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Bill to regulate consumption of alcohol tabled by Uganda’s Parliament

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A private member’s bill, the Alcoholic Drinks Control Bill, 2023, which seeks to regulate the manufacture, sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks, has been presented for its first reading to Parliament. The Bill, which also seeks to prohibit the sale of alcoholic drinks to children, was tabled during the House sitting on Tuesday, 14 November […]

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Mulago needs Shs25 billion to operationalize organ transplant unit

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The Organ Transplant Unit at Mulago National Referral Hospital is complete and has the required equipment but requires Shs25 billion to put it to full operation, the Chairperson of the Committee on Health, Dr. Charles Ayume, has told Parliament. Dr. Ayume told the House sitting on Tuesday 14 November 2023 that even with the good

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Ugandan MPs to push for functional theatres in regional health facilities

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Members of Parliament on the Committee on Health are pushing for functional operating theatres in health facilities in Kigezi sub-region. The MPs led by Hon. Nicholas Kamara (FDC, Kabale Municipality) are in the sub-region to assess the status of health service delivery in hospitals and health centres. While at Busanza Health Centre IV in Kisoro

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Kampala,Uganda:Minister appeals for three-phase transformers to power hospitals

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ELECTRICITY: Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has appealed for three-phase transformers to power hospital equipment across the country Parliament: The deficient power supply to hospitals across the country poses a challenge in operating key equipment, the Minister of Health, Hon. Jane Ruth Aceng, has told MPs. Aceng said that despite the procurement of high capacity oxygen

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THE HEALTH SECTOR IN UGANDA

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Meet  Lt. Col.(Dr) Ivan Edwards, the first flight Surgeon of Ugandan descent in the US Military (R) and Major (Dr) Rachael Nambusi,the first female flight Surgeon of Ugandan descent.Both are US Air Force Flight Surgeons.  Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/Photo/KMA Updates. In their view, critical issues such as the very fragmented and ill equipped medical infrastructure,

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Tayebwa tells Gov’t to go slow on birth control for 15-year-old girls

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KAMPALA – The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Thomas Tayebwa, has stopped a new plan crafted by Health ministry officials to allow young girls from the age of 15 to use condoms, implants, birth control pills and other family planning methods. The Deputy Speaker who chaired the House on Tuesday, gave a livid response to

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New mum collapsed and died seconds after seeing her baby son for the first time

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Bernadette Horsey, of Beeston, went into a cardiac arrest and died shortly after giving birth to her son, Tim, at the Royal Derby Hospital (Picture: Aaron Horsey/BPM Media/PA) A new mum only saw her baby for a few seconds before suffering a ‘profound, catastrophic collapse’ from which she never recovered, an inquest has heard. Bernadette

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Speaker Among’s teaching Hospital nears completion ahead of opening

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The much awaited teaching hospital in Bukedea has finally reached its final stages, rising hopes for better healthcare services. Speaker of Parliament Anita Among established this teaching hospital in Bukedea District in a bid to bring specialised medical services closer to the people. According to Odongo Samuel Afro from Anita Foundation, the construction works are

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Disaster as100 Golden Learning Centre Nursery and Primary School in Mityana fight for their lives over suspected poisoning

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KAMPALA: More than 100 pupils in Mityana district were yesterday admitted to different health centres over suspected poisoning. According to the police, the children developed several complications, including headache, stomachache and vomiting after eating lunch. So far two cooks have been arrested to help with investigations. Food samples have been taken for testing at government laboratories

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NEWLY INSTALLED OXYGEN MANIFOLD SYSTEM BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO KISENYI HEALTH CENTER

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Chaotic scenes of health workers struggling with oxygen cylinders are now a thing of the past at Kisenyi Health Center IV where the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has successfully modified the oxygen supply system. Previously, patients at Kisenyi Health Center IV had to rely on a single oxygen cylinder, limiting the health facility’s capacity

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