Orthopaedic and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery; these are supported by Therapy, an active Orthopaedic workshop, a Nutrition Program, a training program, and local CBR project. The activities at CoRSU both in the Hospital and in the local CBR area have been able to continue with no interruptions. CoRSU’s Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) in the area around Kisubi developed significantly providing services in 12 parishes (88 villages) in the area. The IEC (Information, Education and Communication) training of patients and attendants provides some basic training in relation to nutrition and hygiene as well as issues relating to disability and rights. The program also raises awareness about conditions that can be treated at CoRSU, which has yielded a multiplier effect in terms of disseminating information about the services at CoRSU. 2012 was the first year of the second four year strategic cycle of The Therapy Department carries out pre CoRSU. The underlying tendency of the plan is moderate continuous and post-operative physiotherapy. The growth to ensure longer term stability of the programs. Additionally department also conducts a Cerebral Palsy more emphasis will be placed on advocacy and the seeking of resources (CP) and Neurological conditions clinic once from a broader base of funding organizations. per week. The unit supports the production and provision of appliances and works closely Despite a shortage of Orthopaedic surgeons in the middle of the year, together with the Orthopaedic Workshop CoRSU was able to undertake 3,965 surgical procedures (up from to ensure that clients receive appropriate 3,535 in 2011) of these 2,517 were Orthopaedic and 1,448 plastic devices. The Orthopaedic Workshop reconstructive and other surgeries; this is 10% less than was planned produced 60 prostheses and 560 orthoses but 12.1% more than 2011. Financially we were affected by the very for clients at an affordable cost. stable Ugandan Shilling for the first nine months of the year. Our budget had been calculated on an average exchange of 3,400 UGX to the Euro. In March 2012 the construction phase 2a The reality was that most of the year the rate was around 3,100 UGX was completed. This consists of a Private to the Euro. Salaries of the staff had been increased by nearly 30% at ward with 8 double rooms, to cater for the beginning of the year, as well as the prices from suppliers being surgery that usually is done overseas such increased by similar margins. as hip and knee implants. The income from these surgeries generates a small surplus that The services to children with disability were subsidized at an average can be used towards subsidizing surgery on of 85% through funds made available from CBM, Smile Train and other children with disability. A second building donations, so that all children with disability who are seen at CoRSU can will provide seminar rooms and offices for be helped through an intervention, and receive treatment. 83.23% of the CBR project and the Administration. the surgeries at CoRSU in 2012 were on children. Moving the Administration out of the OPD has allowed the physiotherapy department The sixth CoRSU Annual General Meeting took place on 18th May 2012. to expand in the facilities that were originally The Executive Board of Directors met five times in the course of 2012. planned. A key issue for the Board and all concerned focuses on funding and sustainability of CoRSU in the mid and long-term. Further the Board Smile Train continued to sponsor 272 cleft held several discussions relating to the senior staff development and lip and palate surgeries. CBM provided requirement of expatriate support. With the departure of Dr. Fulvio the major part of the funds to allow us to Franceschi (the Medical Director) in the middle of the year, the Board had provide subsidized treatment of about 2500 to take steps to ensure that clients would continue to receive services.