Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
The Uganda Medical Association (UMA), has started a process of helping medical workers secure jobs abroad. Speaking to URN in an interview on Thursday, Dr. Herbert Luswata the UMA President said the decision to send colleagues to the neighboring Rwanda and the United Kingdom comes amidst concerns that many of them remain unemployed and a futile […]
The Ministry of Health has been cleared to recruit critical staff in national and regional referral hospitals despite the ban on recruitment. The Public Service Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Catherine Bitarakate in a letter to her counterpart at the Health Ministry, Diana Atwine said only hospitals with a surplus wage can go ahead to recruit. The […]
Three people are dead and 100 others are admitted at different health facilities following alleged poisoning at a funeral in Bukasami village, in Buyengo town council, Jinja district. The deceased include; Faisal Magumba (20), Suleiman Byanguwa (4) and a six-year-old Shamim Nangobi. St. Joseph Naggalama’s Best Scores 10 in 10 A health worker who spoke […]
Eight health workers from Kichinjaji HCIII have spent a night in police cells at Soroti East Police Station after they were arrested for absconding weekend duty, and reporting late on Monday. The eight health workers include the facility’s officer in- charge, lab assistant, nurses, midwives and were all rounded up by the security teams led […]
Rubaga Hospital is ready to commence organ transplants once the government grants it the required accreditation. The hospital last year sought accreditation from the Ministry of Health but it is yet to be granted. The Hospital’s Executive Director, Dr. Julius Luyimbaazi on Thursday broke the silence by reminding the State Minister for Health, Hanifa Kawooya […]
Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa has asked the Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng to bring a statement to Parliament next week responding to the concerns by some Members of Parliaments about the small size of condoms in Uganda. Tayebwa has also tasked the Ministry of Health to make sure that the public is […]
Health workers at Mayuge Health Centre IV have confessed to charging expectant mothers C-section fees over inadequate government supplies to the facility. They charge between sh250,000-300,000 for C-section to mothers in need of this services as a means of reducing maternal mortality. The money is used to largely purchase anaesthetic drugs and other post recovery […]
Moses Kabangi, the Assistant Commissioner in charge of Environmental Health has been interdicted over allegations of soliciting money from medical interns with the promise of deploying them in favourable hospitals. The Senior Public Relations Officer in the Ministry of Health (MOH), Emmanuel Ainebyoona, revealed this to URN in an interview. He explained that the commissioner had been cited […]
Fabrice Brad Rulinda, the Mayor of Entebbe Municipality, emphasized the pressing need to establish additional healthcare facilities to augment specialized services, especially for underprivileged communities. The mayor’s insightful remarks were delivered on Sunday evening as he addressed the spouses of G77 summit heads of state during their visit to the Entebbe Children’s Surgical Hospital. The […]
The State House Anti-corruption Unit is investigating allegations of bribery involved in the the deployment of medical interns. Seven medical interns were scheduled for interrogation on Thursday in the continuing investigation into concerns of corruption and bribery within medical internship deployment. The invited interns are currently deployed at Mulago, Arua, St. Kizito Hospital Matany, […]
