Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has launched the scale-up of Minimally Invasive Surgeries and state-of-the-art endoscopy center at Mulago National Referral Hospital. The centre located on the second flow of the hospital was set up with support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency(KOICA). Speaking …
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Paris, France | AFP | Some 28.4 million planned surgeries could be cancelled or postponed globally due to the new coronavirus pandemic, according to new research warning that huge backlogs risk “potentially devastating” consequences for patients and health systems. The study, published this week in the British Journal of Surgery, modelled …
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THIS WEEK: Mengo defends self on surgeries that went wrong Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While appearing before parliament, Acting Health Minister Sarah Opendi revealed that the ministry was unaware about a free medical camp held at Mengo hospital in which many patients operated died. The camp held in October …
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