Uganda is improving its medical oxygen demand and supply ecosystem with a national scale up implementation plan that articulates a holistic approach. The oxygen ecosystem includes liquid oxygen cylinders and concentrators, as well as the clinical engineering and technical assistance to use the technology. The government and the private sector have joined hands to improve the…
The Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau is struggling to keep the cost of care low. Speaking at the Annual Health Assembly to evaluate the performance of their 33 hospitals and 264 lower health facilities, Dr. Samuel Orochi Orach, the Executive Secretary said they have in the previous two years experienced a decline in patient numbers which…
As the world celebrates World TB day and a a set of new guidelines released recently by the World Health Organisation (WHO), in Uganda in Omoro District Health Department they are stuck with thousands of sputum samples collected from locals for Tuberculosis (TB) tests due to the shortage of Genexpert machines. Genexpert Machines are used for…