By Joshua Walakira
Charity organization Good Care Uganda Foundation has stepped up efforts to improve the livelihoods of millions of Ugandan teenage girls and mothers by increasing investment into maternal health. Headed by M.D Lucky Moses Guma, the NGO that has impacted millions of lives so far has found partners in order to strengthen its operations. Working with YORGHAS Foundation (a Polish NGO) and Aidpol Ltd, the Muyenga-based NGO has on Friday 30th November organized a Charity Run (marathon) to boost fundraising efforts towards the purchase of 1m MAMA kits.
Addressing reporters at Boulevard Plaza during a Tuesday news conference, Guma disclosed that the Charity Run will be centered at Kololo ceremonial grounds besides a medical camp during which partners like Norvik Hospital will deploy leading consultants to carry out free screening and vaccination against Hepatitis B at heavily discounted rates. There will also be free testing and counseling covering conditions like diabetes and HIV/Aids.
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Flanked by partners like Godfrey Kayiwa (whose STV is involved in promoting the event), Guma said they are prioritizing distribution of MAMA kits for expectant mothers and sanitary pads because those two areas of intervention afflict millions of Ugandans especially people in economically disadvantaged communities. While calling upon Ugandans to massively embrace the Charity Run, Guma thanked the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Mulago Hospital for endorsing their work and closely working with them always to reach the economically disadvantaged. Guma said that their plan is to reach 1m households after the marathon. He revealed that the target is to give out 2m sanitary pads to children at school and in households. While Daria Wrazen of YORGHAS Foundation explained the contents and the importance of MAMA kits, Kayiwa implored other charity organizations to emulate Good Care Uganda Foundation and begin prioritizing interventions that benefit women and the girl child who tend to be the most disadvantaged in rural communities. MAMA kits is of critical importance to ensure proper hygiene during child delivery because it comprises of essential ingredients like surgical blades, gloves, disposable sheets and towels among others. The MAMA kit intervention is of critical importance in improving maternal health because more than 1m mothers are annually exposed as they go about child birth. Speaking on behalf of foreign partners, Alina Pelka said the Polish partners are appalled by high mortality rate Uganda faces and they are determined to diminish the problem by bringing for us their modern advanced technology. Saying this is just the beginning, Guma revealed that they have secured sufficient funding to go into University and Pharmaceutical manufacturing in order to make life better for Ugandans and also save the foreign exchange that wastefully goes into importation of essential medical supplies. comments, call, text or whatsapp us on 0703164755.
