Tukutana’s Medical Advocacy Initiative helps children in Uganda with complex physical disabilities access life-changing treatment by connecting families with hospitals, coordinating screenings and documentation, and arranging transportation.
Tukutana Advisory Board Member Savannah Eaton, an oncology nurse pursuing her PhD, brings specialized medical knowledge to this effort. She helps identify treatment options and connect families with medical professionals who can help their children, turning her nursing expertise into practical help for families facing complex medical challenges.
Recognizing her contributions to nursing and highlighting her work with Tukutana, the University of Tennessee College of Nursing featured Savannah in its alumni spotlight. We’re pleased to share excerpts from the article highlighting Savannah’s medical advocacy and her commitment to helping vulnerable children.
Serving with Tukutana
“Most recently, after spending a month volunteering in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, and Uganda with the ministry Tukutana, she joined its advisory board as a medical advocate. Tukutana works with local churches and leadership to provide clean drinking water access and other essential resources for vulnerable communities.”
On her Medical Advocacy with Tukutana
“Tukutana’s team often encounters children with complex medical needs, and Eaton helps connect those children and their families with licensed medical ministries and hospitals, supports them through screenings and documentation, and arranges transportation so they can receive the care they need.”
Nursing with Purpose
“Being a Vol nurse means embodying what it means to be a nurse in every aspect of life—remaining kind, honest, and grounded in purpose,” Eaton said. “It means carrying the values of nursing beyond the walls of the hospital and striving to represent both the profession and the Volunteer spirit with pride, humility, compassion, and integrity.”
We’re grateful for Savannah’s expertise and dedication to Tukutana’s medical advocacy work, and delighted to see her contributions recognized by the University of Tennessee College of Nursing.
Read the full VolNurse article below.
Savannah with a child that Tukutana’s team was introduced to met while we were constructing a water well in his village in western Uganda. Tukutana is working with leading medical experts to help facilitate the complex treatment he needs.
