Moving on, the police medical emergency team at Namugongo catholic martyrs’ shrine has referred 15 pilgrims to Mulago national referral hospital with severe malaria, diarrhea, and hypertension.
Dr. Edward Piyota, who is attached to the police medical emergency team, says the pilgrims with malaria were trembling because of delayed treatment.
According to Piyota, the medical tests conducted on the pilgrim’s show that they contracted malaria during their long trek to Namugongo and didn’t bother to get treatment, which weakened their bodies.
Dr. Piyota said that this prompted them to refer the pilgrims to Mulago National Referral hospital for better management.
Dr.Piyota on pilgrims……
He said that some of them became too weak because of the long journey and insufficient meals.
The Red Cross Emergency team also referred three pilgrims to the hospital for better management. Osbert Sserugo, the Kampala central division Red Cross manager, said they had been briefed that the pilgrims were responding to treatment.Mr.Osbert speaking…..
Over 20 other pilgrims including children were rushed to the Red Cross emergency team unconscious after collapsing. Some of the pilgrims collapsed in queues as they were waiting for clearance to access the shrines. END
