Impact & Stories
Real Impact, Told by the People Who Lived It
Authentic testimonies and settlement case studies showing the life-changing impact of RHCP for Uganda’s refugee communities.
How community health posts and trained health workers brought a 40% reduction in preventable diseases.
40% reduction in preventable diseases
Mobile healthcare units and telemedicine bringing specialised care to refugee families in the settlement.
Travel time to care cut by 75%
Capacity building and sustainable solutions that help the community take ownership of its own health.
Community-led health committees
Outcomes
Healthcare Outcomes
Measured against pre-intervention baselines in the communities we serve, from field reports, medical records and programme audits. Data is collected with standardised tools and quality checks, verified through independent evaluations, tracked with real-time monitoring, and gathered with community members themselves.
Maternal health
85%
Reduction in maternal mortality compared with the pre-intervention baseline. Skilled birth attendance rose from 35% to 89%, and postnatal follow-up reached 81%.
Vaccination
78%
Increase in vaccination coverage for children under five. 91% of participants now know how to prevent common diseases.
Treatment
92%
Treatment success rate for communicable diseases. 94% of households adopted better hygiene and 87% now use improved water sources.
Mental health
65%
Improvement in mental health, based on PHQ-9 scores. 86% report better coping, peer-group participation reached 91%, and school attendance among traumatised children rose 68%.
Nutrition
45%
Reduction in malnutrition among children under five, with 83% of families improving nutrition practices.
Satisfaction
88%
Patient satisfaction across all service areas. 89% of community members show better health-seeking behaviour, and health literacy scores rose 76%.
In Action
RHCP Healthcare Providers in Action
A field documentary from the settlements: the people, the places and the work behind every number on this page. Press play to watch with sound.
Long-term
Long-Term Community Change
Beyond individual care, RHCP’s programmes create lasting shifts across the communities we serve.
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Health System Strengthening
Training health workers, improving infrastructure and establishing sustainable service-delivery models.
02
Community Leadership
Local leaders advocate for their communities’ health needs and take part in health planning.
03
Social Cohesion
Joint health programmes and shared resources have improved relations between refugee and host communities.
04
Economic Impact
Better health lets people work, study and contribute to local economic development.
Ethics
Ethics, Consent and Verification
Every story shared reflects a real RHCP programme or client outcome, collected through in-person interviews, follow-ups by trusted health workers and anonymous community feedback. Each one is told with full consent from patients or their families; names and identifying details may be changed and some images are illustrative, to protect dignity and privacy. Stories are never fabricated or sold.
These stories drive our mission, inform donors and partners, and show that healing is possible even in the hardest circumstances. We thank everyone who trusted us with their story.
- Consent & privacy: identities anonymised
- Transparency: data gathered by RHCP staff
- Verification: field reports and audits
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