Staff from St. Jude Electrical and Medical Equipment Workshop led by their Director Mr. Collins Lubyayi, have delivered their donation of medical equipment to Whisper’s Magical Children’s Hospital in Jinja.
The donation was pledged during the recently held fundraising charity dinner hosted for Whisper’s Hospital by the UK based Ugandan businesswoman, Emolyne Ramlov.
The equipment will aid in the operations of the hospital.
During the fundraising charity dinner held in Kampala last week, Mr. Lubyayi donated and promised to personally deliver medical equipment that the hospital urgently requires.
The equipment includes one patient monitor with one adult and one infant SPO2 probes which are used for monitoring babies, and 4 resuscitator kits for infants, used in the resuscitation of new born babies.
The medical equipment was delivered by Mr. Collins Lubyayi at the hospital in Jinja, and they were received by staff of Whisper’s Magical Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Emem Offong, Medical Director at the hospital applauded St. Jude Electrical and Medical Equipment Workshop for the donation.
“We are very grateful for this kind donation from Collins, who has been a friend to Whisper’s since the hospital was established in 2016. The equipment he has donated will go a long in helping us provide oxygen and breathing support in the infants born with complications that require immediate attention,” he said.
Whisper’s Magical Children’s Hospital and Maternity, Jinja is a charity hospital operated by the Union for Childcare, Outreach and Education, a Uganda registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO).
Whisper’s relies entirely on donor funds and support to provide the much-needed services to the underserved and underprivileged communities of Jinja City.
Whisper’s Hospital provides first-class medical care for children up to 13 years of age and is the first of its kind in Uganda.
Since its inception in 2016, the facility has been providing services such as; emergency services, treatment for burns and scales, sickle cell diagnosis, nutritional ward, blood transfusions, sonography, laparotomy surgery and defibrillation.