Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Regional Referral Hospital newly acquired aComputed Tomography Scan (CT Scan) machine is now in use. The machine that was delivered in April was installed in one of the new buildings near the main theatre. Prior to the installation of the machine, patients have …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An intern medical student from Soroti University is in trouble for allegedly extorting money from patients at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. The hospital authorities arrested and handed Cyraton Mutambi to the police for allegedly soliciting Shillings 148,000 from diabetes patients on Thursday morning. His luck …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of leaders in Teso have petitioned the Ministry of Health challenging the transfer of Soroti Hospital Director, Dr Michael Mwanga. Dr Mwanga is expected to hand over the office to the new director Dr Ben Watmon on Monday, January 31, 2022. Dr Watmon …
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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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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Soroti has arrested a man who has been masquerading as a medic at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. Denis Echiku, a resident of Katine sub county was arrested by the police after a tip-off from patients. Echiku has been camping at Ward 1 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mulago National Referral Hospital has denied sending away a helpless grandfather of conjoined twins, after failing to separate a dead twin from another who was still alive. The twins were born through Cesarean section more than a week ago at Amuria hospital. At birth, one …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mourners for the late Teso Coach proprietor, Faustine Etilu have launched a fundraising drive to save COVID-19 patients at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. The campaign is meant to raise funds for the repair and connection of a standby generator to the oxygen plant at the …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Regional Referral Hospital has discharged eleven COVID-19 patients. The hospital received the first four cases of COVID-19 on May 25th from Kumi district who were contacts of the Bukedea businessman who tested positive at Elegu border, Amuru district. After a week, seven more …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Regional Referral Hospital has secured more space for COVID-19 patients from other congested treatment centres. Dr Wilson Etolu, the COVID-19 focal person at Soroti Hospital says that they have prepared the psychiatric ward for treatment and management of COVID-19 patients since the current …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Regional Referral Hospital has received its first COVID-19 confirmed cases for treatment and management. The patients were brought aboard Teso Affairs Ambulance around 3:30 pm on Monday. The patients include three women and one girl. They were among the first 10 contacts of …
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