2023-06-08 13:42:28
This audience, which is part of the collaboration between the Good Action Umugiraneza Foundation and Italy, was preceded by a decent of this delegation at the Umugiraneza Polyclinic located in Kibimba, on June 06, 2023.
As the First Lady indicated, these specialists had come to identify children who have congenital biological malformations, often misunderstood and neglected by Burundians, such as cleft lip and palate, testicular ectopia and inguinal hernia so that they receive appropriate surgical care.
She specified that these diseases are treatable and curable when they are diagnosed in time and that the 15 children diagnosed with these malformations will soon be sent to Uganda, to the Hospital of Pediatric Surgery of Entebbe, to be treated there free of charge by these doctors. .
“After these treatments, we recommend signing a partnership between the Umugiraneza Foundation and this NGO. “, she added. This partnership will consist, for example, in building the capacity of Burundian doctors in pediatric surgery so as not to always “depend on others. She pointed out that, in the future, this partnership could extend to the fields of pediatric cardiology and ophthalmology and many others.
HE Angeline NDAYISHIMIYE, on this occasion, launched a special appeal to Burundian parents, especially those who have male children, to go to the Umugiraneza Polyclinic and the Prince Régent Charles Hospital, the two diagnostic centers, s ‘they notice abnormalities related to these malformations instead of hiding them at home as some do.
Consul Catarina Iametti appreciated the initiatives of HE the First Lady to “help and support vulnerable people”, which is why Italy and Emergency did not hesitate to support her, through the Good Action Umugiraneza Foundation, in view of “saving lives. »
The First Lady recalled that the multisectoral relations and cooperation between Burundi and Italy have always been appreciable and that she is delighted that they continue on good terms, taking this opportunity to thank this country for its initiatives towards the Burundian people.
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