The American Tower Company (ATC Uganda), which deals in national telecommunications tower masts, has extended a humble donation of key sporting items to the Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital Occupational Therapy Unit.
The donation was delivered at the hospital complex by the ATC Uganda team of engineers, captained by their Chief Executive Officer, Dorothy Semanda Kabagambe.
The sporting items included a 52-inch smart TV set for the occupational therapy unit, sets of balls for badminton, volleyball, netball, football, as well as darts, draughts, ludo, and chess.
Other items donated included diapers, sanitary towels, petroleum jelly, and nail cutters, among others.
The 30-member visiting team started their mission with a briefing about the facility in the boardroom by the hospital Executive Director, Dr. Nakku Juliet, together with her board members, before heading to the occupational therapy ward where they interacted with patients and on-duty nurses.
Dorothy appreciated the hospital’s gesture, noting that the hospital had earlier given them space within the complex to erect their telecommunications mast.
She observed that the mast currently serves a clientele of over 20,000 people who directly access internet and other digital telecommunication services, thereby boosting internet connectivity.
She further noted that ATC Uganda is a leading provider of digital telecommunications tower masts across the country, which facilitate improved internet connectivity and signal transmission to local communities.
Dorothy commended the leadership of Butabika Hospital for the close relationship extended to them, saying the company will endeavour to continue donating more valuable items that enrich the patients’ community.
In appreciation of the gesture, the hospital Executive Director, Dr. Nakku Juliet, surprised her guests when she revealed that although the complex was originally designed to accommodate 550 beds, it currently hosts about 1,200 patients in the admission wards, with 50 percent being women.
Dr. Nakku further pointed out that the hospital handles over 300 visiting patients daily, many of whom come with diverse challenges including job-seeking stress, domestic violence cases seeking counselling services, and patients requiring medical care.
