St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor – Gulu, Uganda

Lacor Hospital is a private, non-profit Ugandan hospital, whose mission is to guarantee affordable medical services in particular to the most needy.

Founded in 1959 by the Comboni Missionaries for the Gulu Catholic Diocese, after 1961 it was managed and developed by a husband and wife team Drs Piero Corti (an Italian paediatrician) and Lucille Teasdale Corti (a Canadian surgeon) up until their deaths: Lucille in 1996 of professionally acquired AIDS and Piero in 2003.

Matthew Lukwiya was the medical director of Lacor hospital who led the fight against Ebola in 2000. He and 12 members of staff died of Ebola while caring for the sick. The memory of this outstanding man and plysician, his selfless leadership, compassion and example in coping with gigantic challenges is woven into the fabric of Lacor Hospital. In February 2001, the American Medical Association named him a role model. You can find the motivation here: http://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/2...

A major hospital - with 482 beds and 3 peripheral health centres (24 beds each) Lacor Hospital is a major, referral level hospital. Over 250,000 patients are treated annually. Children five years and below make up 32% of the total attendance, pregnant mothers make up 13%.

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Photo of St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor by Mauro Fermariello,
courtesy of Lucille Teasdale & Piero Corti Foundation

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