Machine for making COVID-19 diagnostics worth UGX 5.14 million of tax payers’ money lies idle

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-Central Government has noted a possibility of the tax payer losing 1.59 billion Shillings in unutilized COVID-19 equipment purchased by the disbanded Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The equipment identified as the Dr Oligo DNA Synthesizer Machine was procured for a scientist from M/S Micro Haem Scientific and Medical Supplies Limited,…

Kamwenge district: Treatment regime policy change blamed for expiring drugs in health centres

The State House Health Monitoring Unit is conducting an investigation into Kamwenge district, following public complaints of ineffective service delivery in local health facilities. 700 million Shillings worth of drugs – including anti-malarials, quinine and ARVs – have been found to be past their expiration date. Team leader Dr. Brian Alinaitwe has accused District Health…

A New Approach to Treating Postpartum Bleeding: The Next Step in Revolutionizing Maternal health

A joint study led by researchers from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the University of Birmingham has found a potential solution to reducing deaths due to postpartum hemorrhage. The new solution is called E-MOTIVE. Approximately 14 million women experience this phenomenon each year, leading to around 70,000 fatalities – or one death every 6…