Dr Opira: Northern Uganda’s father of radiology goes to rest

When the only radiotherapy machine at Mulago National Referral Hospital broke down in the early 1990s, all roads led to St Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu City since it was the only facility with an active and functional radiotherapy unit in the country.

This meant that the unit would absorb and handle patients not only from Uganda but also from Western Kenya, Rwanda, Eastern DRC, and Sudan, who depended on the Mulago facility.

For the young Dr Cyprian Opira, alias Dr CP, as was fondly referred to, who was in charge of the unit, this was an opportunity to serve even in tough times.

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