Hassan Basajjabalaba, a prominent businessman and proprietor of Kampala International University has pledged to support health facilities mostly focusing on maternal health care.
While touring health facilities in the region Basajjabalaba said the increasing rate of maternal mortality in Uganda has raised questions about what this means for society and beyond.
“My main reason for the tour is to check the current situation in the area, the high rate of maternal mortality is alarming; we need to save the mothers of the nation,” he said.
According to the Ministry of Health, partner-supported government efforts to reduce
maternal mortality are beginning to yield fruits. The latest statistics show a reduction
from 339 to 189 in 100,000 live births.
During his tour, he pledged to provide different equipment needed for the proper treatment of pregnant mothers, including fetal stethoscopes and baby scales.
“Before the month ends, I will provide different equipment to various clinics and hospitals and clinics to help on reducing the high maternal mortality rates in our region.”
During the tour, Bassajabalaba expressed dissatisfaction with the nurses leaving operations and patients unattended.
Pregnancy and childbirth complications have been one of the highest killers of women of reproductive age with many dying due to a lack of professional equipment in different hospitals in the region.
