Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The neonatal unit at Mbarara regional referral hospital is struggling with staffing gaps, which affects service delivery especially care for premature babies. The unit and the referral hospital in general serve patients from districts in Uganda and the neighboring Rwanda, and Tanzania. There are currently …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers at Arua Regional Referral Hospital are grappling with the high number of premature births amidst limited space in the neonatal care unit. The unit was designed to accommodate only 16 babies, especially those born before 28 weeks of gestation and those who are …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Neonatal Unit at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital is struggling to operate. The unit operates in a tiny room within the pediatric ward. The room has three baby warmers, three infants’ beds and an incubator. Doctors and nurses only visit the unit during routine check-up …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At the Neonatal Unit of Kawempe National Referral Hospital, a lady who declines to be named sells baby moisturizers and soaps to mothers. But they have one strict instruction; to either carry them in their handbags as they move out or conceal them in …
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