Davidson Kasajja Mulumba, the District Chairperson for Bugiri, has rallied all the people of Busoga and beyond to turn up in big numbers as the district opens a week-long medical camp where patients will be able to benefit from expert medical services free of charge.
The District will hold its second health camp proceeding a similar one that happened last year which happened to be the first one of its kind in the whole country.
Mr Mulumba, the brain behind this unprecedented innovation has dispelled rumours of political involvement in the program, explaining that this is intended to benefit all regardless of political, religious or tribal belonging.
” I am calling upon all residents in Bugiri, Busoga and wherever to embrace this opportunity and turn up in big numbers for this health camp because it’s not one you will often find anywhere. I am also dispelling allegations that this camp is political. That’s absolute rubbish. This is for all our people regardless of who they support or where they come from.” Mulumba explained.
He also stated that the camp will be open to benefit patients in need of service from any part of the country.
The weeklong event will be held in two stations to avoid congestion and reduce the distance for some attendees.
The event, which proceeds the inaugural 2022 camp will run between November 27th and 2nd December purpose is to the burden of none communicable diseases with a bias on the rates of cancer-related diseases in the district, provide promotive, preventive, curative and Rehabilitative services and to provide integrated health interventions to improve health outcomes and quality of life of the people.
It will also aim to strengthen referral networks and systems at the health facility/ community level and outside the district to achieve client satisfaction.
Mulumba explained that the district has been subdivided into two sub-health districts of Bukooli North whose camp will be at Bugiri Main Hospital while Bukooli Central will camp at Nankoma Health Center IV.
Treatment of common Illnesses, Immunization, Nutrition and growth promotion, HIV Testing and counselling, TB Screening and treatment, Screening cancer of the cervix, breast and prostate, Dental health care, Eye Care, Gender-Based Violence, Minor and major Surgeries, Diabetic and Hypertension Case Management, Screening for sickle cell disease, Antenatal Care are some of the main services that will be offered to the patients at the two camping sites.
The camp is expected to improve the health and quality of life of the people, health performance indicators at the District, Health sub-district and health facility levels, positioning in the national league table of MoH and improved position in OPM assessment and Revenue to the District under Result Based Financing (RBF).
World AIDS Day will also be commemorated on 1st December 2023.
GENESIS
Bugiri became the very first district to organise a district health camp and received lots of applause from the health ministry for its immense success. Mulago Hospital became the second d institution to take up the idea, benchmarking on the success registered in the eastern district.
Under pillar number one of governance and leadership in the Health care system, Chairman Mulumba sold the idea of the health camp as he continued his dedicated push to revamp the poor health service delivery in the district. The idea, luckily, attracted the support of the District Executive Committee and the council resolved this cause in June 2022.
At the 2022 camp, a total of 2508 clients were served during the camp and over 2000 clients received health promotion and education messages.
1521 was the number of clients who received treatment and care with a total of 7 clients referred and 191 surgeries conducted.
