Thursday, 7th May, 2009 from NEW VISION
The children who are to undergo surgery, pose for a photo with Buturo and other officialsOVER 500 children suffering from heart diseases are waiting to undergo surgery at the Uganda Heart Institute, the acting director, John Omagino, has said. He was on Tuesday speaking at a ceremony at Hotel Africana Kampala to send 30 children to undergo open-heart surgery abroad. The children were sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kampala and Gift of Life International. “We find it difficult to handle many cases of children waiting to undergo surgery. We are constrained by staff and resources,” Omagino said. He said surgery required special treatment and equipment, which the institute did not have. Omagino said the institute had carried out 300 closed-heart surgeries and 33 open-heart surgeries with the support of foreign partners. The Minister of Ethics and Integrity, James Nsaba Buturo, represented the state minister for Karamoja Mrs. Janet Museveni as the chief guest. Mrs. Museveni called upon Ugandans to watch their lifestyles and nutrition, saying it would help to curb heart diseases. Rotary club publicist James Serugo said the club planned to upgrade the Uganda Heart Institute to enable it carry out more open heart surgeries. He said about sh50m would be spent on each beneficiary.
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