FDC presses govt on promised cancer centres after King Oyo’s death
The Ugandan opposition party FDC is pressuring the government to fulfill a decade-old promise to build regional cancer centers. They argue that the current centralization of services in Kampala creates an unfair burden on patients from other regions.
Why it matters
It highlights critical gaps in public health infrastructure and the accountability of government manifestos in Uganda.
The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has askd the government to fulfil its decade-old pledge to establish regional cancer centres, saying thousands of Ugandans continue to face long journeys and limited access to specialised treatment.
In a statement condoling with Tooro Kingdom following the death of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Rukidi IV, FDC Deputy Spokesperson Richard Muyombya Kalimagezi said the concentration of specialised cancer services in Kampala was placing an unnecessary burden on patients from other parts of the country.
He said Uganda continues to record tens of thousands of new cancer cases annually, while many patients face high treatment costs and long journeys to referral facilities.
“Many Ugandans are dying not because treatment is impossible, but because we have not built the systems to deliver it,” Mr Kalimagezi said on Monday .
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