Makerere receives equipment worth sh350m
The donation was received by Prof Christopher Mbaziira the Principal, School of Law who represented the University Vice-Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe.
EDUCATION HEALTH
By Cecilia Okoth & Nikki Shillingi
KAMPALA - Makerere University School of dentistry has received two digital x-rays donated by Dr. Geoffrey and Aisha Bataringaya to the department of dentistry.
The donation was received by Prof Christopher Mbaziira the Principal, School of Law who represented the University Vice-Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe.
(L-R) Dr. Muhammad Mbabali (lecturer department of dentistry), Dr. Geoffrey Bataringaya, Judith Nalukwago (vice guild president) and Prof Charles Ibingira (principal of the college of health sciences) in front of an x-ray machine donated by The Bataringaya Foundation at Makerere University Kampala on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Photo by Timothy Murungi
Commending the Bataringaya family for the donation Mbaziira urged Ugandans to adopt the culture of donation for better livelihoods.
"Most of the powerful universities all over the world run on donations, alumni funds as compared to tuition fees. I encourage students to champion such causes for the betterment of society," Mbaziira said.
Dr. Muhammad Mbabali, a lecturer at the department of dentistry, Makerere University, demonstrates how the x-ray machine operates at the college of health sciences on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Photo by Timothy Murungi
Annet Kutesa Mutebi, the head of the department commended the Bataringaya family for the donation, saying they were previously using textbooks to teach the students.
She called upon the university to recruit specialized personnel to handle the equipment and to also set aside a budget that will maintain them.