Speaker Among donates Shs1bn for bunker completion
She urged all Ugandans of goodwill to join hands and support the project to create a significant impact on the lives of cancer patients.
Kampala: Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has officially launched the Rotary Cancer Run 2024 and donated one billion shillings for the completion of the radiotherapy center at St. Francis Nsambya Hospital.
She arrived at Nsambya this morning, where she was welcomed by the hospital management and the organizers of the Rotary cancer run before touring the cancer ward and bunker site.
In her speech, the Speaker commended the cancer run initiative for serving humanity, and on behalf of Parliament, which is a premium sponsor of the run, she committed to supporting the project to its timely completion.
“As a people-centered Parliament, we will generously support the completion of the bunkers, and we should be able to finish it as soon as possible because once completed, it will bring a smile to Nsambya Hospital, cancer patients, all the runners, and Rotarians,” he said, before undertaking to join Rotary for the sake of the bunkers.
The 2024 edition that will take place on August 25, 2024, at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds will mark the 13th year of the Rotary Cancer Run under the theme “Spread Magic in Every Step.”
She urged all Ugandans of goodwill to join hands and support the project to create a significant impact on the lives of cancer patients.
“This project will help in complementing the treatment of cancer and decongesting other hospitals… On behalf of Parliament, we shall contribute Shs1 billion towards this year’s cancer run. This money that we get for donations must be spent on humanity,” she said.
Among those commended the former Speaker, Rebecca Kadaga, for spearheading Parliament’s campaign towards supporting cancer runs during the 10th Parliament.
Parliament’s Shs1 billion contribution alone nearly equals the Shs1.1 billion collected during the 2023 cancer run.
This year, Rotary Uganda hopes to collect Shs4 billion and double the number of participants from 30,000 in 2023 to 60,000 in 2024.
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