Tag Archives: Mulago

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Chairperson of the Health Committee of parliament Dr Charles Ayume has called on fellow medical colleagues to call off a proposed strike set to start midnight today. “To my fellow medical colleagues,  Parliament approved the supplementary requests that where presented. This …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The casualty ward at Mulago Hospital is filled with victims of Tuesday morning blasts. Many people have cuts to their heads, arms and stomachs. Some have broken limbs, while others are bleeding profusely. Ambulances  are bringing in the injured majority of who are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Medical Store (JMS) is setting up a medical oxygen plant in Nsambya with the capacity to manufacture up to 150 cylinders per hour. Dr Bildard Baguma, the Store’s Executive Director told URN this morning that they are investing a million US Dollars …

Mulago to continue charging for specialized services Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patients seeking specialized care from Mulago National Specialized hospital will continue paying out of their pockets for drugs and sundries that are not quoted as essential medicines. Mulago Hospital Executive Director Dr Byarugaba Baterana told journalists on Friday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The re-opening of health training institutions has been characterized by low student turn up. The students were supposed to return to school yesterday after more than two months of being at home following the government’s move to institute a 42-day lockdown due to the …

Doctors warn practice can result in improper treatment or cause new illness Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | More Ugandans are treating themselves without first seeking medical adviceas the COVID-19 pandemic rages. The Council of Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda made the revelation in a recent statement. “With the surge of …

How public anger against Uganda government’s response to COVID is driven more by prejudice than facts THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Last Saturday, I lost my auntie, Princess Damali Komukyeeya of Toro. I tweeted that although she had COVID, she was fairly fine Friday evening. She developed breathing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patients that are currently receiving treatment for COVID-19 are spending an average of 20-days in hospitals, according to physicians. Previously, patients would spend at least 15-days in a hospital to heal from moderate to severe cases of the disease. But according to clinicians, most …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nathan Mboowa’s father was referred to Mengo hospital after developing breathing problems while in admission at Namungoona Orthodox hospital where he had been battling diabetes. That Monday night, Mengo hospital had run out of oxygen owing to the increased demand caused by a surge …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mulago National Referral Hospital has received equipment to set up a fifth oxygen plant to help meet the demand of oxygen as COVID-19 cases in the country increase. The new plant will supplement the amount of oxygen produced by the already existing four plants. According to hospital …