Africa-Press – Uganda. First Lady of the Republic of Burundi, Ms Angeline Ndayishimiye has visited Children’s Surgical Hospital in Entebbe where four children from her country have benefitted from life-saving surgery.
This information is contained in a statement issued yesterday by State House, Entebbe, following Ms Ndayishimiye’s courtesy call on President Museveni at State House, Entebbe. State House indicated in the statement that the meeting was also attended by the First Lady and minister of Education and Sports, Ms Janet Museveni, and the minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng.
Ms Ndayishimiye, State House said without giving more details, lauded President Museveni for his warm welcome and the great hospitality accorded to her. The President welcomed Ms Ndayishimiye to Uganda and thanked her for the kind visit.
During their engagement, she also informed the President that earlier in the day, she visited the Children’s Surgical Hospital in Entebbe.
On this, the Minister for Health, Dr Aceng also informed President Museveni that so far, the hospital has carried out more than 1,700 surgeries.
“We have 17 children from Burundi in the hospital where four of them have been operated on and others are being prepared for operation. The hospital is for the region, so we have children from all over Africa. This hospital handles gastrointestinal issues, which are basically abdominal malformations. It also handles cases to do with the blood and kidneys which are urological cases and also plastic surgery,” Dr Aceng was quoted by State House as saying.
Entebbe Children’s hospital
According to information from the Health ministry, the Children’s Surgical Hospital started handling patients in 2021 for special surgical cases.
The facility has three operating surgical theatres and a 72 capacity for intensive care and other emergencies, for handling children with birth defects, genital and intestinal problems, among others. It is the second milestone of African Network of Medical Excellence), created in 2009 to develop free, high-quality healthcare systems in their countries.
According to the ministry, in Uganda, the mortality rate for children under five is 49 for every 1,000 live births, and 30 percent of those deaths are due to a lack of adequate surgery. Also, there are only 4 paediatric surgeons in the country, according to the Ministry.
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