How Can We Help?
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Operations and Logistics
- Do you take medical supply donations?
- How we fund emergency operations
- How you can help fund vital operations for children
- Do patients have to wait for their operation until they're fully funded?
- How do you manage demand for operations?
- What if a patient needs more surgery?
- Are donations charged a transaction fee?
- How is Humanity Direct helping end unaffordable medical care?
- What types of medical conditions are commonly addressed through Humanity Direct's interventions?
- How does Humanity Direct work with hospitals in Uganda?
- What is Anorectal Malformation / Anal Stenosis?
- Maxillofacial Surgery Overview
- Neurosurgery for brain tumours.
- What does a Glasses for Classes clinic do?
- How much does a pair of Glasses for Glasses for Classes cost?
- How are the glasses for classes made?
- How can school's support Glasses for Classes?
- What is Glasses for Classes?
- What are the challenges in providing medical care in remote areas?
- Does Humanity Direct help patients post-operation?
- What are your most performed surgeries?
- What are the most expensive surgical procedures to fund?
- How do we keep supply costs down?
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Marathons & Events
- What is an ultra marathon
- What is a marathon
- What is a half marathon
- When is our next fundraiser?
- How to Train for a Marathon
- Body Conditioning for Marathon Runners
- What Kit Do I Need for a Marathon?
- What Are the Hardest Parts of a Marathon?
- Why Do People Run Marathons?
- Can I pick any event to fundraise at?
- Do I have to run a specific length?
- Things You Need to Know Before Your First Marathon
- Fundraiser Training - Which apps can help?
- I can’t run, are there other ways I can fundraise?
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Life Saving Care for Children
- Who needs medical donations
- Where do Humanity Direct surgeries take place?
- Where to find patient success stories
- What is Humanity Direct?
- What is Humanity Direct's process for featuring patients on website?
- What are urgent medical needs according to Humanity Direct?
- What criteria are used to prioritise patients for surgery?
- What is the process for a child to be considered for surgery through Humanity Direct?
- How does Humanity Direct support patients and their families during the recovery process?
- What Is Glaucoma?
- What Is Trachoma?
- What Is an Umbilical Hernia?
- What Is an Inguinal Hernia?
- What Is a Scrotal Hernia?
- What Is a Supraumbilical Hernia?
- What Is a Hiatal Hernia?
- What is Severe Phimosis?
- What is Hypospadias?
- What Is an Urethal Cutenous Fistula?
- What Is a Hydrocele?
- What Are Undescended Testis?
- What Is Adenoid Hypertrophy / Enlarged Adenoids?
- What is Anorectal Malformation / Anal Stenosis?
- What is Hydrocephalus?
- What are the challenges in providing medical care in remote areas?
- Does Humanity Direct help patients post-operation?
- What impact does glasses for classes have on the community?
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Donations
- Positive impact of small donations
- How much of the donation reaches patients?
- How will my donation be used?
- Do you take medical supply donations?
- Who benefits from my donation?
- Who needs medical donations
- Where do donated funds go
- What are successful donation stories
- How donations help patients: the impact of generosity
- How you can help fund vital operations for children
- What happens if a patients profile isn’t fully funded?
- What is the Humanity Direct Universal Fund?
- What are the tax implications for individual donors contributing to Humanity Direct?
- What are the tax implications for corporate donors contributing to Humanity Direct?
- How can individuals get involved with Humanity Direct beyond donating?
- Can I donate directly to Humanity Direct’s Universal Fund?
- What happens during a school glasses for classes fundraiser?
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Useful Information
- Plastic surgery for burn injuries in children
- Cataract surgery in children
- Hydrocephalus surgery in children
- Enlarged adenoids surgery in children
- Neglected Tropical Diseases in Uganda
- Contractures in rural Uganda
- Congenital Rubella Syndrome in rural Uganda
- Glaucoma in Uganda
- Who are Humanity Direct?
- Can I donate directly to Humanity Direct’s Universal Fund?
- What happens during a school glasses for classes fundraiser?
- What are the most expensive surgical procedures to fund?
- What impact does glasses for classes have on the community?
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What Is a Hiatal Hernia?
A hiatal hernia occurs when part of the stomach pushes upward through the diaphragm. The diaphragm normally has a small opening (hiatus) through which the food tube (oesophagus) passes on its way to connect to your stomach. The stomach can push up through this opening and cause a hiatal hernia. Surgery is only recommended if alternatives such as long-term medication hasn’t worked.