Katikkiro roots for breastfeeding
Sep 02, 2016
The Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga has urged mothers to breastfeed their children adding that it gives them both physical and mental strength.
PIC: The Katikkiro Peter Mayiga interacts with Joseph Obunga as Prof. George Kirya and Owekitibwa Twaha Kawaase look on during a free health camp at Mengo-Kisenyi on September 1, 2016. Photos/ Juliet Kasirye
The Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga has urged mothers to breastfeed their children because it helps babies to growth both physically and mentally well.
His call follows a report by the ministry of health which showed that several mothers were reluctant to breastfeed their children which contributes to the increased number of malnourished children.
Addressing mothers who turned up at medical camp at Kisenyi in Kampala, Mayiga advised parents to have few children to enable them offer basic necessities.
He urgued Ugandans to desist from self-medication adding that proper prescription can only be given by doctors.
"You should always go for medical help from doctors and health workers because self-medication can lead to death. Headache can't generally mean that you have malaria, it can be blood pressure, eye problem, and brain damage among others," Mayiga said.
Katikkiro appealed to health workers to treat patients with care warning that rudeness of some health workers make patients to resent health services.
In a bid to bring medical services to Ugandans, Uganda Health Marketing Group (UHMG) partnered with ministry of health, Buganda government, Global fund among others to offer free medical treatment to Ugandans.
Joyce Tamale, managing director, UHMG said that similar camps will be carried out across the country in a bid to commemorate their 10 years of existence.
"UHMG has established over 250 health centers across the country where free health services are provide to people," Tamale said.