As Uganda joins the rest of the World tomorrow 25 October to commemorate the World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day, the health experts have expressed concern over the increasing rate of new born babies with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus in the country. This has been largely attributed to low intake of natural foods enrich of folic […]
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Patients suffering from epilepsy in Ankole sub region and surrounding areas have been relieved as Mbarara regional referral hospitals opens a neurology clinic that will be handling epilepsy cases. According to Dr. Celestine Barigye the hospital director, the hospital receives about 2000 cases of epilepsy yearly and about 45 cases weekly mostly children. Dr. Barigye […]
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Researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health raise alarm over the high rates of bilharzia – a waterborne parasite that attacks the liver, lungs and eyes of humans – among children living around the vital regional water resource of Lake Victoria. Scientifically known as schistosomiasis, bilharzia is contracted when blood flukes enter the body by […]
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The Kabale District Chairperson, Patrick Besigye Keihwa has asked parents to embrace family planning so as they can produce of children they can plan for. Keihwa made the call on Monday 7 while speaking as the guest of honor during the launch of this year’s mayor’s campaign that started on Monday in Kabale Municipal stadium […]
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Mbarara district Woman Member of Parliament Hon Rosette Kajungu Mutambi has advised all Ugandans not to pay for Blood in Hospitals,and they should report every worker who induce/make them pay for Blood. This was put out today,Thursday October 3, 2019 at the southwestern Blood Bank in Mbarara city in Rwebikoona-Kamukuzi Mbarara city as they received […]
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Medical Specialists and other people have started digesting President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s directive to the Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng that all privately owned pharmacy shops in government health centres be closed with immediate effect. The President directed so yesterday Wednesday 2nd October 2019,noting that he has received many concerns. Speaking to 91.2 www.croozefm.com in […]
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Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) authorities,and others have warned hospitals to stop selling Blood to Patients. If you experience this,report to the nearest authority for action. This strong warning was sounded today,Thursday October 3, 2019 by Dr Andrew Byamungu,the southwestern Blood Bank in Mbarara city as they received a Blood Storage Refrigerator from MTN Foundation,the […]
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Members of parliament sitting on the public Accounts committee were treated to shock as they learnt that Mbale regional referral hospital rush to bury unclaimed deed bodies of patients due lack of mortuary fridges. The committee chaired by chua west member of parliament Okin Ojara learnt this as the committee members were interfacing with the […]
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Western Uganda – Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) medical interns who are members of the Federation of Uganda Medical Interns (FUMI) have today morning stormed the office of Mbarara Resident District Commissioner (RDC) joining others around Uganda to protest poor conditions in the hospital,and continued implementation of 5:1 rotation policy. Court issued an […]
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Western Uganda – Mbarara municipality residents have resorted to dumping garbage in roads at night,following introduction of a system where Home Clean,a company from Kampala,is collecting garbage from peoples’ homes,at a fee depending on the amount of garbage. Authorities in six divisions; Kamukuzi,Kakoba,Biharwe,Nyakayojo,Nyamitanga and Kakiika have sanctioned operations, whoever caught dumping garbage is fined Shs150,000 […]
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