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The renovation of the facility followed a needs assessment conducted by the club and health unit authorities early this year which identified key gaps affecting the quality of healthcare included poor and dilapidated Health Infrastructure of maternal Ward that required urgent repairs, absence of a proper maternal delivery bed in the labor ward as well as limited number of beds for post antenatal care at maternal wing and inadequate medical supplies like Ultra sound scan, sterilizer machine, antibiotics etc. to support the proper functioning of the health facility.
According to David Sempala, The Rotary Club of Acacia sunset considered the health facility as a strategic intervention to address service gaps identified.
Speaking at the handover ceremony on Saturday 27th November 2021, the President of the Club CMP David Sempala, indicated that the project, which was executed within five months, was part of club’s community service response to promote quality maternal and child healthcare as well as the management of new-borns to avoid fatalities. The support included a fully rehabilitated maternal wing that undergone a number of repairs in the labor ward, post maternal room as well as outdoor look.
The Rotary Club of Acacia Sunset also donated an assortment of medical supplies to the facility that included: Standard Delivery Bed, post maternal Beddings, Maama Kits, medicines, water tank as well as supporting Family Health Day and IEC Message Dissemination
According to David Sempala, the completion of the project gave credence to the club’s determination to improve the quality of life and healthcare for residents of Kyabadaza.
The Butambala District Health officer said the gesture by the Rotary Club of Acacia Sunset was not only in support of the development of the healthy facility but also a big support amidst covid-19 challenges.
He said the facility would be used to provide better healthcare to mothers and, therefore, called on authorities of the facility to ensure adequate maintenance of the facility to help reduce maternal mobility and child death.
He noted that members of Rotary Club dedicated their time and resources to serve communities all over the world, stressing, the need for the hospital authorities to support the sustainability of facility by ensuring high maintenance standards.
The District health officer noted that people who visited health facilities that lacked adequate resources ended up compounding their health problems, adding, that the refurbished ward would help position the hospital to provide quality healthcare to patients.
The Uganda National Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS 2016) estimated that about 336 mothers die for every 100,000 live births translating in an estimated 6000 maternal deaths per year 16 deaths per day.
Reducing maternal and newborn Mortality remains a priority on the agenda for Global sustainable development (UN, 2015).
The ministry of health in Uganda (MOH) has indicated that mothers die mainly due to the following:
- Delay in deciding to seek medical care;
- Delay in reaching appropriate care;
- Delay in receiving care at health facilities.
Healthcare before, during and after childbirth can save the lives of women and newborn babies.
Rotary Club of Acacia Sunset together with partners worked diligently towards this goal to fill in the infrastructural gaps, provision of medical supplies as well as facilitating the health day to ensure access of health services.
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