Newspaper, radio and web reporting of Lukuli and our work
The village of Lukuli is a few thousand households in the larger Makindye Division, itself part of Kampala city and district. The information on the population, their lives and their medical needs is available from the local government, national reports and international assessments.

Maternal health - in June 2011 the UN Population Fund published a detailed report on the State of the World's Midwifery services UNFPA Report on Uganda (pdf) An extract of the summary for Uganda reads:

"At 33 million people, Uganda is one of the largest countries in Africa. Progress in poverty reduction has been
made in recent years, but insurgency in the northern part of the country has slowed it. Maternal mortality has
decreased from 670 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1990 to 430 in 2008, while institutional deliveries increased
from 26 per cent in 2003 to 42 percent in 2006.
With 3,475 registered midwives and 6,226 enrolled midwives, the country shows a deficit of midwives in more
than a third of government health facilities. Gaps are wider in rural settings and in lower level health facilities
compared to referral ones"

The global Millennium Development Goals (MDG) are monitored through the UNDP and their December 2010 status report on #MDG shows Uganda's progress.

"Uganda has made substantial progress towards achieving the MDGs, although more needs to be done if all are to be attained. With continued good policies, Uganda appears likely to achieve targets for Goals 1, 3, 6, 7 and 8, which respectively are to: eradicate extreme poverty; promote gender equality and empower women; combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; ensure environmental sustainability; and develop a global partnership for development.

Uganda may also be able to achieve Goal 2 - achieve universal primary education – with greater effort to encourage children to complete primary education – and with improved policies, strengthened institutions, and additional funding, the country may be able to meet the target for hunger. However, progress towards Goals 4 and 5 – to reduce child mortality and to improve maternal health – is uncertain."

Hope Clinic's work has been noted through blogs and newspaper reports:

The Daily Monitor/ PovertyNewsBlog report on the comprehensive HIV services in 2008

Uganda's Weekly Observer April 2008.

The United Kingdom's Elective Network includes Hope Clinic Lukuli as a site with which to volunteer.