Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tension is high at Masindi Hospital as two Senior Health workers at the facility have tested Positive for COVID-19 alongside four other community members. The results of the two were released to the district Health officials by the Health ministry on Sunday evening. Dr …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 50 passengers have so far missed their flights for showing up at Entebbe International Airport with invalid COVID19 negative test certificates. All travellers going through the airport are required to present a negative PCR COVID-19 test certificate issued within 120 hours before …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lango Paramount Chief Yosam Odur Ebii has been transferred to Mulago National Referral Hospital for treatment. Odur was first admitted at Lira University Teaching Hospital on Saturday, for treatment of a fatigue-related illnesses. But according to a statement issued by the Office of the …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Internal Affairs Minister Gen. Jeje Odongo has said that people who were illegally staying in Uganda at the time of the closure of airports and borders early in the year, will have to seek clearance to travel. This is one of the guidelines that …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ayivui health center III in Arua city has received a newly refurbished maternity ward and medical equipment valued at over Shillings 100 million. The ward was renovated and equipped by the Bank of Uganda under its social corporate responsibility to promote professional health care services …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of mentally ill persons seeking mental health services at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has drastically reduced amidst the rising number of deaths by suicide in Acholi sub region. Freddy Odong, a psychiatric nurse and the project manager of suicide prevention at Gulu Regional …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cancer Institute-UCI has drafted a new 10-year National Cancer Control Plan 2020. The plan provides for the care of new categories of cancer patients like refugees, migratory communities and emphasizes pediatric cancer care, which wasn’t in the previous plan. Dr. Jackson Orem, the …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale district has registered 93 cases of tuberculosis in the last eight months, according to statistics collected by the Health department from both private and public treatment facilities. The 93 cases are part of 24,023 people who were screened for tuberculosis between January and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has changed its COVID-19 testing protocols to prioritize symptomatic patients admitted in the hospitals. Previously, the same emphasis was put for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients. But now, the health ministry wants to make sure that tests for patients with …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Teacher Union has said that the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs that were released by the education and health ministries to guide the re-opening of schools raise more questions regarding the safety of learners and teachers. Last week, President Okayed the reopening of …
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