The self-contained house meant to accommodate two staff will have a 5000-liter water harvesting tank and another 1000-liter tank to supply water to the inside facilities. Alik HCIII, which was recently upgraded from health center II has eleven staff.
Read more ...Established in July 2021, Kawemp North health center started experiencing challenges following the arrest and subsequent jailing of the legislator on a string of accusations including terrorism, attempted murder, and murder.
Read more ...Flavia Kabahenda, the Chairperson of the Forum says that a position paper on Social Protection Financing in the National Budget Framework Paper for the Financial Year 2023/24 reflects extreme finding shortfalls of up to 80 per cent towards social protection interventions.
Read more ...Low-cost sealing technology uses locally available materials so that small-scale contractors can construct roads using relatively little capital and labour-based methods. They provide a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to natural gravel surfaces, with more manageable maintenance requirements and lower transport costs.
Read more ...Vincent Twesige, the Rwenzori West Police Spokesperson identified the dead as Moses Kakooko 52, who was a teacher at Nyakasura School in Fort Portal, and Simon Baker.
Read more ...Addressing Tooro Kingdom officials in Muchwa Fort Portal city on Wednesday, Dr. Bitekyerezo cited an example of Kibaale Forest, which he said is home to a variety of different medicinal trees and herbs that are being cut down for timber and charcoal. He adds that this has forced NDA to work with the kingdom to ensure that these trees that have medical properties are preserved.
Read more ...According to Dr. Bruce Kirenga, the Executive Director of Makerere Lung Institute, the antibiotics used in the treatment of bacterial infections such as the widely used Azithromycin and erythromycin are not supposed to be used.
Read more ...Joel Sebikali, the deputy chairperson the health committee of parliament said that committee will recommend the ministry of health to reactive the drug supply line for the facility as they discuss the re-establishment of another fully functional hospital in the area.
Read more ...Currently, Kasese district has no government ambulance after the only one that was serving Bwera General Hospital caught fire while transporting a patient to Fort-Portal regional referral hospital last year.
Read more ...Report finds women’s preferences have changed over time, with a growing preference for long-lasting methods; highlighting the need to mobilize domestic resources to meet demand.
Read more ...Benard Bessi, the senior Administrator of Moyo general Referral Hospital says that the breakdown of the machines has greatly affected their operations since they cannot now carry out key diagnostic investigations.
Read more ...Jennifer Echaat, a Senior Principal assistant nursing officer at Moroto Regional Refferal Hospital told URN that there is a surging demand for blood transfusion among patients with malaria, gunshot victims, and mothers in the labor ward yet the supply is very low.
Read more ...The environmentalists argue that poor waste disposal remains a main challenge for local authorities largely due to the lack of sensitization of the masses.
Read more ...According to experts, Retinopathy of Prematurity causes abnormal development of blood vessels in the retina of premature low-birth-weight infants. The risk factors for the condition include the use of excessive supplementary oxygen, birth before 32 weeks of gestation and low birth weight of 1500 grams or less.
Read more ...Speaking at the launch and dissemination workshop of the second National Strategy to end Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies (NSCMTP) in Entebbe, Vedasto Nsanzungwanko, the Chief of the section of Child Protection, said that at a national level, 34% of the marriages had females who were married off before clocking eighteen
Read more ...Charles Bakkabulindi, the Workers’ Representative noted that some Non-Governmental Organizations-NGOs are involved in the promotion of LGBTQI activities in schools.
Read more ...Dr. Mukuzi Muhereza, a health practitioner and former Secretary General of the Uganda Medical Association told URN that both health workers in the Outpatient and Inpatient units are seeing a lot of cases return to the hospital sometimes with severe malaria shortly after completing their initial doses.
Read more ...In the financial year 2019/2020, the government committed a budgetary allocation of 10 billion Shillings to support the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Disease Outbreak response and another 1 billion for the mobilization of blood donors.
Read more ...Sisto Ocen Oyet, the LCV Chairperson Lamwo, said the health facility is already serving as a district hospital because of the large population it is serving.
Read more ...Beatrice Chemisto, the Acting Ntungamo District Health Officer, says that the escalation of the malaria cases in the last three years is of concern since the district wasn't among those prone to malaria cases.
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