Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has started operating a computerized tomography (CT) scan, nearly eight months after its installation at the facility. The Health Ministry delivered the machine in November last year but has been idle due to a lack of a specialist radiologist to …
Read More »Soroti hospital’s CT Scan machine fully installed
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Regional Referral Hospital newly acquired aComputed Tomography Scan (CT Scan) machine is now in use. The machine that was delivered in April was installed in one of the new buildings near the main theatre. Prior to the installation of the machine, patients have …
Read More »Gulu hospital CT Scan machine lying idle over lack of an operator
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Computed Tomography Scan machine (CT Scan) at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital (GRRH) is lying idle due to the lack of personnel five months after its installation. The CT Scan machine is one of those that were delivered to the 14 regional referral hospitals by …
Read More »Arua hospital gets first CT scan machine
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local residents and leaders in West Nile are excited following the delivery of the first Computed Tomography (CT) scan to Arua Regional Referral Hospital by the health ministry. CT scan is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to get detailed images of the body …
Read More »CT scan reveals Kabanda was born with one kidney: Police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A scan recommended by the Uganda Police has revealed that 25-year-old Muhammad Kabanda, who accused Old Kampala Hospital of harvesting his kidney was born without the second kidney. According to an abdominal scan conducted by Associate Professor Kiguli Malwadde, a specialist radiologist at Kampala Imaging …
Read More »C-Care IHK launches CT scan machine
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | The C-Care IHK on Friday 19th launched their new state-of-the-art CT scan machine. CT scan is the newest addition to the hospital’s continued commitment to fulfilling its mission statement to bring quality healthcare to all, and as the leading provider of private medical services, it …
Read More »Government installs first CT Machine in Northern Uganda
Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through the Ministry of Health has installed the first Computed Tomography (CT) scan machine in Northern Uganda at St. John XXIII hospital Aber in Oyam District valued at Shillings 1.3 Billion. The CT machine will serve the people of Lango, Acholi, Teso …
Read More »Fort Portal regional hospital struggling to operate without X-ray machine, CT scan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital imaging department is struggling to operate effectively due to a faulty X-ray machine and lack of a CT scan. John Mali, the in-charge of the department says that the X-ray machine broke down about two months ago and they now …
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