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Ugandan Rotary Club calls for assessment of local needs

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The Rotary Club of Kampala Islanders held a free medical camp in Rushambya, in Mitooma District, where residents received screenings, malaria treatment and mosquito nets. The club is calling on the Ugandan government to assess local needs before designing public services, Nile Post reports.

The Rotary Club of Kampala Islanders, a Ugandan service club, has called on the authorities to assess communities’ needs before designing public interventions. The call was made during a medical camp held in the village of Rushambya, in Mitooma District, Nile Post reports.

Residents received free medical care and other health services. The club said an assessment conducted before the camp had identified gaps in access to healthcare, which guided the organisation of the intervention.

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