By Andrew Irumba
Kampala: The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga on Tuesday hailed medics from India for offering quality health services to Ugandans.
Kadaga commended the doctors from India for bringing medical services closer to the people. She revealed this when a team of doctors from India under Rotary Medical Mission met the Speaker at her office, following a successful week-long medical camp in Kampala. According to Kadaga, such interventions make a difference in communities where majority cannot afford medical services. She asked the Doctors to visit Eastern Uganda too, saying that the region has one of the highest percentages of the population with eye-related complications.
Dr. Jogesh Gambhir, the Project Coordinator of Rotary Medical Mission in India, said he was pleased with the equipment in Ugandan hospitals. He however noted that there is need for Uganda doctors to attain the necessary training to enable them use the equipment and perform successful surgeries. “We are willing to receive the doctors in India and train them. All they have to do is meet the cost of their air tickets. We shall provide accommodation and feeding,” said Gambhir. He noted that the biggest challenge Uganda faces is the cost of treatment, which can be solved by use of modern equipment, coupled with well-trained doctors.
