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Daily Archives: January 21, 2022

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More field epidemiologists graduate in Uganda

NewsBy Health Journalists Network UgandaJanuary 21, 2022Leave a comment

Uganda will need to train more field epidemiologists in order to make major strides in disease surveillance and handling outbreaks before spiralling out of control.   This was revealed by Dr Alex Riolexus Ario, the Director of the Uganda National Institute of Public Health as a batch of 13 specialists were graduating as field epidemiologists…

6.5 million digital documentation of COVID-19 certificates yet to be uploaded

NewsBy Health Journalists Network UgandaJanuary 21, 2022Leave a comment

The Health Ministry has delayed to upload the data of the more than 6.5 million Ugandans’ COVID-19 jabs on its portal due to technical challenges.  Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze, the COVID-19 Incident Commander, says they got overwhelmed by the high turn up of vaccinated people in a short period of time. Between November and December, the…

Uganda: drug procurement at health facilities goes digital

NewsBy Health Journalists Network UgandaJanuary 21, 2022Leave a comment

The Ministry of Health has launched an integrated computer system to curb drug shortage and wastage in health facilities countrywide. The system includes the provision of computers and trained staff to monitor the availability and usage of drugs in health facilities. While many health facilities in the country order medicines through the National Medic Stores…

Rabies vaccine remains unused as dog bites increase in Arua district

NewsBy Esther NakkaziJanuary 21, 2022Leave a comment

Arua district has registered more than 20 cases of animal bites over the last three weeks. The latest victim is a 3-Year-old girl from Aroi in Ayivu West, who was bitten by a stray dog on Sunday. Most of the dogs are not vaccinated.  The district received over 1,000 dozes of Rabies Vaccines but these…

Hospital fails to cope with increased premature babies; blames teen moms

NewsBy Health Journalists Network UgandaJanuary 21, 2022Leave a comment

Medical workers at the Kawolo Hospital Maternity Department are failing to cope with the high numbers of babies born at the facility yet they have limited space to accommodate them at the neonatal unit. The unit which was designed to accommodate 20 premature babies, often born before 28-weeks gestation and are seen to be unwell…

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