Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee have expressed concern about the inadequate staff and limited drug supplies to Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. On Monday, the MPs visited the hospital to conduct a verification of queries raised by the Auditor General. According …
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 …
Read More »Fort Portal health centers lack PPE, not observing SOPs
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government health centers in Fort Portal Tourism City are operating without Personal Protective Equipment –PPE and are no longer observing the Standard Operating Procedures– SOPs. Our reporter has visited at least six health centers in the city and discovered that most of …
Read More »Fort Portal regional referral hospital to reduce staff day offs
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital authorities are set to review the duty roster with a view of reducing the number of staff day-offs. It stems from the just concluded nationwide supervision exercise and on-spot check by the Ministry of Health where it was found …
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