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Lack of bio-medical engineers hampers service delivery in Greater Masaka
RAKAI– Frequent breakdown of medical equipment in the hospitals in the Greater Masaka districts of Rakai, Kalisizo, and Lyantonde is hindering effective service delivery, thanks to the lack of bio-medical engineers in…
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PAG Mission Hospital gets modern theater
LIRA– PAG Mission Hospital in Lira City has constructed a modern operating theater to serve people in Lango Sub-region. The theater, named Dr. Herbert Ros Operating Theater, was constructed with funding from…
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UHI assesses 200 heart patients in Lango
LIRA– The Uganda Heart Institute [ UHI ] in partnership with Lira University Teaching Hospital has conducted free cardiac assessments in the Lango sub-region. The team of six cardiologists headed by Dr.…
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Mbarara hospital boss urges govt to support emergency medicine
MBARARA– The Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital [MRRH]director, Dr. Celestine Barigye has appealed to the government to support emergency medicine to decongest regional referral hospitals. Emergency Medicine [EM] is a medical specialty that…
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WHO warns Africa experiences shortage of donor blood requirements
KAMPALA– The World Health Organisation [ WHO ] has lamented the African region’s disproportionate number of conditions requiring donor blood, compared to other regions globally, as it impacts as many as seven million…
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Dr Atwine urges medics to take up operational research
MBARARA– The Permanent Secretary [PS] in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine has encouraged the medical personnel to employ operational research, which she said is important in ensuring that techniques and…
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Soroti hospital gets money for x-ray machine
SOROTI– The Imaging Department of Soroti Regional Referral Hospital will this year get a new x-ray machine, two years after the one that was operating broke down. This is after the hospital…
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