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SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Early 2016, Jenifer Alaroker was transferred to Lapuda primary school located in Paicho Sub County in Gulu district. However, aside from teaching, she wasn’t prepared for the heavy load that lay ahead though she quickly adapted and fitted in. “I was excited to be …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Around 2007, a strange disease; Nodding syndrome hit Northern Uganda. It ravaged children in a number of districts; killing many and leaving thousands battling adverse effects. Parents and caretakers too were overwhelmed and devastated. One such is Cilvio  Opoka, a resident of Lakwela village …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT |  For many years, the Ugandan government has been grappling with rising cases of theft of medicines in public health facilities. To address this challenge, National Medical Stores (NMS), a government agency which delivers medicines and supplies up to the health facilities’ doorsteps across the country, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, has said that distribution of essential medicines and medical supplies has commenced and will be fast-tracked to ensure national coverage. She gave the update during the plenary sitting on Thursday, 02 February 2023. “There were some logistical challenges which have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng and her counterpart, Henry Musasizi, the State Minister for Finance in charge of General Duties have disagreed in Parliament over factors occasioning stock out of essential drug supplies in hospitals. During plenary sitting on Wednesday, Dr. Aceng presented …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has been urged to address the continued drug stock outs faced by health centres countrywide. Robert Migadde, Buvuma Island County MP said that health centres in Buvuma Island have been operating without drugs since November 2022. He made the revelation during …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPEDNENT | With a blaring distress signal on and the blue top lights flashing, an ambulance rushed out of the gate at breakneck speed, leaving everyone at the health facility wondering what emergency had come up. No sooner had it joined the main road though than the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Medical Stores (NMS) is seeking Shs 298 billion to offset the projected funding gaps arising from the declining donor funding. NMS General Manager, Moses Kamabare said that since donor agencies such as PEPFAR that have for long provided essential medicines such as …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT |  Malaria remains one of the most devastating infectious diseases, causing high morbidity and mortality especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, malaria is endemic in approximately 95% of the country, affecting over 90% of the population up to 20% of all hospital deaths. Malaria is …

SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | Joyce Alinga, a resident of Aujongor Village, Obalanga Sub-County in Kapelebyong district conceived during the covid-19 lockdown in 2021. The 21- year- old of senior three students gave birth to conjoined twins in Amuria Health Centre IV in Amuria District by cesarean section. Looking at …