Britain donates to acid victims
Feb 02, 2006
THE British High commission (BHC) has commended acid attack victims for picking up the pieces after tragedy and resuming normal life.<br>The Acid Survivors Foundation of Uganda (ASFU) has recorded at least 211 cases of acid attack in Uganda, over 55% of them women and children.
By Geresom Musamali
THE British High commission (BHC) has commended acid attack victims for picking up the pieces after tragedy and resuming normal life.
The Acid Survivors Foundation of Uganda (ASFU) has recorded at least 211 cases of acid attack in Uganda, over 55% of them women and children.
John Hamilton, the second secretary at the BHC, said this on Wednesday while handing over a donation of pressure garments making equipment to ASFU in Kamwokya.
Pressure garments are specialised, made-to-measure, close-fitting elastic materials worn by acid, fire and water burns victims to reduce scarring and deformities, speed up healing and protect the sensitive new skin from damage.
Hamilton said he was impressed by the way the victims help each other to return to normal life.
“This donation from the BHC Small Grants Scheme will assist ASFU with their work in setting up the unit,†he said.
“Until now, there has been no organisation providing pressure garments in Uganda, yet the garments are a standard part of burns treatment in Europe,†Hamilton added.
The equipment, including multi-pattern sewing machines, scissors and the cloth, is worth sh40m.
Present was Mulago Hospital Burns Unit surgeon Dr. Ben Khingi.
THE British High commission (BHC) has commended acid attack victims for picking up the pieces after tragedy and resuming normal life.
The Acid Survivors Foundation of Uganda (ASFU) has recorded at least 211 cases of acid attack in Uganda, over 55% of them women and children.
John Hamilton, the second secretary at the BHC, said this on Wednesday while handing over a donation of pressure garments making equipment to ASFU in Kamwokya.
Pressure garments are specialised, made-to-measure, close-fitting elastic materials worn by acid, fire and water burns victims to reduce scarring and deformities, speed up healing and protect the sensitive new skin from damage.
Hamilton said he was impressed by the way the victims help each other to return to normal life.
“This donation from the BHC Small Grants Scheme will assist ASFU with their work in setting up the unit,†he said.
“Until now, there has been no organisation providing pressure garments in Uganda, yet the garments are a standard part of burns treatment in Europe,†Hamilton added.
The equipment, including multi-pattern sewing machines, scissors and the cloth, is worth sh40m.
Present was Mulago Hospital Burns Unit surgeon Dr. Ben Khingi.