Founded in 2003 by U.S. missionaries as a weekly clinic under a tree, Bwindi Community Hospital (BCH), located on the edge of the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, now provides healthcare to the 100,000 locals in the area. With 112 beds for patients and a healthcare outreach programme, the hospital provides clinics and care for a wide range of conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure, dental treatments, HIV and malaria. Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp is working with Bwindi Community Hospital on an on-going basis to continue to develop its resources and offer further support to the community, especially in vital areas of children’s health services, maternity care and delivery, as well as an innovative insurance scheme. In addition, new initiatives that are being introduced thanks to the support of Sanctuary Retreats and its guests like a nursing school to train nursing students for the longevity of the hospital, a new adult ward with room for 60 patients and the provision of two new ambulances.
The undiscovered pearl of Africa, Uganda, is a landscape of deep lakes, high mountains and thick rainforests. With a boasting wildlife not found anywhere else, Uganda is also home of the world’s greatest concentration of primates. Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp is nestled deep inside Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, a Unesco World Heritage Site in southwest Uganda. The elusive Mountain Gorilla is the park's main star with half of the world's population living here: Bwindi offers adventurous travellers the chance of a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with these elusive and endangered primates. Ecologically respectful, with only ten private luxury tents, Sanctuary Gorilla Forest Camp blends with the African mountain landscape of the national park. This luxury camp features a bar, lounge and dining area overlooking the rainforest, as well as a raised natural platform for open-air dining. Due to its unique location, only few minutes away from the start of gorilla trekking adventure, it’s not unusual for the gorilla families to visit the camp itself.
