Rotary president visits foot clinic

Aug 27, 2006

“I never believed that!” That was an exclamation of visiting Rotary International president, Bill Boyd, hours after his maiden tour of the Uganda Club Foot Clinic, Mulago Hospital on Wednesday.<br>

By Carol Natukunda

“I never believed that!” That was an exclamation of visiting Rotary International president, Bill Boyd, hours after his maiden tour of the Uganda Club Foot Clinic, Mulago Hospital on Wednesday.

The clinic is one of the humanitarian projects supported by Rotary Foundation, to ensure that children born with clubfoot deformities are identified at birth and have access to corrective treatment.
Boyd is in Uganda to recognise Rotarians for providing humanitarian needs over the years.

“I did not realise that if you get a little baby, born in such a state, you would have their feet corrected back to normal,” Boyd told the press at Serena Kampala Hotel. His wife Lorna, Rotary district governor 9200, Francis Tusubira among other Rotarians, accompanied him.

He commended District 9200, where Uganda belongs, saying it had made remarkable achievements in community service over the years.

“Rotary is not political. If there is need, it can address, then we do it regardless of your background,”he said.

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