The bishop of the Rwenzori diocese Rt Rev Bishop Reuben Kisembo has attributed the high rate of HIV/AIDS prevalence among married couples who do not stick to their vows. Uganda has been struggling to reduce the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate from 6.7-7% where it has stagnated over the six years. Bishop Reuben Kisembo says that that […]
Twenty eight year-old Shaffik Higenyi a health worker with Fort Portal Referral hospital has been remanded to Katojo government prison for soliciting a bribe. Higenyi a radiographer in the X-ray unit is purported to have asked for a bribe of 15,000shs from a patient. Benon Twinomujuni aged 51 a UDPF soldier attached to Mbarara 2nd […]
Corruption in Uganda still remains a big challenge in all sectors including Health especially in recruiting Health workers. During the launch of the report on transparency and accountability in the health sector, Budadili west Member of parliament Nandala Mafabi noted that a hospital of about 100 patients employs only five workers because the management was […]
Kabale referral hospital is facing is lacking a service refrigilator for preserving dead bodies. The hospitals mortuary that was constructed in 1935 has only ten slots and too small to accommodate the ever increasing number of the dead bodies. The situation is increasing becoming un bearer. The roofs are leaking and some people have been […]
The ministry for health is in the final stages of introducing new female condoms on the Ugandan market. According to the chairperson of the parliamentary committee on HIV/AIDS, Beatrice Rwakimaari, the new development comes after complaints were registered against female condoms where women were shunning them. Addressing journalists at parliament, Rwakimaari says the women are […]
Women members of parliament under the Net work of African women ministers and parliamentarians Uganda chapter have demanded to meet president Museveni over the inadequate maternal heath funding. The chairperson of the Net work of African women ministers and parliamentarians Uganda chapter Sarah Nyombi made the demand while launching a five year strategic plan on […]
The number of children who die due to poor feeding has dropped from 40% to 10.7% and this has been attributed to the effort of the restored mulago mwanamugimu unit . This was revealed by the director Mwanamugimu unit at mulago hospital Dr. Elizebeth Kiboneka while speaking during the tour of renovated mwanamugimu unit by the […]
A coalition of human rights and maternal healthcare activists has petitioned the constitutional court seeking to force the government to provide basic maternal health care in order to reduce the number of mothers dying while giving birth. Mary Kamukama who is leading the group says the government has not done enough to combat maternal mortality, […]