Care for a Refugee Mother and Her Child at Lacor Hospital

april 3, 2026

CARE FOR A REFUGEE MOTHER AND HER CHILD AT LACOR HOSPITAL

When Saire arrived at Lacor Hospital, she had already lost almost everything.

She fled the war in South Sudan after her husband was killed. She left behind her home and the life she knew, carrying her four children across the border to safety in northern Uganda. At the Palabek refugee settlement, a large settlement in northern Uganda that is home to thousands of people who have fled conflict in South Sudan, she tried to start again.

But then her youngest daughter, Nura, became sick.

Her stomach began to swell and she became weak. It quickly became clear that this was more than Saire could handle on her own.

That is how she came to Lacor.

In the pediatric ward, doctors diagnosed Nura with Burkitt’s lymphoma, a fast-growing cancer that requires immediate and ongoing treatment. What followed were long hospital stays and repeated cycles of chemotherapy. Along the way, she faced setbacks like malaria, infections, and anemia, each one making recovery harder.

Saire stayed by her daughter’s side through it all.

She had no income, and her other children remained behind in the refugee camp. To survive, she washed clothes for other patients and families, earning just enough to feed herself each day. Eventually, the hospital stepped in to provide meals and basic support for both Saire and Nura, so she could remain by her daughter’s side.

This is what your support makes possible.

Lacor treats hundreds of refugees each year, people who have already lost homes, family members, and any sense of stability. For them, illness is not just a medical issue. It is connected to the loss and instability they are already living with.

Because of you, they are not turned away.

Because of you, children like Nura can receive the care they need, even when treatment is long and complicated.

And because of you, mothers like Saire are supported when they need it most.

Your support of Social Promise helps ensure that Lacor can continue to care for every patient who arrives, offering not only treatment, but the support that allows families to keep going, one day at a time.

Your support helps ensure Lacor Hospital can continue caring for all who need it.