The exercise which took place on Thursday 9th December 2021 is a result of fruitful collaboration between Rotary Club Kigali Virunga and Bright School aimed at promoting healthy living among learners.
The President of Rotary Club Kigali Virunga, Suman Alla has divulged that more efforts are being put in place to expand the partnership with Bright School in the near future.
“Apart from dental check-ups, we are planning to build new classrooms at the school, and a decent kitchen so that pupils can be fed at school,” he noted.
The legal representative of Bright School, Bill Whipple expressed delight to have witnessed the event during which learners were enlightened on causes of oral diseases and preventive measures.
He commended Rotary Club Kigali Virunga and UR-CMHS for partnership with the school.
“We are very excited to have awareness of oral diseases ad healthy guidelines extended to parents with children at this school,” he revealed.
“We voice appreciation to Rotary Club Kigali Virunga and the medical team which helped us during this exercise. We pray that future interventions will also be fruitful to address some challenges,” added Whipple.
The representative of parents with children pursuing studies at Bright School, Joseph Kabundi said that the gesture reminded them that children need regular check-ups.
“It is assumed that all everyone including the elderly and young people consult health workers when they are sick but this mindset is primitive. We need to seek medical attention before we get critically ill. It should be better if partners extend the support to other schools,” he enthused.
Donat Uwayezu, a lecturer at UR-CMHS who accompanied students to conduct check-ups explained that the exercise will be helpful to people with oral diseases and determine how children can be assisted to access healthcare.
“We shall dedicate time to share tips with parents. Besides, we can attend to beneficiaries with complications at our clinic,” he noted.
Rotary Club Kigali Virunga has been providing humanitarian services aimed at changing citizens’ livelihoods. It also provides support in addressing problems facing the world by combating illiteracy and poverty, contributing to the provision of safe water, handling disputes and fighting disease.
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