Thematic Area 2
Health is the foundation for everything else refugees hope to achieve. In Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, health challenges compound daily: families arrive carrying trauma and untreated conditions, find overwhelmed health centres with insufficient medicines, face language barriers preventing understanding of diagnoses, and survive on $4 USD monthly (in the first 6 months only) with no money for transportation to clinics or medications.
P4T provides comprehensive health services that combine medical treatment, health education, community mobilisation, psychosocial support, and capacity building. Since our founding, we've reached over 10,000 people with health education, provided direct medical care to over 10,000 patients, reached over 15,000 with psychosocial support, trained 240+ health workers, and supported survivors of conditions like fistula that rob women of dignity.
Since 2021
Since 2021, P4T's annual medical mission program has brought international medical volunteers from France, Canada, the United Kingdom, Morocco, and the United States directly to Kyangwali for intensive life-saving interventions.
Specialities Covered
Our medical missions deliver comprehensive care across multiple specialities, combining the expertise of international volunteers with the trust and local knowledge of our community health workers.
Restoring Dignity to Women
P4T provided comprehensive fistula support in partnership with Medical Teams International, addressing not just the physical condition but the psychological, social, and economic devastation it causes.
We supported 54 fistula survivors through this comprehensive process — restoring their dignity, health, and place in the community.
Knowledge as Prevention
P4T conducts extensive community health education using methods proven effective in refugee settings. We train community health workers, organise health awareness events, and distribute health materials. Our campaigns reach communities where formal health systems cannot — using trusted community health workers who speak local languages and understand cultural beliefs to communicate life-saving information effectively.
Campaigns Delivered
Breaking Stigma, Saving Lives
P4T conducts regular voluntary counselling and testing campaigns throughout Kyangwali, providing confidential HIV testing using trained counsellors and providing linkages to treatment.
We organise sports events where participants receive HIV testing and health education in fun, non-stigmatising environments.
By embedding testing inside sports events and community gatherings, we remove the shame and fear that stops people from seeking help — meeting people where they are, not where we wish they were.
Protecting the Most Vulnerable
P4T trained 15 midwives in emergency obstetric and neonatal care. These midwives now serve health centres across the settlement, attending instantly to hundreds of deliveries annually and saving lives using portable ultrasound devices.
Health workers who live in the same villages, speak the same languages, and understand cultural beliefs. We address health holistically, combining treatment, education, transportation support, counselling, and socio-economic reintegration.