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CoRSU Launches Third Annual Incapacity Stroll to Increase UGX 400 Million for 100 Youngsters Residing with Disabilities – The Panorama Uganda
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David GOMBE
Complete Rehabilitation Companies for Folks with Incapacity in Uganda (CoRSU Hospital) has at the moment launched the third version of the CoRSU Incapacity Stroll, a nationwide fundraising and incapacity consciousness marketing campaign that seeks to lift UGX 400 million to supply life-changing surgical and rehabilitation look after 100 kids residing with disabilities.
The annual charity stroll, scheduled for Sunday, 4th October 2026 at MUBS Sports activities Floor, is anticipated to deliver collectively 1000’s of Ugandans, authorities leaders, company organisations, improvement companions, healthcare professionals, households and incapacity advocates in a united effort to enhance entry to specialised rehabilitation companies whereas championing incapacity inclusion throughout the nation.
The marketing campaign is being organised by CoRSU Hospital in partnership with EMKA Basis, MUBS, Crown Drinks Restricted (Pepsi & Nivana), Nice Outdoor, Humanity & Inclusion, Uganda Improvement Company (UDC), with extra companions anticipated to hitch within the coming weeks as preparations collect momentum. Recognition goes to the donors CBM, Hope and Therapeutic Worldwide, Smile Practice and Miracle Toes in your contribution compliments tremendously the CoRSU stroll proceeds.
This yr’s fundraising goal will immediately assist complete surgical and rehabilitation look after 100 kids, every requiring a mean of UGX 4 million for surgical procedure, remedy, assistive units and follow-up rehabilitation. The funds may also strengthen essential rehabilitation infrastructure, enabling CoRSU Hospital to succeed in much more kids requiring specialised care.
The marketing campaign comes in opposition to a rising demand for paediatric orthopaedic and rehabilitation companies in Uganda, the place near 300 kids yearly stay on ready lists for surgical procedure due to insufficient funding. By reaching this yr’s goal, CoRSU goals to scale back its annual backlog of unfunded surgical procedures by roughly 33 p.c, giving tons of of kids the chance to stroll, be taught, play and dwell extra impartial lives.
Now in its third yr, the CoRSU Incapacity Stroll has advanced into one in every of Uganda’s main incapacity advocacy initiatives, bringing collectively communities and establishments round a shared objective of guaranteeing that incapacity is rarely a barrier to alternative.
The affect of the initiative continues to develop. Throughout the 2025 version, the marketing campaign raised greater than UGX 71 million, enabling 17 kids to obtain orthopaedic and plastic surgical procedures, 21 sufferers to entry rehabilitation companies, and 62 sufferers to profit from different specialised medical care.
These achievements construct on CoRSU Hospital’s broader legacy. Since its institution in 2006, the hospital has carried out greater than 70,000 life-changing surgical procedures and rehabilitated over 100,000 sufferers, making it one in every of East Africa’s main centres for specialised orthopaedic surgical procedure and rehabilitation. Yearly, the hospital performs a mean of two,500- 5,246 surgical procedures and delivers roughly 12,500 remedy periods, with kids accounting for practically 80 p.c of all surgical procedures.
The launch was presided over by Patrick Menya, Social Gerontologist from the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Improvement, who attended because the Visitor of Honour and referred to as on Ugandans to unite behind kids residing with disabilities, noting that entry to healthcare and rehabilitation is a shared nationwide duty.
“The power of a nation is mirrored in the way it cares for its most susceptible residents. Each baby deserves the chance to dwell a wholesome, dignified and productive life no matter their circumstances. The CoRSU Incapacity Stroll is about restoring hope, creating alternative and demonstrating that collectively we will take away the limitations that proceed to restrict kids residing with disabilities. I encourage each Ugandan, each company organisation and each establishment to hitch this noble trigger on 4th October and assist rework lives.”
He additionally counseled CoRSU Hospital and its companions for championing incapacity inclusion, noting that collective motion is crucial in guaranteeing that individuals with disabilities take pleasure in equal alternatives.
“Incapacity inclusion shouldn’t be solely the duty of presidency; it requires all of us. Initiatives such because the CoRSU Incapacity Stroll reveal what might be achieved when authorities, the non-public sector, improvement companions and communities work collectively.
Talking on behalf of CoRSU Hospital, Robert Ochai, Chief Government Officer, mentioned the marketing campaign represents an funding in Uganda’s future.
