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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>A daughter of a primary teacher became the first-ever doctor from Apala Sub-county, Alebtong District, after she graduated from Makerere University last month.<\/p>\n

Dr Kevin Sunday Ayoo, 25, was awarded a Bachelor Degree in Medicine and Bachelor\u2019s degree in surgery upon successful completion of a six-year professional programme on February 13.<\/p>\n

Currently, she is working as a pre-internship doctor at Goli Health Centre IV in Nebbi District.<\/p>\n

After completing the pre-internship field study, she wants to return to Apala Sub-county, where more than 22,900 people are served by a clinical officer.<\/p>\n

Residents of her home are, Acengryeny Village in Olaoilongo Parish, have to trek several hours to Lira Regional Referral Hospital for specialised medical treatment.<\/p>\n

Dr Ayoo was born on Sunday, February 28, 1998.<\/p>\n

Her father, Mr Bernard Acire, is a head teacher at Okwaloamara Primary School, Ogur Sub-county in Lira District, while her mother, Ms Florence Apio, is a councillor representing Olaoilongo Parish.<\/p>\n

Her struggles<\/b><\/p>\n

Her education journey started in 2005 at Ngetta Girls\u2019 Primary School in present-day Lira City.<\/p>\n

\u201cI started from primary two because my father, being a primary school teacher back then, had always taught me at home,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In 2010, she scored Aggregate 11 in the Primary Leaving Examinations<\/p>\n

She then proceeded to St Mary\u2019s Girls\u2019 College Aboke, Kole District (between 2011 and 2014), where she scored Aggregate 9 in 8 subjects in the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE).<\/p>\n

Being the best in the entire northern Uganda in UCE in 2014, Gombe Secondary School, Butambala District, then offered her a full bursary in A-Level from 2015 to 2016. At A- Level, she pursued a combination of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Sub math.<\/p>\n

She scored 17 points in the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE).<\/p>\n

\u201cI was then admitted on government sponsorship to study at Makerere University. So, on August 13, 2017, I entered the gate of the mighty historical university to pursue a Bachelors degree of Medicine and Surgery,\u201d Dr Ayoo said.<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cI must say my journey of education has been so miraculous. In 2014, I almost did not sit UCE because of fees challenges. My father was facing a really tough time at that moment, which left him unable to pay my school fees. By the grace of God, he was able to get a loan to clear my fees and I went back to school only three weeks before the start of the UCE exams.\u201d<\/p>\n

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