Stanbic Donates UGX40 Million in Maternal Health Equipment to Obongi Facility

October 19, 2026 in Companies by Editor

Stanbic Bank Uganda has donated maternal health equipment and supplies worth UGX40 million to Obongi Health Centre IV, which handles nearly 1,400 deliveries annually but operates at just 32pc of its required staffing levels.

 

Stanbic Bank Uganda has donated maternal health equipment and supplies worth UGX40 million to Obongi Health Centre IV, where staffing shortages and rising demand are putting pressure on services at the district’s main referral facility.

The donation includes 20 hospital beds, 30 mattresses, two patient monitors and 200 Mama Kits intended to support safer deliveries and improve care for mothers and newborns.

The facility conducts about 1,388 deliveries annually, including 322 Caesarean-section procedures, according to Dr Tagule Sunday, the Assistant District Health Officer in charge of Maternal and Child Health.

Serving a district of more than 240,000 people, including refugee-hosting communities, the health centre also receives patients from neighbouring areas, placing additional demands on its personnel and equipment.

Obongi County MP Hassan Kaps Fungaro said the facility operates at only 32 per cent of its required staffing levels, highlighting the workforce constraints confronting healthcare delivery in the district.

The shortfall means that while the new equipment could improve patient care and working conditions, the facility continues to face a broader challenge in ensuring that it has enough personnel to meet demand.

Speaking at the handover ceremony, Stanbic Uganda Holdings Chief Executive Mark Ocitti Ongom said improving access to healthcare required cooperation between government, the private sector and communities.

“A nation’s social progress cannot be the responsibility of government alone,” Ocitti said, adding that the donation was intended to strengthen the facility’s capacity to care for mothers and newborns.

He described the contribution as an investment in safer deliveries, patient dignity and support for healthcare workers.

Assistant Resident District Commissioner Eva Kwesiga Nalongo welcomed the donation, urging health workers and administrators to ensure that the equipment is properly maintained and put to effective use.

She said Obongi’s difficult accessibility and vulnerability made partnerships with private-sector institutions important in addressing local service-delivery challenges.

The donation was made under Stanbic Bank’s annual October Love Month community outreach programme, which this year forms part of activities marking the bank’s 35 years of operations in Uganda.

Stanbic Bank Uganda Executive Director and Head of Personal and Private Banking Sam Fredrick Mwogeza also attended the handover.

For Obongi, the immediate contribution is additional capacity for a facility handling more than 1,300 deliveries a year. However, the reported staffing deficit points to the need for sustained investment in health personnel alongside equipment and supplies if the district is to close the gap between demand for maternal care and the services available.