What We Do
Healthcare
The Mpunde Health Center was established in partnership with the community to address inequities in access to healthcare in rural Uganda. Serving 54 villages in Buyende District, home to more than 400,000 people and only two full-time physicians, we provide accessible, compassionate care to people who might otherwise go without.
Since opening, we have cared for over 64,000 patients through services including outpatient care, childhood immunizations, mass drug administration (MDA), deworming campaigns, and maternal and child health.
The Health Center also provides access to psychiatric care in a region where it is otherwise nonexistent. Patients can receive assessment, medication, and ongoing support close to home—care that would previously require traveling long distances or, for many, simply would not be available. Through our partnership with the District Health Office, these mental health services also extend to monthly outreach clinics at neighboring hospitals, reducing barriers to care such as long travel distances, high costs, and stigma.
Research
As part of our mission to protect lives wherever they are found, ETH's team of researchers, public health experts, and multicultural data collectors are constantly working to find innovative, sustainable and scalable solutions to manage and treat disease and mental illness in rural, low-income areas.
Building on data collected with students during our Global Health Experiential Fellowship, ETH's research team has developed a number of novel interventions to improve wellbeing in extremely low-resource settings. Among these interventions are scalable programs designed to increase rates of treatment adherence for patients with severe mental illness; a proposal to improve procedures screening for suicidality; and a community-based model for facilitating school reintegration for youth who have dropped out.
These interventions are currently under review for grants to allow them to be tested in communities across Uganda and eventually implemented at scale, within Uganda and worldwide.
Education
ETH recognizes that education is central to sustainable global health. Through its Global Health Experiential Fellowship (GHEF), and Study Abroad Program, ETH provides immersive research training for American and Ugandan students working together in Eastern Uganda to strengthen cross-cultural collaboration and research capacity.
ETH also invests directly in education at the community level through the Mpunde Education Initiative, which seeks to address barriers to schooling in the Buyende District by constructing a primary school in Mpunde and supporting vulnerable students with learning materials and tuition assistance. These initiatives reflect ETH’s belief that access to education—both academic and community-based—is essential to building healthier, more equitable societies.
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We hold ourselves to the highest standards of transparency and accountability. We’ve earned the Gold Seal of Transparency from Candid and are proudly listed on Charity Navigator, two of the most trusted independent evaluators of nonprofit organizations. Click below to view our profiles and learn more about our impact.
