300 Elderly Get free treatment on Good Deeds Day

Hypertension, diabetes, optical and dental problems were the  most reported  diseases among the elderly people who turned up for the free health camp organised by Good Deeds Day international at the Entebbe Mayors Garden.

More than three hundred  [300] elderly received free medical check-ups and free drugs during celebration to mark the Good Deeds Day.

Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs Minsa Kabanda who was the chief guest hailed the partners for giving back to the community.

The event was organised by the Israel based Good Deeds International organisation in partnership with Uganda Printing and Publishing Cooperation, Kisubi hospital, and Entebbe referral hospital.

Good Deeds Day international is a global movement that was started in Israel by business woman and philanthropist Cherry Harrison.

Kaynan Labino the International CEO for Good Deeds Day International explains that the day marked every 1^st of April is to celebrate doing good once a year, create awareness of doing more good and volunteering, and bring more people into the circles of doing good.

This time the day was celebrated by giving back to the elderly of Entebbe.

The elderly were screened for Cervical cancer,  High blood  pressure, diabetes,  got COVID-19 vaccination, and mama kits were also given out to pregnant women

“We have all kinds of booths here that are screening all kinds of health issues. We know that elderly people also have health challenges, and in some cases they don’t have good access to health centers. So we bring all the health screening, vaccination mostly now for COVID-19, examining eyes, and dental examination, which is free, and easily  more accessible for them to  take part in this” said Labino.  

Rebecca Nyakairu the public and corporate affairs manager at UPPC  noted that this was an opportunity  for the cooperation  to join hands with Good Deeds International and other partners to respond  to the call of supporting the elderly community of Entebbe “a place where  some of our retired employees stay”.

 Kisubi hospital, Entebbe referral hospital and volunteers from Good Deeds Day International provided free health screening and drugs to  the elderly while UPPC contributed food and refreshment.

Joseph Kiggundu the National Coordinator for Good Deeds  Day Uganda Chapter noted that the elderly need to be appreciated for their good deeds to their families, communities, and the country.

 He encouraged Ugandans to reach out to people in need, especially the elderly to make the evening of their lives better.

 “What the older people need, basically, is to reach out to them. Because at old age they tend to be deprived of their social networks, so they need people who can visit them, people who can sit with them and talk to them. They need medical care, basic household items like sugar, food, detergents, and also they need to be recognized. That’s why today we are recognizing them. Take them out at every given opportunity, sit with them, have a conversation, tell them some stories, crack some jokes, and give them a smile. That,will help them a lot” Kiggundu advised.

The day is marked  in over 200 countries to promote the spirit of doing good, and inspire every single person to do good.

For Kiggundu, “ if every single person the world over, did one good thing a day, this world would be carried out  in a wave of good deeds, and therefore there would be no political-social upheavals, there would be no unnecessary aggression, there would be no such misery that we see in the world today. But rather there would be a lot of peace, tranquillity, there would be happiness and the world would be a very good place to live in”.