About Uganda

Uganda is about the size of Oregon, but with 41 million people, which is 10 times the amount of Oregon.

Although Uganda is ten times the size, the income per capita is only $630 a year which is around 42 times less than Oregon.

34% are living on less than $2.00 a day.  That’s 14 million, about the same amount of people who live in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana combined.

Infant mortality is 5.6% while maternal mortality is 3.4%. Therefore 1 out of every 11 births ends in the death of the mother, infant, or both.

The government in Uganda is inefficient as Uganda is over governed for its level of productivity. The private presidential security and his advisor on average make around 7.5 billion shillings. This is enough to fund over 2000 primary schools. This inefficiency in their government is a huge reason why advancements in the government are so slow. When you donate, your money does not go through the system, but directly to patient care. Our clinic is staffed by Ugandans serving Ugandans to support general medical health, preventable disease, epilepsy managment, and obstetric care.

Top causes of morbidity and mortality:

Malaria, Respiratory infections, Intestinal worms, and Dysentery  

These are all treatable and preventable, and MCMC Uganda is striving to actively intervene to treat and prevent these problems as much as possible.

Learn more about the country of Uganda here: Uganda Current Events

Learn more about the key health challenges facing Uganda here: WHO Uganda Country Report