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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Covid-19 taskforce have identified the lack of specialized human resource to manage the critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Units as a major hindrance in the battle against Covid-19. According to Dr Celestine Barigye, director Mbarara regional referral hospital, some …

Residents want all asymptomatic Covid-19 patients under home based care sent to isolation centers for easy management Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kabale district want the home based care management for Covid-19 patients suspended. In late May, Kabale district Covid-19 taskforce rolled out the home-based care management for Covid-19 patients …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has issued an order directing the government to regulate fees for management and treatment of Covid-19 patients in all hospitals across the country. The order has been issued by the Civil Division Judge Phillip Odoki following a consent agreement between …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers at Kitgum General Hospital are demanding their unpaid risk allowances for treating COVID-19 patients. The risk allowance was part of 31.4 Million Shillings that was disbursed by the Health and Finance Ministry in October last year to the district taskforce. According to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Irene Namayanja is a Covid-19 survivor. The mother of two and businesswoman says that life has never been the same ever since she was diagnosed with the virus even after her full recovery. According to Namayanja, most of the people she used to interact with …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Gulu city are on spot for stigmatizing COVID-19 patients undergoing home-based care treatment. The latest report from Gulu District Health Office indicates that a total of 419 COVID-19 patients are undergoing home-based care, while 37 and 14 are in severer condition at St. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On May 28, 2021, Irene Nakasiita, the Public Relations Manager of the Uganda Red Cross Society tested positive for COVID-19. She was admitted to Jinja Regional Referral Hospital on the same day since her lungs were filling up with fluid. Nakasiita describes her stay at …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district COVID-19 taskforce has designated Awach health centre IV a holding center for COVID-19 patients. Previously, the task force admitted COVID-19 patients at Gulu School of Health Science in Gulu city, which was disbanded following the resumption of studies before the second lockdown. On …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima Regional Referral Hospital is under investigation for allegedly chasing people who tested positive for COVID-19. It is said that the hospital management ejected up to 20 people who tested positive for the virus at the health facility last week on Tuesday. Reports indicate that …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 32 Covid-19 patients have died in the Intensive Care Unit of Jinja Regional Referral Hospital over the last two months. The deaths occurred between April 13, 2021, and June 13th, 2021 during the second wave of COVID-19. The same unit handled 324 patients …