In a bid to improve the state of the Health sector in Teso Sub Region, AIDO Network Uganda through an American project C.U.R.E is expected to donate medical equipment worth USD 350,000 to Teso Health Facilities.

According to Petronella Ochom the Executive Director AIDO Network Uganda, the organisation will be hosting a representative of an American Organisation called Project C.U.R.E., which has donated medical equipment worth $350,000 of high-tech Medical Equipment to hospitals in Teso sub-region. 

Ms. Ochom says that the Project C.U.R.E. team shall be visiting Uganda this 2022 to assess the facilities to ensure that the equipment to be donated will be that which will be needed.

Ms. Ochom made the revelations on Thursday evening at the launch of AIDO Network Uganda held at City Royal Hotel Bugolobi where the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs Rebecca Kadaga was a guest.

She asked people of good will to help them raise an additional USD 30,000 (about UGX 106 million) to cover all the expenses of the shipment up to its arrival to Teso. 

“Through the support of the diaspora we have so far raised about $9,000 towards the shipment. We are urging Ugandans to come out and donate generously to the shipment of this equipment because it will benefit all of us regardless of where we live,” She appealed. 

She also appealed to the office the Prime Minister Uganda for any contribution towards the shipment of this container of life-saving equipment. 

On the other hand, AIDO Network Uganda has challenged the Ugandan Government to include cultural leaders in there Team to America. 

“AIDO convention attracts a lot of Tourist and investment opportunities but for us as Uganda to benefit, must be present to showcase our wealth of Tourism and investment opportunities. It’s therefore our wish the Government of Uganda also supports us to attract this event to Uganda in 2025. South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria are reaping from AIDO’s conventions; let’s work together to flag up our rich untapped cultural potential,” Ms. Ochom Added. 

AIDO Network Uganda is a chapter organization affiliated to AIDO Network International. AIDO is fully registered in Uganda and they are a Not – for – Profit member organization whose activities are sustained by membership subscriptions of individual members, organizations, corporates and Donations.

AIDO Uganda aims to use the Culture vehicle to stimulate development through cultural institutions by linking them to potential investors in the diaspora; promoting their initiatives and connecting them to AIDO Network worldwide.  

AIDO Uganda aims to create opportunities that promote inter cultural community based Tourism by linking the cultural institutions and leaders to our vast Network of Kingdoms as partners. 

Ambassador Ireneo Namboka the AIDO Vice President has condemned the actions of some European countries who are demonizing Africans.

She called for continued resilience and fight for Black lives (Race).

“In 2015 the UN General Assembly declared the Decade for People of African Descent to end in 2025. Once again, AIDO took an initiative which aims to arouse the African emotional power and seek out this continents’ long suffering lost old diaspora children. We have launched a project to take some of Africa’s living traditional leaders, Kings, Queens and others who find this mission meaningful. As we speak, a city which counts 55% of its population to be of African origin in the USA has invited AIDO to press on with the project. Practically all the countries in the Caribbean want to host the pilgrimage,” Namboka said.