Contributions of the Church Today in Providing Medical Services in East Africa

• The church has established health centers in Uganda e.g. Bishop Kihangire Medical Centre at Biina.
• The church has also recruited professional medical personnel inform of doctors and nurses to treat the sick people in its hospitals.
• The church provides free drugs to the sick people e.g. it has given ARVs to the AIDs patients.
• The church has promoted immunization programs by calling upon people to immunize their children against the killer diseases.
• The church has sponsored many students to study medicine and other health medical courses both with in the country and abroad.
• The church has formed the Uganda Christian joint medical council with a major goal of promoting good health in Uganda.
• It has solicited for funds from developed countries to support health program in Uganda
• The church has jointly worked with government in providing health services in Uganda e.g. it has offered free HIV testing with the help of the government.
• The church institution has carried out health journeys in remote areas treating the people with different illnesses in villages.
• The church has constructed big hospitals in Uganda which treat complicated diseases e.g.Catholic Church has expanded Lubaga and Nsambya hospitals and Mengo hospital has been expanded by the protestant church.
• The church provides free guidance and counseling services especially to people leaving with HIV/AIDS.
• The church has established medical schools to train more health workers especially nurse. E.g. Nsambya medical school and Mengo medical school in Uganda.
• Some of the church leaders work in the hospitals to supplement on the shortage of man power in hospitals e.g. Nuns in catholic hospitals.