Are Covid patients paying for oxygen at Hoima regional referral Hospital?
Edward Abitegeka painfully watched his wife die at Hoima referral Hospital after the oxygen cylinder was grabbed from her because he could not pay for...
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Mulago clarifies on insufficient oxygen claims
Mulago National Referral Hospital has refuted claims that many patients are dying at the facility due to a lack of oxygen supply. Mulago says though...
Kaliro district HQ cordoned off as 70 staff test positive
Kaliro district headquarters have been cordoned off after 70 members of staff (employees) tested positive for the COVID 19 virus. The Resident District Commissioner (RDC),...
Schools closed, religious gatherings suspended and cross-district movements banned as gov’t struggles to combat rising COVID cases
President Museveni who was making his speech on the COVID situation in Uganda on Sunday evening closed schools and suspended communal/religious gatherings for 42 days...
Ministry of Health seeking support to manage Covid vaccination exercise
The numbers of Ugandans flocking Kololo Independence Grounds for the Covid-19 mass vaccination exercise have more than doubled in just a day. This has forced...
Understanding Anaemia – a condition affecting children below 5, pregnant women and learners
Anaemia, a condition affecting learners in schools, children below five and pregnant mothers. It is a condition in which the blood doesn’t have enough healthy...
Ministry of Health resolves to withdraw unused covid-19 vaccines
The ministry of health has resolved to withdraw all the unused covid-19 vaccines by the end of May this year. Dr Diana Atwine the permanent...
Interpol seizes drugs in Africa, Middle East
Two recent Interpol-coordinated operations aimed at disrupting drug trafficking in Africa and the Middle East mobilised law enforcement in 41 countries to arrest 287 individuals...
Covid cases increase as guidelines remain relaxed – Charles Olaro
The Ministry of health case management team has raised concern over the increasing number of COVID 19 cases among children and young adults at a...
Maternal deaths increased by 30% in lockdown – Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health has confirmed a 30 per cent increment in the maternal deaths around the country during the state of Lockdown, State Minister...
