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We are a UK based charity which works to improve the accessibility and quality of care for people wi

The Fund was set up in memory of Jamie Devaney and is works with mental health practitioners in Uganda in order to improve facilities and education as well as to provide assistance and resources to improve patient services. We are a UK Registered Charity Number: 1151236

You can find out more about us from http://jamiesfund.org.uk/

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Jamie's Fund, C/o Street Mary's Church
Holywell

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01352 741 646

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http://jamiesfund.org.uk/

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‘Jamie’s Fund is supporting the development of mental health care in Uganda.’

Jamie’s Fund was established in 2013 and is working with hospitals and mental health practitioners in Uganda to improve the accessibility and quality of care available to people with a mental illness.

Jamie’s Fund works by providing assistance and resources. We currently have links with three hospitals in Uganda, at Kisiizi, Bwindi and Kagando. We are extremely proud of the new mental health centre at Kisiizi Hospital, which was the first project that Jamie’s Fund undertook. We continue to support the centre and a vehicle that was provided to assist with outreach work in the community. You can find out more about all the work mentioned on the projects page of our website.

Jamie’s Fund was set up in memory of Jamie Devaney, who was born on 27 February 2007.

He was in Uganda with his mum, Avril and dad, Jim - who was part of a team cycling from Kampala to Kisiizi to fundraise for a vehicle to enable the mental health team to improve care by developing community based services. The rest of Jamie’s story was written by his parents and can be seen in full here;

“Jamie travelled by car to Kisiizi Hospital with his mum to wait for his dad to arrive. Soon after arriving at Kisiizi, however, Jamie fell ill. We believe that he had picked up an infection either in England before he left, or soon after he arrived in Uganda. He was exceptionally well cared for at Kisiizi Hospital. As he became more seriously ill, he was taken by air ambulance to Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.

Although Jamie received excellent care the impact of the toxins on his body was overwhelming and he died peacefully in intensive care at Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital on July 25 2011, twelve days after becoming ill. He was only four years old but during those four years Jamie brought immense joy and pleasure to his family, and everyone else who was fortunate enough to know him.

Jamie’s short life has touched so many people in the UK, Kenya, Uganda and beyond. We are keen to ensure that his life continues to benefit others... we have determined to set up an independent Memorial Fund that can benefit not just the development of mental health services at Kisiizi hospital but also more widely throughout Uganda.”

We are a UK Registered Charity Number: 1151236 You can find out more about us from http://jamiesfund.org.uk/