MEDICAL TEAMS INTERNATIONAL RECEIVES GRANT FOR CONTINUED WORK AMONG REFUGEES IN SW UGANDA

(PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 3, 2010) — Portland-based Medical Teams International has been awarded a $825,631 grant to continue their primary health care program in Nakivale Resettlement Camp in southwest Uganda. The Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (BPRM) named Medical Teams International as the 12-month recipient of the grant.    “We are grateful to receive this essential funding to continue our emergency and primary health care to women, children and families who have fled violence,” said Tammy Teske, Manager of Emergency Relief for Medical Teams International. “Without Medical