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In April 2008, Real Medicine Foundation’s Beth Cole and Megan Yarberry provided training in the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association’s (NADA) 5-needle protocol, known to be useful for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at a refugee camp in Uganda.

21 persons received certification, and over 500 treatments were provided to the refugee population at Mulanda Transit Center.

Mulanda Transit CenterUganda

This mango tree & yard were the meeting place for community gatherings

Life at Mulanda

Waiting for Water

Waiting for Food

Watching TV

Watching Soccer

Soccer fans

The UNHCR team has a farewell party, as refugees

prepare to move to Kiryandongo camp.

Most NGOs pull out by the end of the week.

The mood at the camp is hopeful

and excited.

And lots of little people

just going with the

flow.

This man, born with a deformity, had taken

on the role of keeping the kids in

line, but was obviously much loved

by all.

A girl named Bright

The Kenyan Ambassador came and gave a speech, urging refugees to return to

Kenya.

Beth Cole (Director of RMF’s Whole Health Team)

and Charles Naku (Director of RMF Uganda)

Introduction to Acupuncture

The block leaders receive their first

treatments

We always had an audience

Sarah, camp director for Save

the Children

Jacinta, Miss Tororo (District Title)

organizes youth programs volunteers with the Red Cross

Lunch at Kenneth’s

Typical LunchUgali/Rice/Matooke

Meat SauceBeans/Sukuma/Cabbage

and for dessertavocado

orgreen mango with chilli & salt

How kids spend their time at camp

Marbles

Girls playing jacks with rocks

Dolls!

Big girls tress their hair

Little girls tress their hair

Playground equipment got

lots of use

The schoolhouse with teachers

& headmaster (2nd from right)

Classes

Morning porridge

The kids helped us lug desks from the schoolhouse to our treatment area

Selecting the trainees

Classes and treatments were held in the community church (still under construction the

first few days of training)

Trainees receiving their first treatments

Practice practice practice

Needle disposal by burning

Preparing for first day

of community treatments

David trains a volunteer while the other David starts needling.

Treatment Surveys

Jane and her daughters lost track of Jane’s

husband during the post-election

violence.

Jane and her youngest daughter

are HIV+

Her older daughter has malaria

While there, she missed the food distribution in camp.

When she returned, she found her mattress, her food, and many other

items stolen from her tent.

This rice was her family’s only food until they were transferred to Kiryandongo camp the following

week.

When Jane’s CD4 count dropped into the 40s, she spent time at the local hospital.

Jane’s younger daughter has not

yet shown symptoms of

AIDS

Jane and her daughters received acupuncture

support during the training.

In a population with serious challenges, Jane’s situation seemed more extreme than

most.

RMF also supplied Jane with a new mattress, and extra food.

This girl’s father brought her in, describing convulsions since a serious bout of malaria several

years earlier

Many parents reported children’s increased bed-

wetting since the violence, so we adjusted the protocol to

address this

5 minutes after

treatment. This

particular patient puts the theory to the test

Last day of training:

exams, electing leaders, certification

Closing Ceremonies