{{The fight against cancer should be done with concerted effort of all East African countries, former president of Tanzania Ali Hassan Mwinyi has advised. }}
President Mwinyi was speaking after touring the ongoing construction of the Rotary Centenary Cancer Ward at St Raphael of St Francis Hospital, Nsambya in Kampala on Saturday morning.
“Cancer is a danger to both developed and developing countries, therefore we must be soldiers in fighting it especially in East Africa where the fight should not be for individuals but for all East Africans.”
Mr Mwinyi who was in company of his wife Siti Mwinyi said he was hopeful the run would raise all the money needed to finish the ward.
Dr Martin Nsubuga the medical superintendent of Nsambya Hospital said that the whole fundraising campaign for the cancer run had showed that people are not selfish but needed to be mobilized for a good cause.
“So many times we concerned about people being selfish but this is not what we have seen during the fundraising especially if we have a retired president leaving his comfortable life to join us in this cause.”
East African Legislative Assembly legislator Mike Kennedy Sebalu said that Cancer is not an individual fight but was affecting everybody from one way or another.
Mr Stephen Mwanje the chairman of Uganda Rotary Cancer programme said that he was proud the ward would be completed 2 years to deadline.
“Our plan was to finish the structure in 5 years but we expect to finish it by December 2014, this is 2 years ahead of our deadline.”
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