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Christian missionary who 'played doctor' sued by Ugandan parents over deaths of children
Serving His Children (SHC) is a Christian-based, “God-breathed,” nonprofit organization and ministry that was established in 2007. SHC’s aim was to provide “therapeutic care for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition,” among other programs, according to its official About page.
Two mothers in Uganda see it differently, however, and are suing the organization, as well as its founder, Renee Bach, for misleading families into believing she and the group were a legitimate medical operation.
The mothers, who are represented by the Women’s Probono Initiative (WPI), say that Bach frequently led them to believe she was a medical doctor. She wore a white lab coat and stethoscope and posted blog posts (which have since been deleted) on her site that described ascribing treatment, including administering IVs and taking blood, that would lead one to believe she was an actual medic of some kind, according to All Africa.
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SHC was briefly closed down in 2015 by a Ugandan District Health Office, although it has since reopened. More than 100 children have died in its care.
SHC has defended Bach “playing doctor” in the past, responding to criticism in 2018 by stating “she never represented herself as a medical professional and was always acting under the supervision of licensed medical personnel.”
Two mothers in Uganda see it differently, however, and are suing the organization, as well as its founder, Renee Bach, for misleading families into believing she and the group were a legitimate medical operation.
The mothers, who are represented by the Women’s Probono Initiative (WPI), say that Bach frequently led them to believe she was a medical doctor. She wore a white lab coat and stethoscope and posted blog posts (which have since been deleted) on her site that described ascribing treatment, including administering IVs and taking blood, that would lead one to believe she was an actual medic of some kind, according to All Africa.
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SHC was briefly closed down in 2015 by a Ugandan District Health Office, although it has since reopened. More than 100 children have died in its care.
SHC has defended Bach “playing doctor” in the past, responding to criticism in 2018 by stating “she never represented herself as a medical professional and was always acting under the supervision of licensed medical personnel.”
[link:https://deadstate.org/christian-missionary-who-played-doctor-sued-by-ugandan-parents-over-deaths-of-children/|
What is it is with privileged westerners and their god complex when it comes to emerging nations?!?!
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