Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have tasked a team of detectives from the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID to investigate the kidnap and subsequent death of musician Michael Kalinda alias Ziggy Wine. Kalinda breathed his last at Mulago National Referral Hospital this morning. The deceased was found in a devastating …
Read More »Half of Ugandans suffer from allergy-Study
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kampala are now more likely than ever before to develop allergies. In fact, five of every ten people in Kampala either have rhinitis, itchy watery eyes or skin rash. This is part of the findings of a study conducted the by Makerere …
Read More »Patients need national ID numbers to access services in new Mulago hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patients visiting the newly refurbished National Referral Hospital in Mulago will be required to submit their National Identification Numbers to be able to access services, David Nuwamanya, the hospital Principal Administrator has said. Nuwamanya says that the old paper records are currently being migrated …
Read More »PAC tasks Mulago hospital to account for UGX 245M
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee-PAC of parliament has issued a two day’s ultimatum to Mulago National Referral hospital officials to account for more than Shillings 245 million. The committee Chaired by Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the Budadiri West MP issued the ultimatum on Monday afternoon when …
Read More »Poverty leading cause of urban malnutrition-nutritionists
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cissy Nambajjwe, a resident of Bukesa Parish in Kampala Central Division can only afford a meal a day. Her meal is comprised of posho accompanied by boiled beans or mukene. Once a week, she gives herself a treat by eating chapatti. Nambajjwe attributes her eating …
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