Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | BMK-Uganda Ltd has until the end of this week to hand over the National Isolation Centre in Manyago, Entebbe municipality. The work which started in 2019 had initially stalled because of a COVID-19 induced lockdown which was announced in March 2020. But in the aftermath, the …
Read More »MOH promises to install oxygen plant at Entebbe isolation centre
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has promised to install an oxygen plant at Entebbe National Isolation Centre by September this year. Eng. George Otim, the commissioner of health infrastructure at the health ministry says the plant will be expected to generate at least 300 cylinders of …
Read More »MOH directs contractor to fix defects at Entebbe national isolation centre within ten days
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the mechanical and electrical works at the Entebbe National isolation centre do not meet the specifications, the health ministry has revealed. This came to the fore during a pre-handover inspection of the site conducted by a team of engineers and architects from the …
Read More »Uganda receives UGX 25Bn from Global Fund to install seven oxygen plants
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has received US$ 7million, about Shillings 25 billion from the Global Fund to install seven oxygen plants across the country. Eng. George Otim, the commissioner of health infrastructure in the health ministry says they will install the oxygen plants in Mbarara, …
Read More »Renovation works at a standstill on the National isolation center
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is yet to award a contract for the completion of the remodeling of the National isolation centre. The National isolation centre located in Manyago, Entebbe municipality was set up in 2009 to handle medical emergencies that require isolation such as …
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