Wakiso, Uganda | Xinhua | For Betty Kyabajje, 28 years old, fetching water is an everyday struggle. Like in many African families, women are in charge of finding water, a resource their families need to survive — for drinking, cooking, sanitation, and hygiene. Kyabajje, who lives in Bukasa, a slum …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Arua City have arrested three staff of Arua Regional Referral Hospital over alleged theft of digital x-ray machine components. The West Nile Region Police Spokesperson Josephine Angucia identified the suspects as Billington Abila, a radiographer, Alex Okello, and Benard Olul …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health says only 10% of Health Center IVs in Uganda can offer blood transfusion services. Although Health Center IVs are supposed to conduct surgeries such as the caesarian section births in addition to treating conditions such as malaria which sometimes requires …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has received a consignment of ten automated COVID-19 testing equipment on Friday which they say will help them cut down on the time they spend analyzing results and their final release. Currently, people testing through the government labs have to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has asked judicial officers to participate in health activities for keeping them fit to avoid illnesses that are associated with sitting in offices for many hours such as back pain among others. The Chief Justice made the call on Friday …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPNDENT | A group of elders have called for quick processing of herbal remedies that have shown progress in treating cancer and diabetes owing to the high and increasing burden of these Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Uganda. The elders who have either battled or had …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has asked parliament to intervene into budget cuts, which she says are going to make it difficult for the sector to operate in the next financial year. Aceng on Thursday appeared before Parliament’s Health Committee that is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross section of directors of regional referral hospitals want government to prioritise budgeting for recruitment of specialists and consultants in the 2022/2023 financial year. The hospital directors blamed poor service delivery on the shortage of specialists and consultants. The directors of Hoima, Mbale, Lira and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has tasked parliament to prioritize revamping of the economy and the health sector in 2022/2023. Parliament through its sectoral committees is currently scrutinizing the 43 trillion Shillings National Budget Framework Paper tabled by the Ministry of Finance in December 2021. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital Dr Byarugaba Baterana has criticised ministers and Members of Parliament for curtailing the health facility’s efforts of generating revenue. He said they continuously demand free services at their private section. Dr Baterana said that it was …
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