Museveni commends Rotary International for free heart surgery

Sep 16, 2021

President Museveni receives a gift from Rotary International president Shekhar Mehta during a meeting at State House in Nakasero. PPU Photo

Vision Reporter
Journalist @New Vision

President Yoweri Museveni has commended Shekhar Mehta the president of Rotary International for his offer to open up an eye hospital in Uganda and to provide free heart surgery to 100 Ugandan children in India.

“I am very happy to welcome you and your delegation to Uganda and I thank you for your offers of opening up an eye clinic in Uganda and for 100 children to go to India for heart surgery and long-distance learning for school children in Uganda,” he said.

The President on Tuesday welcoming the Rotary International leader who was accompanied by his wife Rashi Mehta at State House in Nakasero.

Mehta who paid a courtesy call on President Museveni was also accompanied by a delegation of Rotarians who included among others the outgoing governor of district 9213 of Uganda John Magezi Ndamira and the incoming governor Mike Kennedy Sebalu. Others included Rotarians from Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria.

Museveni thanked the Rotary International executive for the offer and urged them to also consider opening up a blood bank and dialysis centre.

Mehta whose headquarters is based in Chicago and who has held a series of positions internationally extended greetings from President Modi of India and all Rotarians worldwide to President Museveni.

He informed the President of the activities of Rotary International that include providing education, water, sanitation, literacy and skills development to the needy among others.

He said that they are engaged in providing school-going children who have been affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic with education in form of long-distance learning.

“Children should get the best of technology for learning,” he noted.

Mehta had earlier visited Parliament where a motion was passed in recognition of his organization’s humanitarian services to the needy communities in the world.

He was accompanied by Betty Amongi the Minister of Gender Labour and Social Development.

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