A Race for Breath​
When a newborn struggled to breathe moments after delivery, the clinic was in darkness. Power outages in Bweya village are common and the clinic had no backup generator.
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Eron, the head nurse, acted instantly. She grabbed a bulb syringe and manually suctioned to clear the baby’s airway while hopping on a boda boda (motorcycle taxi) racing down the dirt road to the nearest facility with power and equipment.
By the time they reached Yesu Akwagala, the baby had begun to breathe more easily. Remarkably, he survived. Today he is thriving.
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“I saw him last week,” Eron says, smiling. “He’s turning one this month, strong and healthy. His mother and grandmother never stop thanking us.”
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Thanks to generous donor contributions, Grace Care Medical Clinic now has a generator ensuring that life-saving care never has to wait for power again.
​A Safe Arrival​
It was just after dawn when Miriam, a young mother-to-be stepped outside to use the latrine behind her home- the kind that sits a little distance from the house, quiet and dim in the early light.
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Halfway there, her labor began. Alone and frightened, she gave birth right there on the dirt path. Hearing her cries, Miriam’s mother rushed to help. They wrapped the newborn in a sheet and hurried to nearby Grace Care Clinic, which remains open 24 hours a day for occasions such as this. The baby was cold, covered in dirt and sand, but alive.
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When Miriam arrived, Eron, took them both in. She gently cleaned the baby, tied and cut the cord, and wrapped her warmly to restore her temperature. The young mother was pale and weak; the placenta was still inside. Eron safely delivered it, cleaned and treated her, and gave her medication to prevent infection.
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“A friend later sent me money to buy baby clothes,” Eron said. “Now, Miriam and baby Erica visit us at the clinic often- both healthy, both smiling.”
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This is what your support makes possible: compassionate
care that meets women where they are, even in their most vulnerable moments. When healthcare reaches her, everything changes.
This Is Grace Care​
In November 2025, one of the mothers attending the antenatal class lost her baby at nine weeks. She had been battling malaria, which likely caused the miscarriage.
When our midwife, Zabibu, heard the news, she didn’t stop at sympathy. She showed up. Three days later, Zabibu visited the mother at home with fresh fruit, eggs, and sugar to help her regain strength, and collected a small blood sample to check her recovery.
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The results showed her blood levels were dangerously low. She was weak, dizzy, and in pain. The clinic team called her immediately to come in for strong blood-building medication and follow-up care. Later, her husband approached Zabibu, his voice full of gratitude. “I have never seen or heard of such kindness,” he said. “Visiting a patient at home. This is truly Grace Care.”
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This is what your support makes possible. It’s compassion in action, healing both body and heart.
