Absa Bank Donates Covid-19 Personal Protective Equipment To Medical Facilities

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Uganda news November 7, 2020

Absa Bank Uganda has donated personal protective equipment to four medical facilities to assist in the fight against covid-19. The bank donated the equipment to CURE Children’s Hospital in Mbale, Baylor College of Medicine in Mulago, CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital in Entebbe, and YouBelong Uganda for Butabika Hospital.

The value of the equipment is shs74 million. The bank donated to these medical facilities because they provide critical care to vulnerable people.

At the handover to Baylor College of Medicine, the Absa Chief Financial Officer, Michael Segwaya said the move is meant to give back to the communities. These communities support the bank and have do so for many years but also seem to need the equipment for an upper hand against the pandemic

“Specialized medical facilities provide highly critical services to vulnerable communities around us. The Covid-19 pandemic has not spared these health ecosystems.

This has highlighted the need for robust interventions that provide additional protection to frontline health workers in these facilities, to maintain the commendable work they do,’’ Segwaya said.

Deputy Executive Director at Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital, Dr. Juliet Nakku said covid-19 has fueled the occurrence of mental illness. She noted that the number of patients at the hospital has doubled due to the onset of the pandemic. This has placed a strain on the resources and the staff of the hospital.

Dr. Adeodata Kekitiinwa from Baylor Uganda applauded Absa bank for the generous support to the medical facility.

The personal protective equipment included thermometer guns, protective face shields, hand sanitizers, re-usable gowns, and medical masks among other things.

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