Doris Okundina has been offered a scholarship for a diploma in nursing at Uganda Christian Institute in Lira.
Okundina shot to limelight early this in March when she wheeled a patient for 3 kilo meters after failure to get an ambulance from Ediofe Health Centre to Arua Regional Referral Hospital.
She has a certificate in Comprehensive nursing.
Uganda Christian Institute in Lira has since written to Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr Diana Atwine on May 4, that they are offering the nurse scholarship.
“The purpose of this letter is therefore to notify the Ministry of Health management and to seek for further guidance on how we can engage with the beneficiary soon after the lockdown and to officially hand over to her this package,” the letter by the institute’s chairperson of the governing council, Prof Alfred Olwa reads.
The institute says that the act by the nurse was a maximum display of her professional conduct.
The offer is effective in the immediate intake when normal operations resume after the Covid-19 lockdown.
“This offer is channeled through the Ministry of Health to encourage many health workers to continue with commitment of saving lives and serving humanity. As a Health training school, this is just part of various scholarship programs to several vulnerable students training to become health workers in the country,” the institute’s letter to the Health Ministry says.
Okundinia confirmed that he had been informed of the scholarship offer that she said is warmly welcome.
“Yes. I have been informed by one of the institute’s officials. I am grateful. I have already served for 5 years and upgrading my career is absolutely a good offer,” she said.
Okundinia’s heroic action however, raised dust among district officials who accused her of exposing them.
The Minister of Health Dr Ruth Aceng had earlier referred to her as a “true hero.”
