Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region is investigating the theft of at least 59 oxygen cylinders from Jinja regional referral hospital. On Tuesday, police picked up several health workers, security guards and drivers, whose names have been withheld since the prime suspects are still at large to …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has airlifted 52 oxygen cylinders to Soroti Regional Referral Hospital following an increase in the demand for oxygen for COVID-19 patients. The hospital has been relying on vehicles for the delivery of oxygen but they sometimes took two days to return, yet the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nile Breweries has donated 300 oxygen cylinders to regional referral hospitals. The cylinders worth 330 Million Shillings, were handed over to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja on Wednesday in Kampala. Each of the referral hospitals will receive 20 cylinders filled with oxygen. According to Nabbanja, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda needs 8,000 cylinders of oxygen daily to supplement what is provided at regional referral hospitals, according to the Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng. According to Dr. Aceng, the country is facing a very big oxygen deficit which can only be solved by …
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