Giving Digest | Healing Closer to Home: Surgical Camp Brings Specialist Care to Karamoja
By Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu | April 19, 2026
St. Kizito Matany Hospital has concluded its first paediatric surgical camp in partnership with Doctors on Mission, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Bethany Kids, and Amigos Internationales, bringing specialist care closer to children and families in Karamoja. The report says the week-long outreach combined paediatric surgery with broader medical services, reaching 112 child outpatients, 1,321 adult outpatients, 117 dental patients, and 429 eye clinic patients, while also providing mobility support to 46 individuals. In a region where specialist care remains limited and referrals are often blocked by transport costs, the camp stands out as giving that meets people where the gap is sharpest.
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