11 specialized health experts from the Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU) and Kitebi health Centre III are performing a three day sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) camp in Kampala.
Access to integrated SRHR services and specialized surgical care remain a critical problem in Kampala, as it struggles to cope with stereotypes, misinformation and disinformation about family planning and SRHR services in general.
Since the specialized SRHR health workers arrived at Kitebi health Centre III on Monday 20, 2021 hundreds of patients, many of them visibly sick continue to crowd around tables set by the RHU and Kitebi health Centre III health workers to get tested for HIV, screened for cancer, treated and operated upon for permanent family planning methods at the free SRHR camp and general treatment.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is supporting the specialized SRHR health workers and volunteers undertaking the medical camp with organization, logistics, family planning commodities and medical equipment. Henry Wasswa, the Coordinator of the SRHR camp, says they have brought in enough volunteers, medical equipment and personnel to offer free quality medical services at Kitebi health Centre III to vulnerable communities in great need.
“The integrated sexual reproductive health and rights camp is organized to cater for the vulnerable people in Kampala, who need but are under served with family planning, cancer, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) screening and HIV testing” Wasswa.
Coster Namukwaya, in – charge family planning department at Kitebi Health Centre III is delighted to have the RHU team supported by UNFPA to build the capacities of the health service providers, while offered free integrated SRHR services to the vulnerable in Kampala.
“We are grateful as health care providers at Kitebi health Centre III to acquire skills from RHU experts. Some of our health care providers are new and lack the skills to carry out most of the long-term family planning methods” Namukwaya said.
The SRHR camp has witnessed young people, people with disabilities and vulnerable women embrace free integrated SRHR services.
SRHR Camp beneficiary : Nalutaaya Fatiya at Kitebi Health Centre III free SRHR Camp
