Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross section of directors of regional referral hospitals want government to prioritise budgeting for recruitment of specialists and consultants in the 2022/2023 financial year. The hospital directors blamed poor service delivery on the shortage of specialists and consultants. The directors of Hoima, Mbale, Lira and …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of specialists at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital is denying the population access to services. The facility which serves the districts of Kabarole, Bunyangabu, Kyegegwa, Kyenjojo, Kamwenge and Ntoroko, has 11 specialists out of the required 26. Alex Adaku, the hospital director …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Intensive Care Unit-ICU at Lira Hospital is operating without specialized staff. A report presented to the Parliamentary COVID-19 Task Force shows that the ICU has 3 doctors, 2 medical officers, 2 specialist ICU nurses and 6 support staff. An ideal intensive care unit requires …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Engineers and Physical Infrastructure specialists have welcomed a move to widen Uganda’s road reserves from the current 15 to 40 meters. They say that wide reserves are important for the future development of Uganda’s road infrastructure. The nod comes amid the discussion of a draft …
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