PRESS RELEASE
Pilgrim Africa joins the 2020 Fight Against Malaria campaign
We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Global Cause on the 2020 Fight Against Malaria campaign! Dr. Dorothy Echodu, Pilgrim Africa’s CEO is featured in a piece that shares how Uganda’s progress offers hope in the malaria fight. Read more on the...
Uganda in the era of COVID-19
With only 58 cases reported so far, the entire nation of Uganda is on lockdown. Transport in any vehicle that is not government-sanctioned (including private cars and motorcycles) is forbidden, and several women in labor lost their lives in the last few weeks because...
Beacon Medical Center: For the community, by the community
SEATTLE—Pilgrim Africa’s health clinic, Beacon Medical Center, continues to provide care that is instrumental to the community of Soroti, Uganda. Beacon Medical Center is a private medical clinic located next to Beacon of Hope College. Classified as a Health Center...
Recent National Malaria Upsurge in Uganda
SEATTLE — Pilgrim Africa was notified by the Ugandan Ministry of Health’s National Malaria Control Program of an upsurge in malaria incidence on August 21, 2019. While the months of June to September are historically high transmission periods, 2019 has seen a higher...