Mulago Hospital in Uganda received a donation of surgical equipment from the US universities of Duke and North Carolina in August, 2008.The donated medical equipment included respiratory ventilators, surgical microscopes, vital signs monitors and medical stretchers. This donation was made by a medical delegation which included 52 medics from the US universities. These medics are in Uganda performing complicated surgeries while training 100 Ugandan medics the skills required to do this. These surgeries wil be performed during this years neuro-surgical week, and will include the treatment of over 30 patients.
According to the leader of this delegation, this donation of medical equipment will help to modernize the hospital’s surgical ward, and he thanks the Operation Blessing Christian group for making this possible by paying for the shipping charges.
This year’s event follows up a similar event which took place last year which included 28 medical workers from Duke University. Sponsored by Christian Life Church, last years event also included the donation of thousands of dollars worth of hospital equipment.
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