The Intensive Care Unit-ICU at Lira Hospital is operating without specialized staff. A report presented to the Parliamentary COVID_19 Task Force shows that the ICU has 3 doctors, 2 medical officers, 2 specialists ICU nurses and 6 support staff. An ideal intensive care unit requires doctors with a speciality in anesthetics, cardiology and emergency…
The office of the district community development officer in Bukedea district has registered over one thousand teenage girl pregnant since the second lock down was imposed by the government. The girls were seeking for antenatal care at Kachumbala County in the period since the 42 lock down was announced. Uganda has the highest teenage pregnancy…
The Ministry of Health has dismissed calls by activists for the resignation of Permanent Secretary Dr Diana Atwine. Ministry of Health Spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyona says it is because of Dr. Atwine’s plausible performance that she was re-appointed by the President, and has described the the activists as attention seekers. The Union of Human Rights Defenders Uganda on Thursday called…