HEALTH | MEDICAL | CAMP

MUKONO - Community members from Katosi Town Council, Mukono district, attended a two-day medical camp to receive free diagnosis and treatment from specialized Chinese medics.

The activity was organized by the Chinese Embassy in Uganda, in commemoration of the 40 years since 1983 of Chinese medical teams in Uganda.

A doctor attends to one of the patients at the Chinese medical camp in Katosi, Mukono district on January 16, 2023. (All Photos by Jeff Andrew Lule)

This is the 22nd medical team that arrived in the country to boost boosting health care in remote areas.

There were seven specialists on the medical team, which now work at China-Uganda Friendship Naguru Hospital Kampala. 

A Chinese doctor listens to one of the patients who turned up for the medical camp.

They included physicians and surgeons, specialists in gastroenterology, urology, infectious diseases, otolaryngology, anesthesiology, and traditional Chinese medicine, among others.

The 48-year-old mother of a son with a hearing problem was among many patients who returned home smiling after having their problem resolved.

(L-R) The Economic and Commercial Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Uganda, Jiang Jiqing, Mukono Resident District Commisioner Fatuma Nabitaka, districts chairperson Rev. Bakaluba Mukasa and the head of the 22nd Medical Team Dr. Guo Zhiping during the launch of the medical camp in Katosi, Mukono on January 16, 2023.

An Ear, Nose, and Throat (ANT) doctor used advanced equipment to clean his ears.

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The Mukono district chairperson, Rev Peter Bakaluba Mukasa, remarks during the medical camp.

Bakaluba (C) and other district officials receive mosquito nets donated by the Chinese medical team.

Some of the residents who turned up for the health camp.

A Chinese doctor enjoys a moment with some of the children at the medical camp at Katosi, in Mukono district.