Advancing Global Health
Damico Health is a global health organization with a permanent medical team in Uganda. We deliver surgery, palliative care, women's health and diagnostic imaging to patients who could not otherwise afford them, train the local providers who carry the work forward, and build free tools that help outreach teams anywhere deliver better care.
Registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Led by Ugandan physicians. Our team lives and works in the communities it serves.
All donations go to care. Overhead, travel and equipment are paid for by our leadership.
Most patients who delay care do so because of cost
We asked patients what had kept them from getting care sooner. More than four in five named cost. About one in five named distance.
People will travel for care they trust and can afford. So we put our work into removing the cost, and into bringing surgeons and specialists to local facilities that patients can reach.
Damico Health patient survey, 72 responses. Patients could give more than one reason.
Our work
Five programs, run all year by our team in Uganda.
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Acute surgical care
Hernia repair and corrective surgery in local hospital theaters, close to the patients who need it.
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Palliative care
Home visits, pain relief and family support for people facing serious illness.
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Women's health
Cervical cancer screening, family planning and maternal care.
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Imaging and ultrasound
Portable ultrasound that brings a diagnosis to the bedside in minutes.
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Education
Hands-on training for the local nurses and providers who see patients every day.
Where your donation goes
Every dollar you give is spent on medical care for patients in Uganda. The costs of running the organization are paid personally by our leadership.
Your donation pays for
- Surgery with local hospital partners
- Palliative home visits and pain medication
- Cervical cancer screening, family planning and maternal care
- Essential medications, lab tests and supplies
- Training for local nurses and providers
- Power, water and cold-chain for remote clinics
We pay for these ourselves
- Website, email and administrative overhead
- Tax filings, registrations and legal fees
- Flights, lodging and meals for team members
- Shirts, banners and promotional materials
- Ultrasound and other major equipment
How we work
Service
We deliver integrated, high-quality care that strengthens local health systems and transforms community wellbeing.
Education
We train and mentor future health leaders to develop sustainable, evidence-based solutions for global health challenges.
Advocacy
We champion innovative, compassionate healthcare through research, collaboration, and ethical leadership.
Every donated dollar goes to patient care.
Our leadership personally pays for overhead, travel and equipment, so none of your gift is spent on them.