An American woman Renee Bach who runs a Christian ministry in Uganda is being sued for operating an illegal medical facility in the country for over a decade through her non-profit “Serving His Children” (SHC).
A lawsuit filed by Women’s Probono Initiative (WPI) and two Ugandan mothers who claim their children died in Bach’s care, states that she impersonated a doctor leading to the deaths of Ugandan children.
Bach is accused of donning a white coat and stethoscope and performing minor medical procedures on sickly children, many of whom were suffering from malnutrition. The 35-year-old is said to have performed the procedures at a private clinic in her home in Uganda. While working there, The Times reported scores of deaths were recorded.
The charity SHC is funded by American donors and describes itself as “God-breathed and directed ministry working to end malnutrition”, but does not mention Ms Bach’s role.
She was supposed to be in court in March, but she reportedly did not show up.
Women’s Probono Initiative, which filed the lawsuit with the two mothers, said they were led to believe Bach was a ‘medical doctor’ and that her home was a ‘medical facility’ and she was seen wearing a white coat and stethoscope. She was also seen giving medication to children, according to the lawsuit.
The illegal clinic was ordered to close by local health authorities in 2015, but Bach continued to take in children who needed medical attention. The babies of the case’s two complainants, Gimbo Zubeda and Kakai Rose, were among those who died at the SHC facility after Bach failed to shut its doors.
The mothers allege that when their children died they were told that Bach didn’t have medical training and her facility had been closed in 2015 and ordered to stop treating children. Bach’s actions are believed to have led to the death of hundreds of children.
A group called No White Saviors (NWS) is using Twitter to try and bring attention the case.
#ReneeBach is absolutely hiding in the U.S. she did not even show up for court in Jinja in March. They are doing everything they can to stall and avoid accountability. The more people who know about this the harder it will be for them to just sweep it under the rug. https://t.co/5hBmm8f2fu
— No White Saviors (@nowhitesaviors) June 11, 2019
They’ve also asked for help finding a Virginia licensed attorney to consult on pursuing legal action in US against Bach and ‘Serving His Children’.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A VIRGINIA LICENSED ATTORNEY TO CONSULT ON PURSUING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST #ReneeBach and #ServingHisChildren https://t.co/dCDK9x92ha
— No White Saviors (@nowhitesaviors) June 19, 2019
This is Maasai. He has been left with irreversible physical and mental disabilities because of #ReneeBach ‘s botched medical experimentation. Former staff and the family of Maasai report that Renee Bach was the one to treating their child at @servinghis pic.twitter.com/gUpiReUpNR
— No White Saviors (@nowhitesaviors) June 13, 2019
