26 Ugandan medical professionals get surgical training from Chinese health experts

A three-month training for the Ugandan medical workers has been commenced by the Chinese health experts on laparoscopic surgery. The program offers training for 26 Ugandan doctors, anaesthetists and nurses.

Xinhua reported that the program is being carried out by the Chinese medical team at the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital and the China Jiangxi Corporation for International Economic and Technical Cooperation. Ou Yuan, a Bio-medical engineer and one of the facilitators, opined that the training is aimed at teaching the health workers laparoscopic surgery, a modern surgical technique in which operations are performed through small incisions elsewhere in the body.

"This equipment (machine) has been lying here without being used. This is because many doctors, anesthesia and nurses didn't know how to use it," Ou Yuan said. "This training is very necessary. We need Ugandan doctors and nurses to know the operation and how to use the machines to offer services to the patient. We need to make everything better for the patient," he added.

Regina Mugisa, principal hospital administrator of the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital said the new medical technology training will improve the health workers' efficiency to operate on patients. "It's very important that our staff are trained in using this machine and technology. They will have the knowledge, know how to operate and use it," she added. She further believes that whenever there is an emergency, the doctors, nurses, anaesthetists and other medical professionals are ready.