Buhimba Health Centre III has received 10 hospital beds, mama kits and other medical supplies to improve maternal care and ease pressure on the facility’s limited resources.
Stanbic Bank Uganda has donated maternal health equipment and medical supplies worth Shs24 million to Buhimba Health Centre III in Kikuube District to improve healthcare delivery and support safer childbirth.
The donation includes 10 hospital beds, mama kits and other medical supplies intended to address gaps in maternal care and improve conditions for patients visiting the facility.
Handing over the consignment at the health centre, Grace Semakula, chief executive director of Stanbic Group Holdings Securities Uganda, said the donation was part of the bank’s extended customer appreciation month, dubbed “October L.O.V.E”, through which it recognises customers and supports communities under its corporate social investment programme.
Semakula said the bank wanted to help reduce preventable maternal deaths by supporting health facilities with essential equipment and supplies.
“We don’t want to see mothers die while giving birth. Where we can lend a hand, we will continue doing so to ensure mothers in this country not only have good deliveries but decent deliveries for the unborn children,” she said.
Kikuube Deputy Resident District Commissioner Ernest Kaliisa commended the bank for supporting the district, noting that many health facilities faced pressure from growing populations and limited resources.
He said contributions from development partners and organisations were welcome because they helped improve healthcare delivery.
Kaliisa urged staff at Buhimba Health Centre III to ensure the donated equipment and supplies were used for their intended purposes.
He also warned health workers against demanding money from patients or selling government-provided medicines, saying those found engaging in such practices would face arrest.
Kikuube Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Henry Kakande assured the bank that the equipment would be put to proper use.
He commended Stanbic for donating equipment that meets government health requirements, saying some supplies received from partners were unsuitable for use because they did not meet the required standards.
Kakande said the donation would help address challenges at the facility, including patients sleeping on the floor because of inadequate beds and expectant mothers arriving without essential delivery supplies.
He said the equipment would contribute to improving patient care and maternal health services at the facility.