LUWEERO UCRF Branch Meeting - WAY FORWARD

Uganda Cancer Research Foundation (UCRF) Luweero Integrated Program

Monthly Meeting

Date: 15^th April, 2012

Agenda

§  Prayer

§  Communication from the Chair

§  Reading of the minutes and matters arising

§  Concluding remarks

§  Closing Prayer

Members present

Name                      Role/Designation             Contact

1.      Wasswa David    Member                              0782-763-787

2.      Dr. Mutebi Thadaeus       Member               0752-845-330

3.      Beatrice Kaibanda            Member               0782-675-544

4.      Isanga Anthony                 Member               0772-073-539

5.      Br. Anthony Musisi           Chairperson        0772-881-171

Absent with Apology

1.      Immaculate Nassazi         Secretary Luweero area  0774-127-435

Min 1/12: Opening Prayer

The meeting was brought to order with a prayer led by Mr. Wasswa David.

Min 2/12: Communication from the chair

The chairperson thanked members for sparing time and for committing their efforts to cancer cause. As we should sensitize ourselves, the chairman invited all members to be aware that cancer is with us. The challenge with us is always to think cancer is far away from us, remarked the chairperson.  In emphasizing the seriousness of cancer and need to even work harder, the chairperson cited an example of someone who was operated of cancer of the throat and didn’t survive. He further told us that his own father was also operated of prostate cancer six years ago but as we talk today, cancer has even spread to the rest of the body parts, surviving on only pain relief drugs. Additionally, his brother’s wife was also operated of breast cancer.

The chairperson thus mentioned that, we need to own the program and also to also to get immersed at the grass root.

With those remarks, the chairperson declared the meeting open.

Min 3/12: Reading of previous minutes

Minutes of the previous meeting were read to us by the secretary and corrections made accordingly.

Min 4/12: Matters arising

In the matters arising, one member got touched by the resignation of the UCRF Patron and other two key members. But however, asked members not to lose heart but instead to even harder for the growth of UCRF.

Another matter of concern, was that the artists have taken a strong drive in the growth of UCRF and so, members indicated how good it would be to partner and work hand in hand with the artists for the growth of UCRF.

Concerning getting legal acceptance to operate in the districts (Luweero, Nakaseke and Nakasongola), the process was already started on however, it was communicated that acceptance letters to operate in the district have haven’t been write us hence a need to visit these offices with our introductory letters and then requesting them for letters of acceptance to UCRF to serve in the three districts of Luweero, Nakaseke and Nakasongola.

Action: It was therefore agreed that districts offices would be visited in a fortnight from the date of our meeting. And the chairperson promised to follow up with the Luweero and Nakaseke districts while     Mr. Wasswa, Nakasongola district.

As for field outreaches, it was decided that they would be done monthly (the first Friday of the month) keeping in mind the ardent need of our target groups. However, besides that arrangement, we also agreed that whenever need arises which may call for immediate response, we shall not be waiting for the agreed day but, to respond immediately. It could be school/community visits for awareness creation or home visits to our patients name it.

 As for our monthly meetings, it was decided that, we shall be meeting every last Sunday of the month.

Another issue was how the Luweero team could possibly get involved in some of the BOD meetings at Kampala and even to be party in some of the decisions made at the National level. The idea here is that sometimes, the decisions made at the National level take time to be acted upon delaying and also constraining the work of UCRF at the grass root.

Before the concluding remarks, members willingly and individually contributed towards office rent and in total, raised 45,000= Uganda shillings.

Min 5/12: Opening Prayer

The chairperson concluded the meeting at 3.00pm thanking all members for turning up, and calling upon all members to hard for the growth of UCRF.

Signed by,

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Bro. Anthony Musisi                                                                                    Immaculate Nassazi
(Chairman UCRF Luweero)                                                                        (Secretary UCRF Luweero)