Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death of Uganda Human Rights Commission- UHRC chairperson Med Kaggwa on Wednesday morning from Hypertension has left the public wondering what could have caused his abrupt death. Dr William Manyilirah, a Consultant Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon says such a condition happens when coronary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Majority of the children reporting at the Uganda Heart Institute with congenital heart disease is as a result of rubella viral disease. Dr Alfred Driwale, the Programme Manager Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunisation – UNEPI at the Ministry of Health said 60% of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 people in need of heart surgery are stuck on the Uganda Heart Institute waiting list. Majority of the cases on the waiting list are children who make over 300 patients whose treatment is delayed by the absence of equipment and supplies …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Heart Institute is facing eviction from Mulago. The centre is now in dire need to 256 billion Shillings to construct a home within Kampala. The institute has occupied the fourth floor of the Uganda Cancer Institute building in Mulago since 2016, at the …
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