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Original 1962 COI Uganda Photo Nurse Sanyu Babies Home Buganda Health Press
Up for sale is an authentic, original vintage British Official Photograph issued for British Information Services by the Central Office of Information (COI) in London. This heartwarming early-1960s press print documents social healthcare systems and childcare institutions in East Africa during a milestone decade of regional history.
Subject: A close-up portrait of a smiling African nurse in uniform holding a young toddler dressed in a checkered dress. The photograph was taken on-site at the historic Sanyu Babies\' Home in Buganda, Uganda.
Country of Subject: Uganda
Date Issued: March 1962
Picture Number: K.30569
Dimensions: 6.5\" x 8.25\"
Archival Markings:The reverse features the full, original blue ink-stamped text slip from the Central Office of Information, London. The text outlines the state of healthcare infrastructure in Uganda at the time, noting that the country possessed 27 Government hospitals with over 4,000 beds, nearly 1,500 beds in mission hospitals, and about 2,500 beds in dispensaries and maternity centres. It details nurse training facilities, developments in preventive medicine, water supply, and sanitation improvements, alongside noting that the Licentiateship of Medicine & Surgery of East Africa awarded by Makerere College was officially recognized by Britain\'s General Medical Council.
Provenance & Authenticity:100% original period print produced by the UK Central Office of Information. We do not sell modern reprints or reproductions.
Very good condition. See the photos.
Combined shipping available.
