2. Augenarztausbildung erfolgreich abgeschlossen

Dr Namwase Shamiim - rechts im Bild

Unsere Stipendiatin - Dr Namwase Shamiim hat am 23. Mai 2023 ihre Ausbildung zur Augenärztin erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Mittlerweile arbeitet sie selbständig in der Provinz Lira - 340 km von der Hauptstadt Kampala entfernt, wo sie eine operative ophthalmologische Abteilung am Lira Regional Referral Hospital aufbauen konnte. Sie ist dort die einzige Augenärztin für 10 Distrikte.

Unser Lions Club gratuliert ihr ganz herzlich zum schönen Erfolg und freut sich über ihr großartiges Engagement. Wir wünschen ihr alles Gute für die weitere Arbeit als Augenärztin. Ganz besonders freuen wir uns darüber, dass Sie seit 2 Jahren auch die Lions-Mitgliedschaft besitzt.

Unsere Mitglieder haben beschlossen, dieses Engagement fortzusetzen und ein weiteres Ausbildungs-Stipendium zu finanzieren.

Übergabe der Diplom-Urkunde

Danksagung

I am Dr Namwase Shamiim, an Ophthalmologist working with Lira Regional Referral Hospital in Northern Uganda.

I graduated from Mbarara University of Science and Technology on 27th 
May 2023. I would like to take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude for your numerous generous contributions towards my Masters of Medicine in Ophthalmology. I feel privileged to have been chosen as a beneficiary of your sponsorship. Your sponsorship helped immensely to rase my financial burden allowing me to focus on my academic pursuits but also inspired me to help others and give back to the community. Your belief in my potential and investment in my future has been motivating and I am committed to paying it forward by providing quality ophthalmology services in the community that I work in.
 

Teilnehmerin am Weiterbildungskongress

Dr Namwase Shamiim ist Lions Mitglied

Lion’s Club International has played a huge role in many parts of the country, and I am happy to have become a member (Lion) in 2021 helping to further enrich the Ophthalmology activities and outreaches. 
Your commitment to improve the lives of Ugandans continues to inspire me every day. I am truly humbled to be able to play a small part in the great work that you are doing.
Your support has opened doors that would otherwise have remained closed. Please accept my heartfelt gratitude for your investment in my future.

Without your help I may never have been able to sail through the course smoothly let alone complete it. There aren’t enough words to explain how thankful I am, I will forever be grateful for the support that you gave me through my studies both financially and psychologically. 

Im Operationssaal

Aufbau des operativen Departments

Currently I am heading the eye department at Lira Regional Referral Hospital in Lira district which is 340 km from the capital city Kampala where I have worked for 10 months now, and I am the only Ophthalmologist serving 10 surrounding districts. In Lira Regional referral hospital's eye department, I found a non-functional theatre, no consumables, etc. I have since worked hand in hand with the hospital director and administration at large to make the department operational.


 

Mitten unter ihren Patientinnen

Erfolgreiche Arbeit

I have so far operated on 318 surgical patients including cataract surgeries, glaucoma surgeries, corneal repairs, eviscerations, lid lacerations, and excisions. A total of 7073 outpatients have been seen since I joined the department. I also conduct monthly CMEs for my junior staff for the smooth running of the department. The number of patients has increased gradually, I started with 7 surgical patients a week back in April 2023, and as of the end of November, I operate up to 30 surgical patients a week. I have also participated in 7 outreaches around the country this year and attended the COECSA conference in August. Next week I will be in Singida, Tanzania for an Ophthalmology cross learning meeting.