Jjanyi children immunised against Polio and other killer diseases

As it is the normal routine of Rotary Club of Kajjansi to carry out routine immunisation against Polio and other killer diseases, Saturday October 12, 2019 was no exception. Although it rained heavily, mothers could not be stopped from bringing their children to receive these free medical services.

President Joyce Magala giving a child a dose of  polio vaccine at Jjanyi (Photo by Hannington Sebuliba)

By 9:00am, the place where immunisation takes place every second Saturday of the Month, was full of mothers and their children. The medical officers started by giving some health talk to these mothers especially about  measles which is now becoming very rampant in the country.

More and more mothers and their children came in during the rain to be attended to. When the rains intensified, we had to shift from the open area to the local council chairman's office.

It was a time for all rotarians to get involved in the vaccination exercise as each one of them had something to do. This showed how well they were connecting with the communities in which they are living in.

Rtn. Tenywa immunising a child at Jjanyi

Rtn. Walakira also had his turn of giving a child a polio dose

Rtn. Barbara Kawere giving a child a Polio vaccine dose

The young children who had come to get de-worming tablets would each leave the immunisation place after getting biscuits courtesy of Rotary club of Kajjansi.

Maama Betesi who had brought her two children for immunisation was all praises "lotale ya Kajjansi tugyebaza okutuwonya okutundigga eggeendo ly'eKisubi n'Entebbe okugema abaana baffe" literary translated as "we thank Rotary club of Kajjansi for bringing services nearer to us. We no longer go to Kisubi or Entebbe for immunisation"

working on children inside the LC Chairman's office

Rtn. Esther registering children who had come to take deworming tablets