Mulago trains 300 medics for CHOGM
Jul 01, 2007
MULAGO Hospital is to acquire 23 new ambulances, four cardiac monitors and four dialysis machines to handle emergencies during CHOGM in November.
By Chris Kiwawulo
and Irene Nabusoba
MULAGO Hospital is to acquire 23 new ambulances, four cardiac monitors and four dialysis machines to handle emergencies during CHOGM in November.
The executive director, Dr. Edward Ddumba, disclosed this while passing out 60 of the 300 medics that the hospital is training for the purpose.
“All the equipment is expected in the country by September,†Ddumba explained.
This will bring the number of cardiac monitors at the hospital to six and that of dialysis machines to 10.
Ddumba said the hospital had spent sh100m to train 180 medics from selected hospitals and clinics around the city. The other 120 are yet to be trained.
“We are particularly training the medics in communication skills and customer care. They will be handling very important guests, not the ordinary clients they receive every day. Besides medical skills, our hospitality will be tested,†he said.
The delegates, Ddumba added, would be immunised according to international standards, to allow medics focus on malaria, hygiene and food handling.
There will be 23 teams stationed at different routes, conference halls, hotels, and at identified hospitals and health centres.
“They have been trained to handle both simple and complex cases like cardiac arrests, fractures, respiratory problems, food poisoning and other minor illnesses,†Ddumba noted.
The medics, Ddumba said, are faced with the challenge of getting themselves to work as a team since many health professionals prefer to work as individuals.
and Irene Nabusoba
MULAGO Hospital is to acquire 23 new ambulances, four cardiac monitors and four dialysis machines to handle emergencies during CHOGM in November.
The executive director, Dr. Edward Ddumba, disclosed this while passing out 60 of the 300 medics that the hospital is training for the purpose.
“All the equipment is expected in the country by September,†Ddumba explained.
This will bring the number of cardiac monitors at the hospital to six and that of dialysis machines to 10.
Ddumba said the hospital had spent sh100m to train 180 medics from selected hospitals and clinics around the city. The other 120 are yet to be trained.
“We are particularly training the medics in communication skills and customer care. They will be handling very important guests, not the ordinary clients they receive every day. Besides medical skills, our hospitality will be tested,†he said.
The delegates, Ddumba added, would be immunised according to international standards, to allow medics focus on malaria, hygiene and food handling.
There will be 23 teams stationed at different routes, conference halls, hotels, and at identified hospitals and health centres.
“They have been trained to handle both simple and complex cases like cardiac arrests, fractures, respiratory problems, food poisoning and other minor illnesses,†Ddumba noted.
The medics, Ddumba said, are faced with the challenge of getting themselves to work as a team since many health professionals prefer to work as individuals.