Our Story

This project is the brain child of James and Allen Walugembe in memory of their daughter Jacqueline and in honor of their son Samuel. Jacqueline died of malaria while in high school in Uganda, and Samuel had cerebral malaria at age 9 with resultant epilepsy. The Walugembes started MCMC with the mission to prevent and treat malaria in the communities and expand access to healthcare as well as to understand and destigmatize epilepsy. James is a charter member of Kasangati Rotary Club, Uganda, and a current member of Eugene Metro Club. Allen is a dedicated nurse in Oregon.

The Walugembe family started building the clinic in 2015. In 2016, with the support of Dr. Sparky and a few friends the clinic was functional by 2017. It has been fully staffed since then with an onsite pharmacy and lab. Over time, we have expanded: launching an Epilepsy support program, acquiring an ambulance, and starting a Birthing Center in Kampala. We have built an outreach clinic in rural Namutamba in 2024 which hosts monthly medical camps seeing hundreds of patients. Currently we are working to fund a full-time pharmacy at our outreach clinic for consistent access to rural care. Eventually, we hope to expand all programs here with laboratory and radiological services.