By Patrick Opio
Senior Communications Officer
Lira University Teaching Hospital has acquired a modern refrigerator at a costs of sh29 Million for use at its mortuary to preserve dead bodies.
Dr Francis Olwa, the Head of Pathology Department said that the digitalised fridge takes 3 bodies at the same time, running from positive up to negative 6 degrees Celsius, meaning the dead body can be kept for a long time without decomposing.
Dr Olwa, the pathologist, noted that the Lira University Teaching Hospital Mortuary maintains the suitable environment for the dead bodies and also takes less space and store the body safely. Due to this reason, the mortuary refrigerator is the best choice for storing dead bodies.
According to Dr Olwa, also a senior lecturer at Lira University, sometimes dead corpses that are unidentifiable need to be stored properly, so that they remain identifiable for longer. Mortuary refrigerators are the only solution to this problem.
Dr Olwa revealed that the Mortuary fridge does not allow the pathogens to grow in the stored dead body adding that a silver ion anti-bacterial powder is added to the corpse when stored, which further protects the dead corpse from growth of any harmful bacteria.
For better temperature control, Dr Olwa noted that there is a numerical code display in the mortuary refrigerator, which allows the users to accurately control the temperature inside the refrigerator.
He said that the latest technology used for the construction of the refrigerator ensures the inside temperature remains stable. “Due to these features, the refrigerator offers more protection to the surrounding environment,” Dr Olwa observed.
He revealed that the fridge will preserve dead bodies from the Teaching Hospital and those from outside at a cost of sh20,000.
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