Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The re-opening of health training institutions has been characterized by low student turn up. The students were supposed to return to school yesterday after more than two months of being at home following the government’s move to institute a 42-day lockdown due to the …
Read More »COVID-19 pushes self-medication up
Doctors warn practice can result in improper treatment or cause new illness Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | More Ugandans are treating themselves without first seeking medical adviceas the COVID-19 pandemic rages. The Council of Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda made the revelation in a recent statement. “With the surge of …
Read More »Celebrating one’s misfortune
How public anger against Uganda government’s response to COVID is driven more by prejudice than facts THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Last Saturday, I lost my auntie, Princess Damali Komukyeeya of Toro. I tweeted that although she had COVID, she was fairly fine Friday evening. She developed breathing …
Read More »Why COVID-19 patients are taking longer to recover
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patients that are currently receiving treatment for COVID-19 are spending an average of 20-days in hospitals, according to physicians. Previously, patients would spend at least 15-days in a hospital to heal from moderate to severe cases of the disease. But according to clinicians, most …
Read More »‘Sh2m before any corpse is released from Mulago mortuary’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nathan Mboowa’s father was referred to Mengo hospital after developing breathing problems while in admission at Namungoona Orthodox hospital where he had been battling diabetes. That Monday night, Mengo hospital had run out of oxygen owing to the increased demand caused by a surge …
Read More »Mulago setting up 5th oxygen plant
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mulago National Referral Hospital has received equipment to set up a fifth oxygen plant to help meet the demand of oxygen as COVID-19 cases in the country increase. The new plant will supplement the amount of oxygen produced by the already existing four plants. According to hospital …
Read More »COVID-19: Uganda on alert after rise in health worker infections
MOH cautions health workers on second wave COVID-19 infections in hospitals Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked health workers to take extra precaution to avoid getting infected with COVID-19. The warning comes as many health worker infections have been recorded during the second wave. The …
Read More »Billions of COVID-19 response money lost?
Health ministry, audits give conflicting figures Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | As Ugandans began contracting the novel coronavirus, President Yoweri Museveni on April.03, made an appeal for public solidarity in support of the health care system that was already in a crisis due to limited funding. Dozens of companies …
Read More »COVID hotspots worry experts
Focus on schools, campaigns, Christmas travellers Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | As the number of deaths due to COVID-19 nears 200, health officials and experts appear frustrated, worried and unsure of how to proceed. Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the Minister of State for Primary Health Care, says more patients with …
Read More »MULAGO: City protest death toll rises to 49
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death toll from protests over the arrest of Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi has risen to 49. According to records at Mulago Hospital, 37 bodies were brought to the mortuary from different hospitals, while 12 are patients who died at Mulago Referral Hospital on …
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