Sudhir Ruparelia, Other Rotary Members Donate Village Ambulances To Help Pregnant Mothers In Rural Areas
In a bid to give back to the community, the Ruparelia Group has joined other members of the rotary to donate fully equipped tricycle ambulances worth $3000 to save pregnant mothers in rural areas of Uganda.
Sudhir Ruparelia who is the chairman of Ruparelia Group and a Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Muyenga was also recognised by the Rotary Club of Uganda and Tanzania for changing people’s lives in Uganda.
Sudhir was recognised at a function which took place at Speke Resort Munyonyo, graced by the Prime Minister of Uganda Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja on behalf of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
The Prime Minister flagged off the first 50 tricycle village ambulances donated by Rotary International and lauded Rotarians for offering voluntary services to underprivileged in various service delivery and quality health care initiatives.
”In a special way, I want to thank you Rotarians for working tirelessly to change the Ugandans’ ways of living, mostly the vulnerable. Thank you so much. The President also welcomes the idea of having a well-facilitated tricycle ambulance in every village in Uganda,” Nabbanja said.
According to the District Governor Rotarian Peace, the 50 tricycle ambulances will enhance the timely referral of mothers and newly born babies in hard-to-reach places.
He says this is a pilot project targeting Wakiso, Kabarole and Kabale. It will be rolled out in the entire country depending on the availability of resources adding that the tricycles will be registered under the Ministry of Health and will be situated at the health centre 111s where most maternal mortality cases are reported.
It should be remembered that for the past ten years, the Ruparelia Foundation has worked together with several stakeholders to champion positive change in different communities across the country to improve livelihoods in Uganda.
To date, more than 700 charitable causes have been funded by the charity.
The focus areas of the foundation include health care, education, sports, wildlife and environment conservation, disaster relief, startup and general welfare.
