Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has designated three hospitals to continue the Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign. They are Kawempe Regional Referral hospital, Mulago National Referral and the Kampala Capital City Authority health centre. According to the health ministry, the posts have been set up to enable …
Read More »Health Ministry establishes measles-rubella immunization post in Mulago hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has set up a measles-rubella centre at Mulago Hospital to cater for children who were not vaccinated during the measles-rubella and polio mass immunization campaign. According to Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the Ministry of Health spokesperson, even after the extension ended on …
Read More »Mak school of Public Health carrying out air quality tests on Mulago hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University School of Public Health is carrying out air quality monitoring at Mulago Hospital area. In an interview with Uganda Radio Network on Friday, Dr John Ssempebwa, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health said Mulago is a …
Read More »Chinese National survives mob after ordering guard to shoot civilian in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An Unidentified Chinese businessman has survived the wrath of charged traders after he allegedly ordered his security guard to shoot a casual labourer attached to a shop at William Street, Kampala. The casual labourer had allegedly questioned him on for blocking their shop with a …
Read More »Arua conjoined twins not separable- Mulago Doctors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | According to Mulago Women and Neonatal Hospital, the pair of twins that was referred from Arua Regional Referral Hospital cannot be separated Doctors at the Mulago Women and Neonatal hospital have refuted claims that they sent away a pair of conjoined twins due to failure …
Read More »NDA to withdraw licenses of private pharmacies in Mulago Hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Drug Authority-NDA is set to withdraw the licenses of newly opened private pharmacies in Mulago National Referral Hospital. They include First pharmacy and Ecopharm pharmacy, which opened just a month ago. The move follows a directive president, Yoweri Museveni to NDA to …
Read More »Doctors push for new policy to govern internship
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Uganda Medical Association, Dr. Ekwaro Obuku has revealed that they are pushing for a new policy to govern internship. While they managed to garner a lot of achievement from the 2017 doctors’ strike, Obuku says they have failed to …
Read More »Over 70% using herbal medicine to treat sickle cells
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many people living with sickle cell disease are using herbal medicine and not opening up to health workers. Releasing results of the study started in March to establish the extent of herbal medicine use among patients seeking treatment at the sickle cell clinic of …
Read More »FDC condemns attack on NRM supporter
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition Forum for Democratic-FDC Party has condemned the assault of Baker Kasumba, an NRM activist and resident of Avis Kivvulu in Kawempe Division. The 21-year-old was nailed through the palms by unknown thugs on Wednesday night using two six inch nails. While …
Read More »Police struggling to obtain CCTV footage on Ziggy Wine death
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are still struggling to access footage from a Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) camera at Mulago Hospital, showing how musician Ziggy Wine was admitted to the facility. Ziggy Wine, a member of Fire Base Crew, succumbed to injuries allegedly sustained in an accident along the …
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