By Flavia Nassaka Out of 3,000 samples from patients seeking care at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) 298 tested positive for COVID-19 over a one year period. 20 of the samples were from children. These were identified through an initiative that run for about a year that required everyone seeking cancer treatment to first undertake…
The Indoor Residual Spray-IRS conducted by the Ministry of Health to control malaria infections in Serere district has not led to a reduction in malaria cases in health facilities according to health authorities. Serere district had its second IRS using Fludora Fusion insecticide in April this year, which covered 98.9 percent of the households. Actellic chemical…
The administration of Luwero Hospital has asked the District Executive to lift the suspension of the private wing at the facility to allow patients to access better and cheap health services. Health financing in Uganda is largely out of pocket and the direct out-of-pocket health expenditure stands at 37%, majority of which goes to the private…