AIDO donates medical equipment worth shs1.2 billion to Teso health facilities

The support is expected to lift the standards of health services in Teso sub-region.

Kampala – January 21, 2022: In a move aimed at improving the state of the health sector in the Teso sub-region, AIDO Network Uganda through an American project C.U.R.E is expected to donate medical equipment worth USD 350,000 to Teso health facilities.

The Executive Director of AIDO Network Uganda, Petronella Ochom will be hosting a representative of an American Organization, C.U.R.E. who has donated high-tech medical equipment worth billions of shillings.

Ochom said that the “Project C.U.R.E” team shall be visiting Uganda this 2022 to assess the facilities to ensure that the equipment to be donated will be that which will be needed.

She made the revelations on Thursday evening at the launch of AIDO Network Uganda held at City Royal Hotel, Bugolobi Kampala. The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs Rebecca Kadaga was a guest.

She (Ochom) asked people of goodwill to help them raise an additional USD 30,000 (about Uganda shillings 106 million) to cover all the expenses for shipment up to its arrival to Teso.

“Through the support of the diaspora we have so far raised about $9,000 towards the shipment. We are urging Ugandans to come out and donate generously to the shipment of this equipment because it will benefit all of us regardless of where we live,” She appealed.

She also appealed to the Office of the Prime Minister for any contribution towards the shipment of this container, calling it “life-saving equipment”.

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On the other hand, AIDO Network Uganda has challenged the government to include cultural leaders in their team to America.

“AIDO convention attracts a lot of tourist and investment opportunities but for us as Uganda to benefit, must be present to showcase our wealth of tourism and investment opportunities. It’s therefore our wish the government of Uganda also supports us to attract this event to Uganda in 2025,” she said.

“South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria are reaping from AIDO’s conventions; let’s work together to flag up our rich untapped cultural potential,” Ochom added.

His Highness Prince Paul Jones Eganda is the Founder and President of AIDO Network International.

AIDO Network Uganda is a chapter organization affiliated with AIDO Network International. The Not-for-Profit organization is fully registered in Uganda and its activities are sustained by membership subscriptions of individual members, organizations, corporates and donations.

Ambassador Irene Namboka who is the AIDO Vice President has condemned the actions of some European countries who are demonizing Africans.

She called for continued resilience and fight for Black lives (race).

“In 2015 the UN General Assembly declared the Decade for People of African Descent to end in 2025. Once again, AIDO took an initiative which aims to arouse the African emotional power and seek out this continents’ long suffering… We have launched a project to take some of Africa’s living traditional leaders, Kings, Queens and others who find this mission meaningful,” she said.

“As we speak, a city which counts 55% of its population to be of African origin in the USA has invited AIDO to press on with the project. Practically all the countries in the Caribbean want to host the pilgrimage,” Namboka added.