Eastern gets medical tools
Apr 11, 2010
HUMANITY First International, a United Kingdom based charity, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the health departments of Mbale, Sironko and Budaka districts to offer medical expertise and basic equipment for the next five years.
By Joseph Wanzusi
HUMANITY First International, a United Kingdom based charity, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the health departments of Mbale, Sironko and Budaka districts to offer medical expertise and basic equipment for the next five years.
According to the document, the districts and Humanity First International, agreed to develop a collaborative partnership to foster the exchange of knowledge and skills in emergency care, neonatal and infant health, maternal health, chronic diseases and disaster response.
“Both parties acknowledge a mutual interest in working to support health systems and building the capacity of health workers in Uganda,†the memorandum stated.
Speaking to The New Vision after handing over the equipment, the medical director Humanity First International, Dr. Rasheed Shahnawaz, says the collaborative project focuses on areas where there is a demonstrable healthcare need, or need for health system strengthening.
“We shall ensure the activities of the collaboration are in alignment with national and local health care priorities and plans in Uganda,†Shahnawaz adds.
He says his organisation has delivered medical equipment worth sh100m to the three districts while training programmes and improvement of the infrastructure were being undertaken.
Health units to benefit
Mbale Regional Referral Hospital
Mbale Municipal Health Centre
Budaka Health Centre
Ahmadiyya Hospital, Mbale
Offices of the director of health services in the three districts.
The equipment includes nebulisers, blood pressure monitors, oxygen masks, bag and valve masks, oximeters that measure the amount of oxygen in an accident victim and cardiac defibrillators that are used to resuscitate the heartbeat of a patient.
Shahnawaz says the organisation has trained several police officers and fire brigade personnel in basic life support skills adding that it has also treated over 500 Bududa landslide survivors free of charge.
He says many road accident victims die because most health facilities lack basic life support equipment to deal with emergencies.
HUMANITY First International, a United Kingdom based charity, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the health departments of Mbale, Sironko and Budaka districts to offer medical expertise and basic equipment for the next five years.
According to the document, the districts and Humanity First International, agreed to develop a collaborative partnership to foster the exchange of knowledge and skills in emergency care, neonatal and infant health, maternal health, chronic diseases and disaster response.
“Both parties acknowledge a mutual interest in working to support health systems and building the capacity of health workers in Uganda,†the memorandum stated.
Speaking to The New Vision after handing over the equipment, the medical director Humanity First International, Dr. Rasheed Shahnawaz, says the collaborative project focuses on areas where there is a demonstrable healthcare need, or need for health system strengthening.
“We shall ensure the activities of the collaboration are in alignment with national and local health care priorities and plans in Uganda,†Shahnawaz adds.
He says his organisation has delivered medical equipment worth sh100m to the three districts while training programmes and improvement of the infrastructure were being undertaken.
Health units to benefit
Mbale Regional Referral Hospital
Mbale Municipal Health Centre
Budaka Health Centre
Ahmadiyya Hospital, Mbale
Offices of the director of health services in the three districts.
The equipment includes nebulisers, blood pressure monitors, oxygen masks, bag and valve masks, oximeters that measure the amount of oxygen in an accident victim and cardiac defibrillators that are used to resuscitate the heartbeat of a patient.
Shahnawaz says the organisation has trained several police officers and fire brigade personnel in basic life support skills adding that it has also treated over 500 Bududa landslide survivors free of charge.
He says many road accident victims die because most health facilities lack basic life support equipment to deal with emergencies.