In pictures : Comic Relief in Uganda
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Iyolwa health clinic in eastern Uganda had no running water, a ceiling on the verge of collapse and inadequate equipment. Comic Relief teamed up with locals in an ambitious mission to transform the clinic to support a community of more than 17,000 people. Here, comedian Lenny Henry works a water pump.
As well as providing vaccines and mosquito nets, money raised through Red Nose Day will ensure the clinic has what it needs to treat and prevent disease.
Money raised since Red Nose Day in 2009 has helped Comic Relief fund projects that have contributed to a reduction in cases of malaria in parts of Uganda. Here, musician Gary Barlow hands out mosquito nets.
About 80% of malaria cases and 90% of the fatalities worldwide are in Africa. But since 2000, malaria mortality rates in the World Health Organization African region have fallen by more than 50%.
A child at a primary school is given a mosquito net to take home.
Comic Relief is also helping pregnant women give birth safely. According to Unicef, sub-Saharan Africa accounts for nearly two-thirds of all maternal deaths per year worldwide. But the rate is falling there as it is elsewhere, globally down from 523,000 in 1990 to 289,000 in 2013.
Head clinician Francis is pictured with Lenny Henry and four-month-old Dorothy. She was born at home and is now due for a check-up and vaccinations.