“When the first COVID-19 patient was admitted at Entebbe Hospital, I drove to Entebbe from Kampala every day to provide disinfection services as part of my contribution to the fight against this virus,”
When The Independent magazine first run a story of a good Samaritan disinfecting Entebbe Hospital and police stations in Entebbe District, we took note. Semu Nsibirwa, an ICT Engineer and proprietor of Mobile Computers LTD, a software and hardware store on Kampala Road started this exercise when Uganda confirmed its first COVID-19 case in March.
“When the first COVID-19 patient was admitted at Entebbe Hospital, I drove to Entebbe from Kampala every day to provide disinfection services as part of my contribution to the fight against this virus,” Nsibirwa explained. To do this, he approached the management of Entebbe Hospital and Entebbe police stations, which are also part of the rapid response and surveillance teams, and presented his offer on March 25. For each day he disinfects the hospital and police stations, Nsibirwa spends UGX 150,000 on fuel and disinfectants like jik and liquid dettol.
The 45-year-old told media outlets that the decision to spend personal resources was inspired by the Christian notion to put faith into action. Religious doctrines aside, he quickly added that it is also an honour to do this for his country. “A journey of 1000 miles starts with a single step. It has truly been an honour every single day I have stood with the health team to help our country fight COVID-19. It's a war out here, but we will win it in the precious name of Jesus,” he says.
Impressed by Nsibirwa’s selfless gesture, Dickson Mushabe, founder of an online fundraising platform, Dolphin Fund called on many to support him. They did. “Ladies and gentlemen, I am glad to report that on behalf of Dolphin Fund, I have delivered your donations to Nsibirwa Semu the gentleman that has been disinfecting Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital (one of the major hospitals treating COVID-19 patients in Uganda),” Mushabe said while handing over a cheque worth UGX332,000.
By Civsource Africa Team
