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The Project for Improvement of Facilities at Kyotera Medical Centre
1. Project Detail
Organisation |
Rakai Community Based Health Project |
Amount of funding |
US$ 97,675 |
Signatory |
Dr. Katwiire Ambrose, Director |
Name of the project |
The Project for Improvement of Facilities at Kyotera Medical Centre |
Location of the project |
Rakai District |
Items that were funded through this project |
Construction of a maternity ward, procurement of medical equipment and installation of a generator |
Date of Grant Signing |
27th January 2011 |
Date of Commissioning |
3rd July 2012 |
Venue of Commissioning |
Kyotera Medical Centre |
Time of Commissioning |
2:00pm |
Kyotera Medical Center was established in 1999 and acts as a referral health centre for small health service centers located in the remote areas around Kyotera Town. It is the only medical center providing maternity services in Kyotera sub-county at Rakai District. Currently, 73% of deliveries are carried in an unsafe environment because of the luck of facilities at medical institutes in the region. Addition to its maternity ward constrain, the insufficient equipment of the operational theatre, examination room and the dental clinic in Kyotera Medical Centre is forcing the centre to refer their patients to very far hospitals, which is placing the patients lives in risk. The project will construct a maternity ward and procure medical equipment for operational theatre, examination room and dental clinic together with a generator to improve the services at the health centre.
2. Grant Contract Ceremony
The Ambassador of Japan to Uganda, H.E. Keiichi Kato, has signed the grant contract with Dr. Katwiire Ambrose, Director of Rakai Community Based Health Project on 27th January 2011 at the Embassy of Japan.
3. Handing Over Ceremony
The Deputy Head of Mission of Japan to Uganda, Mr. Junji Yamazaki, attended the handing over ceremony at Kyotera Medical Centre, Rakai District, on 3rd July 2012.
Mr.Yamazaki with Hon.MP.Kyeyune opens the plaque
Mr.Yamazaki inspecting the theater equipment
Shake hands between Mr. Yamazaki, Deputy Head of the Mission and local community representative Procured dental chair equipment
