Jane Kyarisima Mwesiga, the Deputy Head of Public Service incharge of Performance and Service Delivery has expressed concern over the untamed dual employment among health workers employed by the government. While the government has since enhanced salaries for health workers following a series of strikes and complaints, Mwesiga says they have so far found no…
Kalangala district is struggling with the growing aggressiveness by commercial sex agents who are recruiting more teenage girls into prostitution. The agents operate on the different landing sites in Kalangala, where they act as main links between commercial sex workers and their prospective clients, who include local fishermen and revelers in bars and other entertainment…
At least 15 high-tech beds inside the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Mulago National Referral Hospital are lying idle due to a chronic staffing shortage. Despite boasting a 27-bed capacity equipped with world-class technology valued at approximately UGX 200 billion, the hospital is forced to operate at less than half capacity. Currently, only 12 patients…
Results of a new study released on Tuesday indicate that health workers in maternity wards are not consistently practicing proper hand hygiene, putting mothers at risk of maternal infections, technically known as sepsis. Sepsis remains among the top three causes of maternal deaths in Uganda. In a study conducted across fifty-nine health facilities, researchers found that…
In the high-pressure environment of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Mulago Specialized Hospital, the line between professional duty and personal trauma is razor-thin. For Martha Alupo, the unit’s in-charge, nine years in the ICU have demanded constant resilience. Chronic staffing shortages only deepen the strain—one that rarely ends at the hospital doors. “It’s a…