Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima Regional Referral Hospital is overwhelmed by the number of patients in need of Intensive care unit (ICU) services. Statistics at the hospital indicate that at least 30 patients in need of Intensive care Unit services are admitted every week yet it does not possess …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | In the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, 40-year-old Naome Kayongo joins the queue, a familiar ritual in her journey toward healing. She is among a growing number of patients seeking acupuncture, a traditional Chinese therapy, hoping to restore movement to her …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luwero District Administration has banned medical trainees from handling and administering treatment to patients without the presence of supervisors at health centers. Every year Luwero district receives over 200 medical students from different institutions to conduct training at health center IIIs, IVs, and Luwero …
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Women are raped, patients and others say. But accusers frequently aren’t believed, and justice is rare Kampala, Uganda | APOPHIA AGIRESAASI | The first time CJ was hospitalised for bipolar disorder, she alleges, a staff member who worked in security raped her one evening. She had been admitted at Butabika …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several patients seeking health services at Arua Regional Referral Hospital in the West Nile Region are being denied treatment due to lack of smartphones. The most affected patients are those seeking radiology services like X-ray and computerized tomography CT scan at the Out-Patients Department (OPD). …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has again ruled that the practice of private hospitals detaining patients who fail to pay their medical bills is illegal. In a case filed by the Center for Health, Human Rights, and Development-CEHURD and Mugerwa Raymond, suing through his father …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cancer Institute announced that it has added a new technology of blood and cellular therapy to provide more treatment options for patients, including those without cancer, but referred for advanced management. The therapy named apheresis is a procedure in which blood is collected …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An intern medical student from Soroti University is in trouble for allegedly extorting money from patients at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. The hospital authorities arrested and handed Cyraton Mutambi to the police for allegedly soliciting Shillings 148,000 from diabetes patients on Thursday morning. His luck …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital has explained the complaints of alleged maltreatment of patients at the facility raised by several social media users. Dr. Juliet Nakku, the Executive Director of the hospital told journalists at a press briefing on Monday that the treatment mechanisms employed by the …
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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of ambulances at Kapchorwa hospital is hindering the referral of patients. Siraje Masai, the District Health Officer, says that they struggle to ensure timely referral of cases to Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. He says that the only ambulance at the hospital is grounded …
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