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Dec. 13: Providing health care and hope in Uganda
Dr. Franklin Muwanguzi will present at Smullin Education Center.
Imagine having 25,000 patients. That’s the burden faced by physicians in Uganda, and why one NGO is hoping to bring more resources to a country where one out of every 16 children will die before age 5.
Dr. Franklin Muwanguzi, a surgeon and founder of Jungle Medical Missions, will return to Asante on Tuesday to speak on his organization’s work.
The event takes place from noon to 1 p.m. at Smullin Education Center. Dr. Franklin, as he’s called, will answer questions after his remarks.
Local providers, nurses and ancillary staff have traveled to Uganda on medical missions for the past 10 years.
“We have been extraordinarily fortunate to have helped build homes, a school and recently a hospital,” said Christopher Morgan, MD, an APP family medicine provider on State Street who invited Dr. Franklin to speak at Asante for the second time.
Dr. Franklin organizes makeshift clinics in Ugandan villages to provide needed health care for people who can’t travel to urban locations. His latest project has been to build a hospital with inpatient and outpatient beds.
Dr. Franklin leads medical missions for all levels of medical staff who wish to give back to vulnerable communities in Uganda. He also leads safaris throughout East Africa.
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