“Behind each baby ready for surgical procedure is a household ready for hope. Each contribution made by means of this marketing campaign interprets into a baby strolling once more, returning to high school, gaining confidence and residing a fuller life. Our ambition this yr is greater as a result of the necessity is larger, however we’re assured that with the assist of our companions, sponsors and the generosity of Ugandans, we will attain our goal and rework the lives of at the very least 100 kids. Collectively, we will show that incapacity ought to by no means outline a baby’s future.”
Based on the Uganda Nationwide Inhabitants and Housing Census, 12.5 p.c of Uganda’s inhabitants lives with some type of incapacity, whereas many childhood disabilities can both be prevented or successfully managed by means of well timed entry to specialised healthcare. But for a lot of households, the price of therapy stays past attain, making initiatives such because the CoRSU Incapacity Stroll a lifeline for kids whose futures depend upon well timed intervention.
Members of the general public, company organisations, faculties, households and improvement companions are inspired to take part within the third CoRSU Incapacity Stroll on Sunday, 4th October 2026 at MUBS Sports activities Floor, and to assist the marketing campaign by means of sponsorships, donations and group registrations. Each step taken and each contribution made will assist restore mobility, dignity and hope to kids residing with disabilities.
To affix this fundraising marketing campaign, individuals and supporters can ship their contributions to CoRSU by way of MTN Cell Cash, Paybill Code: 599 393, or Airtel Cash Paybill: 4369 188 registered underneath CoRSU Hospital. For enquiries about taking part within the stroll or buying occasion kits, the CoRSU Buyer Care group is offered on 0761-002111 or 0761-002157.
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In fact, only Arsenal (52), Manchester City (50), Manchester United (45) and Bournemouth (37) have won more Premier League points in 2026 than Leeds United (35), with the Whites suffering just a single defeat across their past 13 league matches.
Yet Newcastle‘s implosion was remarkable as a young team were bullied and outfought.
Newcastle had previously made a good start under head coach Matthias Jaissle, following so much change in the summer, and were unbeaten in their opening five games in all competitions before this reality check.
But they have faced more shots than any other side in the Premier League.
However clinical Newcastle were in the opening weeks of the campaign, they mustered just eight efforts on target against Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Bournemouth before their trip to Elland Road.
That was a dangerous cocktail going into this game.
What was most galling, though, was the visitors’ failure to match Leeds‘ bite at a raucous Elland Road.
Jaissle’s side crumbled and conceded three goals in a chastening 14-minute period in the first half.
It was a night the German manager swore in his post-match news conference to illustrate how low he felt.
“I don’t want to point fingers and point any players out tonight,” he said. “We were not matching as a team the level of intensity, the level of duel behaviours, the level of physicality.
“This is something we need to bring on the pitch in every match. This is non-negotiable. It should be the basic fundamentals of football.
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Hamilton made 132 appearances and scored 70 goals for the east Belfast side and is already well respected at the club.
The 45-year-old has always had an eye for bringing in and developing younger talent, a skill which would benefit the Glens.
During his almost 12-year spell at the Lurgan Blues, he won the Irish Cup twice in 2014 and 2016, registered four third-place finishes and European football.
Hamilton currently manages Conference League side Ballymacash Rangers, who have won the Steel and Sons for the first time during his tenure.
A manager such as Hamilton, who has secured plenty of silverware during his career, will certainly tick a lot of the boxes that Glentoran would be hoping for in a new manager.
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That prize money was only introduced at the 2024 Games in Paris, and is paltry compared to the potential millions in winnings on offer in other major sports.
Some nations – including the USA – also choose to pay athletes who win medals from their own resources, but Britain does not.
Instead, athletes are awarded funding and grants by UK Sport, with the majority of the money coming from the National Lottery.
UK Sport ranks athletes by how likely they are to win medals at major events, and gives more funding to those whose chances it believes are better.
Athletes typically use that funding to pay for training camps, equipment, travel and, in some cases, personal support staff like physiotherapists, nutritionists and chefs.
So why would athletes be instructed to wear national team kit at the Ultimates?
The Ultimate Championship is billed as three fast-paced evenings with a record $10m (£7.4m) prize pot on offer for the biggest stars in athletics.
The condensed schedule and focus on star names is designed to appeal to viewers on television and social media – the latter likely playing a role in the focus on short, sharp bursts of action which can capture attention online.
Most viewers of athletics are used to watching athletes compete while wearing national kit at the Olympics and World Championships. Put simply, the use of a national kit makes it easier for the casual viewer to quickly spot who they should be rooting for and feel invested in the action.
But Kerr’s comments have highlighted the fact that something which may well improve the viewing experience can be felt as a direct financial negative by the athletes themselves.
With the next edition of the Ultimate Championship set to take place in September 2028, shortly after the Olympics in Los Angeles, the battle between brands and country could continue to heat up.
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