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Action For Hydrocephalus

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1169606
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 11, 2016
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Annexe
Mayfield
Wellgreen Lane
Kingston
LEWES
BN7 3NS

Activities

Action For Hydrocephalus works directly with neurosurgeons/healthcare professionals in developing countries or areas lacking in adequate treatment of hydrocephalus. We provide clinics and hospitals with neurosurgical equipment and work with surgeons and doctors, providing educational and practical support as well as training.

Objects: The Relief Of Sickness And Preservation Of Health Of Babies And Children Diagnosed With Hydrocephalus Living In Areas Which Lack Adequate Care, In Particular But Not Exclusively By Improving Treatment And Diagnosis, The Supply Of Diagnosis AIDS, The Establishment Of Neurosurgical Training Schemes Between The National Hospital For Neurology & Neurosurgery, Queen Square (And Possibly Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital), And Countries Lacking In Qualified Neurosurgeons, Providing Consistency And Opportunity For Trainee Neurosurgeons Overseas And To Set Up A Shunt/neurosurgical Equipment Donation Scheme Operating From The UK.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who
Children/young People, People With Disabilities

Areas of operation

Country
Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Vietnam

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
April 5, 2025
April 5, 2024
April 5, 2023
April 5, 2022
April 5, 2021

Trustees

Name Appointed
Lewis Thorne (Chair) Sept. 1, 2016
Greg James Sept. 1, 2016
Jordan Adams Sept. 1, 2016