{A party of 35 medical specialists from England and German are in the country to conduct free surgical operations on 560 patients with hernia and those with scars and cleft lips. They will do the work from nine hospitals in four provinces.}
The specialists have been brought under the auspices of Rwanda Legacy of Hope, a charity organization under the stewardship of a Rwandan living in England, Pastor Ntavuka Osee.
In the past four years, they have, in total, operated 350 patients at no cost.
They expect to operate 10 patients every day at leading hospitals from all provinces of the country.
Pastor Ntavuka has told media that the visiting specialists have brought their own medical equipment which they leave at hospitals at the end of their tour.
“We started in 2012 with two specialist doctors; 15 specialist doctors came the following year, in 2014 they were 25 doctors and this year we have come with 35 specialist doctors. We come with many doctors with many materials and we will launch a Training Center of nurses in Rwamagana,” he said.
Pastor Ntavuka says that the medical equipment which the doctors will leave behind in Rwamagana hospital are valued at Rwf 50 million.
Other materials have been transported to Kirinda hospital, Kigeme, Nyamata and CHUK.
Dr Peggy from German said that he is delightful to be in Rwanda for the second time and is happy to treat and heal the marginalised.
“It is a charitable act of healing poor people and others having no means to access health care. I commend the government of Rwanda for opening doors for us. I am also happy for healed patients get cured and stay healthy,” he said.
Ntakiyiruta George ,head of department in charge of teaching doctors to operate patients says that at least 200,000 Rwandans get sick of ‘Hernie’ and hopes the support from these specialists will reduce the number of ‘Hernie’ patients.
This act has taken Rwf 2,8 billion since it started. The cash is provided by foreign donors sought by Pastor Ntavuka Osee, through ‘Rwanda Legacy of Hope’
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