Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) has sounded an alarm over the increasing number of people battling hypertension saying this is putting a strain on health facilities. Speaking at a media session held on Friday ahead of the World Hypertension Day to be marked next week, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a US$70 million loan for the construction of a state of the art facility to house the Uganda Heart institute. A loan request brought by government to collectively borrow US$70 million from the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, Saudi Fund …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliaments Committee on Health has said it plans to meet persons who have encroached on the 10 acres for Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) in Naguru. The 10 acres of land is for the construction of a state-of-the-art cardiac facility that will facilitate the treatment of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Heart Institute – UHI is under the spotlight for failing to declare a donation of Shillings 1.76 billion contrary to the provisions of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015. According to the Auditor General’s report for the FY 2020/21, the Institute received Shillings …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first cohort of 49 locally trained specialists have graduated from the Uganda Heart Institute. Previously, doctors who wanted to specialize in heart care had to travel abroad at a total cost of 400 Million Shillings. With just 100 Million Shillings, doctors have been able …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) is overwhelmed by the numbers of people seeking treatment, yet it’s operating in very limited space and using inadequate equipment. The issue came up as the heart institute, received an Electrocardiogram (ECG) machine from the Rotary Club of Nsangi. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Heart Institute is grateful for the COVID-19 pandemic which forced government to acknowledge its funding challenges, the executive director, Dr. John Omagino has revealed. Dr. Omagino revealed this while appearing before the Public Accounts Committee on Monday to respond to queries in the Auditor …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Heart institute failed to utilize Shillings 420million for the recruitment of specialist doctors. The matter came to light when Dr. John Omagino, the Director of Institute appeared before the Public Accounts Committee on Monday. The committee chair and Budadiri West MP, Nathan Nandala Mafabi …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Heart Institute ( UHI) has handed back Uganda Cancer Institute premises that it has occupied for the last four years. UHI has been occupying the forth floor of UCI since 2016 after the health body was forced to move when renovations on Mulago …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A set of conjoined twins who were recently born in Lyantonde district has been referred to Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) for a specialised heart assessment. The seven-day-old baby girls who were born in Lyantonde General Hospital last week share the chest umbilical cord and …
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