Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Masindi is holding a 16-year-old girl for allegedly stealing a three-day old baby girl. The suspect whose names have been concealed by police because she is a minor, is a resident of Nyabyeya village, Budongo sub county, Masindi district. It is alleged that …
Read More »Masindi hospital health workers abandon patients over lack of PPE
Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers at Masindi General Hospital have laid down their tools due to lack of Personal Protective Equipment-PPE. This has left several Covid-19 patients stranded. Most of the health workers who spoke to Uganda Radio Network on condition of anonymity noted that all the PPE …
Read More »Two senior health officials in Masindi test positive for COVID-19.
Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tension is high at Masindi Hospital as two Senior Health workers at the facility have tested Positive for COVID-19 alongside four other community members. The results of the two were released to the district Health officials by the Health ministry on Sunday evening. Dr …
Read More »Two Somali Nationals escape from COVID-19 quarantine centre in Masindi
Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health officials in Masindi district are hunting for two Somali Nationals who escaped from Masindi hospital COVID-19 quarantine center. The Somalis Ibrahim Muhamed and his wife Shamula Muhamed escaped from the center on Monday. Dr Rogers Musinguzi, the head of COVID-19 case management team …
Read More »Masindi hospital runs out of protective gear
Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masindi hospital has run out of key essential protective gears for management of COVID-19. Some of the protective gears which are out of stock include masks, infrared thermometers, and gumboots among others. Dr Felix Twinomugisha, the Masindi Hospital Medical superintendent says currently they are …
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