SOUTH ANKOLE DIOCESE TO BUILD HEALTH CENTRE AT EVERY ARCHDEACONRY

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In Ntungamo

The South Ankole Diocese has resolved to build a health center at every archdeaconry as one way of addressing health related challenges in the country.

While commissioning the South Ankole Diocese Mission Health Center III at Tank Hill Kyamate ward Eastern Division Ntungamo Municipality on Saturday, Bishop South Ankole Diocese the Rt. Rev Nathan Ahimbisibwe said that the church of Uganda drafted a policy of increasing health services to the flocks in their communities.

Bishop Ahimbisibwe noted that the church mission health facilities will supplement government health centers to reduce the burden on Ugandans who trek long distances in search of health services.

He revealed that the diocese have already secured over 100m shillings and architectural designs to construct a hospital which will serve the people of Ntungamo district and neighboring districts..

South Ankole Diocese Mission Health center III has wards for males, children and females, a laboratory, a dispensary, outpatient department, doctor’s rooms and staff quarters and it will offer specialized treatment for general public suffering from eyes, teeth, pneumonia, malaria, diarrhea, HIV testing and counseling , accident victims and cough among others.

Bishop Ahimbisibwe noted that the health facility will serve all God’s people regardless of their denominations or political affiliations explaining that diseases do not discriminate and it will be at subsidized cost compared to private ones.

He hailed the Lions Club International particularly the Lions Club of Ntungamo for collaborating with them to provide equipment for Eye clinic among others.

The president Lions Club Ntungamo Perez Rumanzi noted that there is an ongoing campaign aimed at collecting 1000 shillings from 100,000 people in district in order to raise funds for the construction of Eye clinic at South Ankole Diocese Mission Health center III before the end of this year.

The project is expected to cost over 2 Billion uganda shillings.

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