CHW TestimoniesUganda
In September 2025, International HELP partnered with House of Love Fellowship Entebbe, a local church led by Pastor Isaac Wabomba, to train 21 new Community Health Workers (CHWs). Over five days, this dedicated group learned essential skills to care for the sick, manage chronic illnesses, promote nutrition and hygiene, and support their communities with first aid, clean water, and disease prevention.
Even weeks after completing their training, these CHWs are already making a real difference:
“At our church, we are going to roll out massive testing starting on the 1st Sunday of October 2025. We shall check BP and respiration of every adult on that Sunday. And repeat the same every three months for normal patients while HBP [high blood pressure] patients will be free to request for check up any time on call. For outpatients who are not church members, we will check them on every Saturday at church premises.” — Isaac
Pastor Isaac is also supporting individual patients in their homes. One young woman with type 2 diabetes saw her blood sugar drop significantly after guidance from Isaac:
“I am currently taking care of a diabetes patient, a young woman of 32 years, who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes six months ago. Last week Tuesday, her blood sugar was as high as 17mmol/L. She was discharged when her sugar was 12mmol/L. So I advised her to change her diet. I advised her to eat some little matoke, green vegetables, beans, and take plenty of water with exercise. Yesterday, when we checked her sugar level, it had dropped to 7mmol/L, which is fairly good. Am certain she will be back to normal by end of week. I am glad I am helping such a soul out here!!!” — Isaac
Godfrey has been putting his training into practice at work:
“At my workplace, I have talked to group of people, most especially my fellow officers and the those in the cleaning company at my place of work. I examined their blood pressure others requested for body temperature measured which I did. I thank God that they were impressed and happy of seeing me doing all that and able to answer their questions. All the glory and honor be given back to GOD.” — Godfrey
Sarah is supporting her neighbors’ health:
“Yesterday I managed to examine my neighbor’s blood pressure and gave them some advises how to look after their health. Also have one with diabetes who I gave some knowledge how she can balance her diet. I will be following her.” — Sarah
Harriet is tackling malnutrition in her community:
“On Saturday, I visited one of the Village Health Team officials in our community. I noticed a boy called Micheal, who looked to be malnourished. I advised the grandma on how to feed Micheal by giving him a smaller portion of food more frequently in a day. Foods like fat and oils, porridge in varieties, eggs, fruits, and vegetables. I took some silverfish to him too. Micheal is two and a half years, but he doesn’t walk he is just learning how to stand. I will be visiting Micheal every Saturday.” — Harriet
Grace is educating children and teachers about hygiene and nutrition:
“As I began with worship, sharing about nutrition, one of them asked me to check her pulse, which I did. On Sunday, also I did hygiene with the Sunday children how to wash hands well after using washrooms. Even helping to cook or serve at home, I advised to wash their hands. At school, where I help also, I begun with teacher sharing a bit about nutrition and hygiene.” — Grace
Aron has already responded to emergencies in his community:
“I got a chance to help a lady at bus park who hard pressure and she fainted, but I managed to put her at resting position and gave her fresh air until she woke up. Though I never had my kits, but I managed to help her to get up.” — Aron
Benard and Veronica are assisting with both acute and chronic care:
“Doctor Veronica and I, we are attending to my neighbor’s daughter, who got an accident and broke her leg twice. Secondly, am helping the old man who was diagnosed with TB. So far, I have talked to him about safety measures in to avoid the spread of the disease and to correctly take his medicine.” — Benard
Rose is raising awareness at her church:
“On Sunday, before the sermon started, I was given five minutes to talk about what I acquired in the training. I told the church members that I trained as a [Community Health Worker]. I talked about the infectious and non-infectious diseases. I talked about the causes, prevention, and how to take care of people with the above diseases. I talked to the church members about what to eat, how to eat, and when to eat.” — Rose
These stories are just a glimpse of the transformative work our new Community Health Workers (CHWs) are already accomplishing. They are screening, educating, and caring for their neighbors — building healthier communities from the ground up.
At International HELP, we believe that training local leaders is the most sustainable way to improve health outcomes. Every new CHW trained means more families receiving proper nutrition guidance, chronic disease support, first aid, and preventive health education. You can help expand this work. By supporting future CHW trainings, you ensure that more communities in Uganda and beyond receive the care and education they deserve. Donate today to help train the next generation of community health heroes.
