In addition, Gibbs said that while he was not "ethically allowed to publicly disseminate confidential settlement discussions," he could confirm that Bach was able to speak directly with the mothers. In an email, Gibbs said that "the settlement was deemed by all parties to be in the best interests of all involved." We have feelings and we felt used by you when we came to your facility."Ĭontacted for comment by NPR, Bach gave her response through her U.S. She wouldn't be involved in medical practice in the country any more."Īnd all this was very meaningful to the mothers, said Kwagala, who told her, "We just needed to acknowledge that we are human beings. "She did apologize to them," said Kwagala. Primah Kwagala, a Ugandan civil rights attorney whose organization filed the suit on behalf of the mothers in January of last year, said that the settlement was in line with typical court judgments for medical malpractice death cases in Uganda and that it had brought her clients a measure of "closure." Under the agreement reached this week, Bach and the charity - Serving His Children - have jointly agreed to pay about $9,500 to each of the mothers, with no admission of liability. Bach was being sued by Gimbo Zubeda, whose son Twalali Kifabi was one of those children, as well as by Kakai Annet, whose son Elijah Kabagambe died at home soon after treatment by the charity. Renee Bach, an American missionary who operated a charitable treatment center for severely malnourished children in Uganda despite having no medical training, has settled a lawsuit brought against her in Ugandan civil court by two women and a civil rights organization.Īt least 105 children died in the charity's care. She has left Uganda and is now living in the U.S. Renee Bach, who is 31, was sued in Ugandan civil court over the deaths of children who were treated at the critical care center she ran in Uganda.