Nkozi Hospital gets sh167m X-ray machine
Mar 13, 2007
THE Japanese ambassador, Ryuzo Kikuchi, has commissioned an X-ray machine and a scanning unit worth sh167m which his government donated to Nkozi Hospital.
By Moses Mulondo
THE Japanese ambassador, Ryuzo Kikuchi, has commissioned an X-ray machine and a scanning unit worth sh167m which his government donated to Nkozi Hospital.
Built in 1942, the hospital last provided X-ray services in 1979 before the machine was destroyed during the liberation war against president Idi Amin.
An X-ray machine is used to take pictures of the inner parts of the body to detect an illness in order to determine an appropriate medication.
Kikuchi commended the relationship between Uganda and the Japanese government and pledged more assistance.
“The government of Japan is committed to supporting initiatives that improve people’s health. It is one of the major sectors we support under our Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects,†Kikuchi said.
He urged the staff of Nkozi Hospital to put the donation to proper use.
Health state minister Richard Nduhura praised Japan for the aid.
“This is a clear testimony of the love, trust, and confidence the Japanese government has in Uganda. Japan greatly supports the health sector in Uganda. We therefore acknowledge the financial, technical and moral support accorded to Uganda by Japan.â€
He noted that the Government is financially constrained to adequately fund health services in the country.
“Our health sector requires an annual budget of sh1.2 trillion. This would take a third of the entire national budget. But we cannot effect it because we also have to finance other sectors.â€
Nduhura was responding to a request by the medical superintendent of Nkozi Hospital, Dr. Martin Ssendyona, who called upon the Government to increase the budget for the health sector.
THE Japanese ambassador, Ryuzo Kikuchi, has commissioned an X-ray machine and a scanning unit worth sh167m which his government donated to Nkozi Hospital.
Built in 1942, the hospital last provided X-ray services in 1979 before the machine was destroyed during the liberation war against president Idi Amin.
An X-ray machine is used to take pictures of the inner parts of the body to detect an illness in order to determine an appropriate medication.
Kikuchi commended the relationship between Uganda and the Japanese government and pledged more assistance.
“The government of Japan is committed to supporting initiatives that improve people’s health. It is one of the major sectors we support under our Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects,†Kikuchi said.
He urged the staff of Nkozi Hospital to put the donation to proper use.
Health state minister Richard Nduhura praised Japan for the aid.
“This is a clear testimony of the love, trust, and confidence the Japanese government has in Uganda. Japan greatly supports the health sector in Uganda. We therefore acknowledge the financial, technical and moral support accorded to Uganda by Japan.â€
He noted that the Government is financially constrained to adequately fund health services in the country.
“Our health sector requires an annual budget of sh1.2 trillion. This would take a third of the entire national budget. But we cannot effect it because we also have to finance other sectors.â€
Nduhura was responding to a request by the medical superintendent of Nkozi Hospital, Dr. Martin Ssendyona, who called upon the Government to increase the budget for the health sector.