We have been working on research in the Masaka village on the feasibility of obtaining bicycles for students who live far from the school to improve attendance. It occurred to me after looking at several of these sites and seeing how many of these organizations provide bicycles to support health care workers, that this may be a good option right now for the community health team at the hospital.

I talked with Bramuel and he agreed, so we're posting this new task to explore whether or not we might get bicycles for the hospital to utilize until they can obtain a vehicle.

At the present time, there are 7 students at Notre Dame High School sick from Malaria. Last week, there were 10 students sick with Malaria. It is the rainy season in Masaka and they fully expect that Malaria cases will rise.

In order to combat Malaria, they would like to utilize mosquito nets in the new dormitories, but not all students or teachers can afford to purchase them. In Uganda, a treated mosquito net can cost Ug shs 15000, and an untreated one costs around Ug shs 10000.

Christopher is considering adding a page on a school website pertaining to orphaned children who are unable to pay their school fees. Notre Dame High School has many orphans. They have read about the program that was started in the Matopeni village and are considering trying to replicate it at their school.

This task is focused on providing help to the Community Health Team of Arrow-Web Hospital.

Do you know where we can obtain health information pamphlets or health education materials for free or low-cost? Pamphlets pertaining to HIV/AIDS, Malaria prevention, water-born diseases, proper sanitation and other health concerns would all be of great benefit to the Community Health Team at the hospital.

Help us locate and secure these resources for the staff to help educate and promote healthy living in the local community.

Arrow-Web Hospital would like to obtain valuable medical reference books to have on hand at the hospital. These may include things such as a Medical Dictionary, Physician's Desk Reference, and current Drug Guide.

For this task, we are seeking volunteers to research where we might get these books donated and for people who are willing to make contact with these organizations to see if we can secure reference books for the staff at Arrow-Web Hospital.

The attached link may be a good place to start.

The students at the school in Gamauli presently have no access to clean drinking water while at school. For this task, we are looking for volunteers to help research different options for making clean water available at the school on a sustainable basis. The "Water and Sanitation Group" here at Nabuur may be a good place to start.

The present toilet facilities at the school are not sufficient. For this task, we are looking for volunteers to research different options for construction of toilets in developing countries to improve the overall sanitation issues around the school. Min will be hopefully able to take some pictures of the existing conditions on his upcoming trip to help better define the present situation as well.