Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan government suspended its human organ transplant programme due to a lack of funding. Dr. Jane Aceng, the Minister of Health, explained the situation to Parliament’s Health Committee. The program requires Shs 5 billion to become operational. This money would be used to establish …
Read More »What’s in Uganda’s organ donation and transplant law?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Donating an organ to a patient who needs it is a gift, an organ shall not be sold and an organ shall not be removed from a living person without their consent. That is the summary of the law that was passed by …
Read More »Uganda setting up bone marrow transplant facility
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans due for bone marrow transplants will soon not need to travel abroad to access the services. Plans are underway to enable them access transplants in Kampala at the Uganda Cancer Institute. According to the Uganda Medical Board, more than 20 Ugandans annually travel …
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