Tag Archives: health facilities

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts attending an event to mark World Breastfeeding Week in Kampala have urged the government to set up human milk banks at public hospitals, noting that babies are unnecessarily being initiated on milk supplements too early, affecting their survival and health outcomes later in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)-managed dumpsite in Kiteezi, Jennifer Namulondo, a resident of Lusanja, has noticed a disturbing trend. Although the site was temporarily closed, she says piles of garbage are still being dumped in the area. As she told URN, what …

Kapelebyong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kapelebyong district security committee has tightened security measures to ensure the safety of drugs in all health facilities across the district. This follows rising cases of the theft of drugs in health facilities across the district. The new measures were informed by the recent raids …

WHO, UNICEF places them behind Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan health facilities are listed among 8 countries with the lowest coverage of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in the world, according to the latest report by the Joint Monitoring Programme of the World Health …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs on the Health Committee have concluded a week-long oversight visit to health facilities in eastern Uganda, where health workers there have pleaded with lawmakers to expeditiously address the challenge of dilapidated facilities. The health workers say that service delivery has been greatly affected by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More mothers from Karamoja sub-region are now delivering their babies from health facilities according to Dr Charles Nuwagaba, a health expert attached to the Drylands Integrated Development Project funded by the Office of the Prime Minister. Dr Nuwagaba told URN that health facility deliveries which …

Karamoja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved a proposal to borrow 10 million Euros (over Shillings 41.9 billion) from Italy to finance the Karamoja Infrastructure Development Project Phase 2. The money will finance the construction of 68 staff houses for selected health facilities in all the districts of Karamoja, …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Several interns deployed in health facilities across the country are not supervised, creating a loophole with far-reaching implications for the sector. This is according to Dr Richard Idro the President of Uganda Medical Association. Dr Idro observes that while more than a hundred specialist …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Health facilities in the country are stuck with obsolete equipment due to lack of a hospital equipment disposal facility. This came up during a conference of biomedical engineers held in Kampala on Thursday. The biomedical engineers noted that they are currently challenged on how …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Family planning experts say there is still constant stock out of family planning products at the different health facilities. According to Robina Biteyi, the Executive Director White Ribbon Alliance, there are no implants at the National Medical Stores. She said other challenges that are …