High ICU Costs Spark Concern Over Patient Protection
When asked about intensive care unit (ICU) charges at Kawempe Hospital, Dr. Byaruhanga revealed that patients are charged UGX 1 million per week. However, most patients t...
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Kawempe Hospital Downgrade Could Set Back Uganda’s Healthcare, Director Warns
Kampala, Uganda | The Executive Director of Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Dr. Emmanuel Byaruhanga Kayogoza, has raised concerns that any move to downgrade Kawempe H...
Eight Years Later, Mulago Specialised Women & Neonatal Hospital Is Already Leaking & Requires UGX1.3bn To Replace The Roof
Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital wants UGX1.3Bn is to replace the leaking roof, just eight years after its construction and commissioning.The hospital was c...
Masaka Hospital ambulances grounded due to fuel cuts
Masaka Regional Referral HospitalKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka Regional Referral Hospital is facing challenges in its ambulance services following cuts i...
Mulago Hospital Grapples with “Fake Doctors†Preying on the Vulnerable As Extortion ‘Business’ Persists
Penina Atieno, the woman allegedly impersonating medics at Mulago (Mulago ICT Photo). Penina Atieno, the woman allegedly impersonating medics at Mulago (Mulago ICT Photo)...
Top 10 military hospitals in Uganda and how to access their services
These facilities vary in size and capability, ranging from small barracks hospitals to large referral centres equipped with specialised services. The Uganda People�...
Government Health Worker Arrested for Stealing 100,000 Doses of ARVs and Hiding Them in Latrine
A Ugandan government health work has been arrested for stealing 100,000 doses of ARVs and hiding them in a pit latrine.The Uganda National Drug Authority (NDA) said the a...
Africa’s one-dose cure brings sleeping sickness elimination within reach
SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Africa’s long battle against sleeping sickness may be approaching its final chapter as a new single-dose therapy gains international...
Urgent warning to anyone taking ibuprofen
People are being urged to beware of relying on anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen for pain relief because of their impact on kidney function. Those at higher risk...
NMS ROT RELOADED! New Report Exposes Drug Delivery Failures, Billions in Expired Medicines & A Brewing Succession War Around Kamabare
A thunderous alarm has been sounded over Uganda’s lifeline for public medicines after the latest report from the Auditor General ripped open the operations of the...