Health
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Follow masterplan, health ministry official urges Mbarara hospital bosses
MBARARA-Dr. Richard Mugahi, the assistant commissioner in the Ministry of Health in charge of reproductive and infant health has challenged the administration of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital [MRRH] to follow the approved…
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Amuru health workers decry inadequate accommodation
AMURU-Several health workers at Kaladima Health Center III in Lamogi Sub-county in Amuru district are painfully sharing housing units. The health centre which serves the communities of Lamogi and parts of Guru…
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21 arrested over illegal sale of drugs in shift markets
SOROTI– The National Drug Authority [NDA] has arrested at least 21 people in Teso Sub-region over the illegal sale of drugs in shift markets, despite the drug experts issuing several warnings. NDA…
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Communities in Teso warned against buying hawked drugs
SOROTI-The National Drug Authority [NDA] has warned local communities in Teso Sub-region against buying hawked drugs, some of which could be expired or counterfeit. This call was made during a one-week sensitisation…
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Nwoya district health workers grappling with poor accommodation
NWOYA-Several health workers in Nwoya district are residing outside their duty stations due to dilapidated accommodation facilities. At least 30 percent of the health workers in the district deployed in 10 health…
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Health minister passes out over 160 CHEWs in Lira City
LIRA– A total of 164 Community Health Extension Workers [ CHEWs ] in Lira City and the district have been passed out after undergoing a six-month intensive training on community health. Health…
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Kampala charity donates medical supplies to Soroti hospital
SOROTI-Soroti Regional Referral Hospital has received a donation of medical supplies from Salaam Charity Foundation Uganda based in Kampala. The medical items worth Shs 20 million were handed over to the hospital…
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Eastern region most hit by climate change, experts warn
MBALE-According to climate change experts, global warming has caused more damage in eastern Uganda compared to other regions of the country. The experts said the region is among the regions worst affected…
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TASO commissions revamped health facilities in Teso
SOROTI-The Aids Support Organisation [ TASO ] on Thursday commissioned and handed over six renovated health facilities in Teso Sub-region at a cost of Shs 932 million. The facilities that were handed…
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Minister Akello investigates theft of gov’t drugs in Masaka hospital
MASAKA– The State Minister for Economic Monitoring, Beatrice Akello has launched investigations into the alleged theft of government drugs by nurses and doctors in Masaka Regional Referral Hospital. Beatrice Akello accompanied by…
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