Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Regional Referral Hospital has received its first COVID-19 confirmed cases for treatment and management. The patients were brought aboard Teso Affairs Ambulance around 3:30 pm on Monday. The patients include three women and one girl. They were among the first 10 contacts of …
Read More »Soroti hospital steps up COVID-19 screening services
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Management of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital has stepped up covid-19 screening services. Since Monday, all visitors and patients accessing the hospital are screened at the gate immediately they finish washing hands. The hospital management has erected a small tent at the gate to check …
Read More »Soroti hospital suffers shortage of protective gear
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The shortage of protective gears has grossly affected the management of COVID-19 suspects at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. On Thursday afternoon, four COVID suspects were left unattended to for hours when health workers declined to interface with them citing lack of protective gears. The …
Read More »Soroti Hospital struggling to operate neonatal unit
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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