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Soroti hospital discharges baby implanted in the liver

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Florence Anabo, a 23-year-old mother from Amuria district whose baby was implanted in the liver before delivery has been discharged from Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. The mother was discharged together with her baby after spending a month in the hospital. She was operated by a …

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300 legislators, parliament staff tested for COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Up to 300 Members and Staff of Parliament were screened for COVID-19 on Thursday. The screening which started at 8 a.m. and closed at 5 p.m. followed guidance by the Ministry of Health to test all members as a way of reducing exposure to COVID-19 …

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Mulago hospital boss disclaims COVID-19 remarks

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Mulago Hospital Executive Director Dr Byarugaba Baterena has disowned remarks that he called for the total lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions.  Dr Byarugaba was this week quoted by the media calling for the suspension of COVID-19 restrictions on account that COVID-19 has turned out to …

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Uganda heart institute relocates to Mulago hospital

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Heart Institute ( UHI) has handed back Uganda Cancer Institute premises that it has occupied for the last four years. UHI has been occupying the forth floor of UCI since 2016 after the health body was forced to move when renovations on Mulago …

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COVID-19: Entebbe hospital admits eleven pregnant returnees

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Entebbe Hospital has admitted eleven expecting women who recently returned into the country and have symptoms of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Majority of these expecting women are in their second or third trimesters. They are also among the 270 Ugandans and legal residents who returned from United …

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I am yet to receive my COVID-19 test results – MP Kahunde

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Woman MP for Kiryandongo Helen Kahunde has said she is yet to receive her COVID-19 test results after she tested for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Following unconfirmed reports in the corridors of Parliament that a female MP had tested positive for COVID-19, many online news …

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Ugandan MPs to be screened for COVID-19

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will screen MPs for the coronavirus disease-COVID-19. The exercise will start tomorrow Thursday, July 15. The decision followed an engagement with officials from the Ministry of Health officials who guided that MPs needed to be tested based on their engagements which …

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