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Uganda: Related Links

Thursday 20 October 2011

The following links provide further information on the condition of hydrocephalus and its treatment in the UK and Uganda, as seen in Uganda's Miracle Babies.

The CURE Children's Hospital of Uganda
The specialist paediatric neurosurgery hospital in Mbale where the babies in the film were treated

The International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Information on causes, effects and treatment

US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
A fact sheet including information on the research currently being conducted into the condition

Hydrocephalus in developing countries
The unique challenges posed by the condition in the developing world, from the International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

Spina bifida Hydrocephalus Information Networking Equality
The UK's association of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus

Hydrocephalus in the UK
Information from the NHS on how hydrocephalus is treated here

An overview of healthcare in Uganda from the Guardian Newspaper
The structure of Uganda's public heathcare system

CURE Uganda fundraising page
This is where funds are raised to pay for the surgery and transport of parents and babies with hydrocephalus in the hospital featured in the film

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