Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Primary Health Care, Joyce Moriku Kaducu has accused management of Jinja regional referral hospital for failing to enforce the COVID-19 presidential directives. While inspecting the hospitalās isolation centre on Sunday, Kaducu said that security personnel have failed to limit …
Read More »Lockdown: Parliament demands registration of all mothers due for delivery
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga wants government to devise means of registering all mothers who are due for delivery. This stems from a ban on both public and private means of transport as part of the control measures against the spread of the …
Read More »Chinese nationals to be charged after testing for COVID19- Police
Kampala, Uganda |Ā THE INDEPENDENT |Ā Ā The six Chinese nationals who were arrested for escaping from Quarantine will be arraigned in court once they test negative for the corona virus, the Spokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Directorate, Charles Twine has revealed. The suspects are Huang Haiguiang, Li Chaochyan, Qin Shening, …
Read More »Part of MTN marathon money to refurbish Kawempe neonatal unit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENTĀ |Ā Ā Although MTN Uganda has not yet announced proceeds from the MTN Kampala marathon, Ministry of Health says they received prior commitment from the company that part of the money would go into renovating the Neonatal Unit at Kawempe National Referral hospital. The neonatal unit admits …
Read More »Personal commitment to fight cancer
Whoever you are, you have the power to reduce the impact of cancer for yourself, the people you love and for the world COMMENT | Joyce Moriku Kaducu | Every February 04, Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate World Cancer Day, to raise awareness of cancer and …
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