UPDF commissions new medical facilities in South Sudan
The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) commissioned new medical facilities in South Sudan to mark Uganda's 64th Independence Day. The project aims to improve healthcare access for both military personnel and the local South Sudanese community.
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UPDF commissions new medical facilities in South Sudan
The Joint Task Force Commander, Brig Gen Anthony Lukwago Mbuusi, thanked President Yoweri Museveni and the UPDF leadership, particularly the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, for their financial and logistical support to the operation.
The facilities include a laboratory, an operating theatre, an antenatal room and a dental unit, aimed at improving healthcare delivery to UPDF personnel and the surrounding South Sudanese community. (Courtesy photo)
The Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF), serving under Operation 'Mlinzi wa Kimya' in South Sudan, has commissioned new medical facilities at its headquarters in Bilnyang to mark Uganda's 64th Independence Day.
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