Hundreds benefit from Unicaf University’s free medical camp

Hundreds of people were on Saturday, beneficiaries of a free medical medical camp organized by Unicaf University in partnership with the Ntinda branch of AAR Healthcare Uganda.
The medical camp provided a range of services including blood pressure checking, general examination, HIV testing and counselling, blood sugar checking, breast and cervical cancer screening, blood donation and mental health services among others.
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Moses Turyagumanawe, the Marketing Manager at Unicaf University Uganda said they decided to partner with healthcare providers to deliver health services to the community at no cost.
"We've come together and bring this camp at Unicaf University in order for the people in the community to benefit from these free services and we are very happy that people are responding,” Turyagumanawe said.
"We have seen people that have for long been thinking of visiting the hospital but not been able in terms of money. They have been able to receive these services free of charge here.People are coming to access some of these free services, which would rather be very expensive, and therefore you find that they ignore them, not because they don't want but because they can't afford, now they are here."
He hailed AAR Healthcare Uganda and other partners for their efforts and will to provide free medical services to the community.
"These partners have really dig deep into their pockets and invested in their resources, invested in their time to come and provide these services free of charge.”
Dr. Samuel Kakwenzire, the Ntinda AAR Healthcare manager said by participating in the health camp, they are giving back to community.
"Services are usually very costly for people to achieve such best health care. So it is usually very good when there is an activity that involves the community to bring the vital services next to the people.”
Kakwenzire noted that they not only give treatment, but also to avail them with the vital information about health and prevention.
"People don't go to hospitals for checkup. Sometimes it is not that they don't want but there are several limitations including lack of finances or it is the mindset of not having very much information about your particular services. When you go to their communities and activate and tell them what you are offering, that way, you are bringing information to the people. The decisions people make depend on the information that they access. So, we are not only giving medicine and testing people but we are also giving information about health and prevention, because prevention is the best approach of managing life."