Problems the Church in East Africa Has Faced in the Provision of Health Services
- The church has faced a problem of in adequate funds to facilitate them of providing quality health services to the sick.
- It has also faced a problem of shortage of man power of doctors and nurses who are too few to treat the many patients.
- Insecurity in some areas with wars has also made it hard for the church to treat the sick in such areas.
- Hostile tribes in some parts of East Africa are against the provision of health services due to their conservatism hence limiting church work e.g. the karamajongs.
- The church has got limited land to build more health centers and expand the existing ones especially in urban areas like Kampala.
- The emergence of new and rare diseases like Ebola, Marburg etc have caused a big challenge to the church medical department.
- Some Africans are too confident of their traditional medicine/ herbs and this has interfered with the church provision of modern drugs.
- Poor roads in some remote areas have made it hard for the church to carry out its health missionary journeys.
- There is rampant corruption among some church leaders who at times misuse the health funds got from the donors.
- Sometimes the government interferes negatively with the church work of providing medical services to the patients
- Illiteracy among many people of East Africa is also a problem e.g. some people cannot follow the instructions of taking drugs because of illiteracy.
- Low levels of technology have hindered the church effort of providing quality health services to its clients.
- Inadequate medical facilities in form of medical machines like x-ray machines, ambulances etc is another obstacle to the church.
Questions:
- Show the contribution made by the church in providing medical services in Uganda today. (13 marks)
- What limitations has the church faced in this endeavor? (12 marks)