Helping Hands Medical Fellowship

The Helping Hands Medical Fellowship (HHMF) is one of GYPA's most successful and longest-running initiatives. HMMF is a program in partnership with an organization called Brit Olam whereby Israeli physicians, counselors, psychologists, nutritionists, and other health experts spend from 2-4 months working at the Nsambiya Hospital in Namuwongo, a slum outside of Kampala, Uganda. The purpose of HHMF is to increase education and awareness about how to practice a healthy lifestyle, teach and train local medical practitioners in issues pertaining to public health, reduce stigma and prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS, and improve family planning programs for women in Namuwongo Zone B. Participating physicians also offer necessary care and treatment for general illness and disease.

The second delegation for the Helping Hands Medical Fellowship's second year arrived in Uganda on February 19th, 2007 to begin their mission which will be completed on April 25th, 2007. The team is made up of Dr. Uri Rosovski and Ms. Paz Kedem.

Dr. Uri Rozovski received his BA in Psychology in a program for special honored students at the University of Haifa, Israel. He then obtained his medical degree at Ben Gurion University in the Be'er Sheva, Israel and went on to specialize in internal medicine. Before beginning his studies, Uri served in the Israeli Army for four years and was a Lieutenant in the Infantry Forces. For the past four years, Uri has volunteered with Physician for Human Rights, an NGO providing medical services to foreign workers in Israel and to residents in the West Bank.

Ms. Paz Kedem recently graduated from the Sackler Medical School in Tel Aviv.

Ms. Kedem and Mr. Rosovski at a training before their departure.

Please contact Sharon Wolf for more information about the Helping Hands Medical Fellowship program.