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 …
Read More »Over 50 senior medical workers vaccinated against COVID-19 in Arua city on day one
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 50 Health workers in Arua City took the COVID-19 jab on day one of the exercise. The COVID-19 vaccination exercise, which was officially launched on Monday afternoon at the cancer ward in Arua Regional Referral Hospital targeted heads of departments. Uncertainty about the …
Read More »Lack of trained staff leaves ICUs in regional referral hospitals idle
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Intensive Care Units in the country are not up and running as intended due to a lack of staff to operationalise the specialised wards. According to hospital administrators that URN spoke to, most regional referral ICUs in the country are not working due to a …
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