By Leonard Kamugisha Akida,
MITOOMA
Following her pledge made at the beginning of this month, when she made a visited some health centres in her area, the Ruhinda South county aspiring MP, Brenda Atuhaire has again donated free Mama Kits and other equipments to pregnant mothers in Rurehe sub-county.
The medical equipment were presented to Ryengyerero HCIII in Rurehe sub-county, Ruhinda South county Mitooma district on March 28.
The items includes Mama Kits, soap, and baby Pampers among others.
The rising lawmaker at a handing over ceremony said the gesture was in response to the scarcity of Mama Kits and other medical equipments which have forced majority of the women to deliver from home which puts their lives and the lives of their unborn babies at a risk.
According to Atuhaire, women in rural areas are two times less likely to attend antenatal care than those in urban areas. She says the donation is to improve on maternal healthcare in her constituency.
She added that has decided to donate mama kits to pregnant women in Ryengyerero to aid them while giving birth and pledged to enroll the donation to other health centres in Ruhinda South.
A mama kit package contains a one meter piece of cotton cloth (baby wrapper), one laundry soap, a pair of gloves, a piece of cotton wool, small gauze, cord ligature, and a meter of polythene sheet which is used on the delivery table.
The donations were made under the youthful politician owned organization; Atuhaire Foundation which aims to improving on the maternal services especially in rural areas to reduce on the maternal death.
