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Kirk Whalum set to headline Rotary’s fundraising campaign for the Mengo Rotary Blood Bank

Matooke Republic by Matooke Republic
March 4, 2019
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Rotary Uganda is looking to raise $500,000 towards the equipping of the Rotary Blood Bank at Mengo Hospital. Funds from the concert, featuring jazz renowned saxophonist Kirk Whalum, will go towards purchasing equipment, which will enable the facility to test, process and pack safe
blood, buy consumables and to also purchase a fully equipped mobile blood bank to transport blood safely.

The concert dubbed ‘Kirk Whalum Live’ will take place on Thursday 7th March atKampala Serena Hotel and tickets are on sale for Shs200,000 and a table for Shs5mn

Kirk Whalum is an American jazz saxophonist and songwriter. He has recorded a series of well received solo albums and film soundtracks, with music ranging from pop to R&B to smooth jazz. His musical accomplishments have earned him a total of 12 Grammy nominations. Whalum will visit and tour the Rotary Mengo Blood Bank during his Ugandan tour.

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Sponsors for the concert and the second phase of the Blood Bank include Stanbic Bank and MTN Uganda, which will have each contributed Shs75 million, The Vision Group and the Institute of Corporate Governance Uganda.

The idea of constructing a Blood Bank at Mengo Hospital was born in 2013/2014 when a number of Rotary Clubs under the leadership of the then District Governor Emmanuel Katongole, set out to build a modern facility to complement the existing National Blood Bank in Nakasero. The total cost of this project was US$ 1,103,000.


The construction of the 800sqm facility cost $856,000. This was funded by local initiatives including fundraising concerts, a Rotary Cancer run and donations from corporate entities, Rotarians and individual well wishers. The sophisticated blood banking equipment and training of the specialized staff cost $247,000, which was raised from Rotary Clubs both in Uganda andabroad through a Rotary grant.


The Rotary Blood Bank was jointly opened by the then Rotary International President John F.Germ and the Right Prime Minister of Uganda Hon. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda. The facility is fully functional and employs 13 medical practitioners. It operates under the supervision of Uganda Blood Transfusion Service (UBTS).

Since its establishment on 27th February 2017, approximately 9,647 units of blood have been collected in the Rotary Mengo Blood Bank.
Currently, the Rotary Blood Bank cannot process blood because it lacks the capacity to test for infections. Additionally, it cannot separate blood into components.

The collected blood is stored and sent to at Uganda Blood Transfusion Services for processing and this causes blood shortage in the country due to lack of the processing requirement. Furthermore, there is shortage of consumables like blood bags and blood donation sets, which limit the blood donations from the public.


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