Jinja | The US government has provided the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) with a level II hospital storage facility.
The facility is based at the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability Centre (URDCC) in Jinja Cantonment, Gaddafi Barracks.
At a handover ceremony on June 22, Brigadier General Peter Gaetano Omola, Commandant of URDCC, expressed gratitude for Uganda’s long-standing bilateral relations with the United States.
He thanked the United States government for its assistance in capacity and capability development.
“On behalf of the Chief of Defence Forces (UPDF), I take this opportunity to thank the U.S. government for the unwavering support to the UPDF and URDCC, in particular in terms of capacity and capability building.
“We are able to do what we are doing now because of the support from the U.S. government. This has come a long way, and we can’t take it for granted,” said Brig Gen Omola.
Brig Gen Omola stated that the facility is fully operational and emphasised its importance in expanding medical capabilities.
Lieutenant Colonel Christian Noumba, the US Defence Adviser in Uganda, stated that the focus remains on developing medical capabilities for peacekeeping operations.
He added that this investment will be critical to the UPDF’s mission in the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia.
The facility is worth million of dollars.
The United Kingdom, like the United States, is a close ally of Uganda’s military.
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