Health

The Uganda Heart Institute has revealed that there are 500 babies struggling with heart complications and require surgery, but all of these have been put on the waiting list until the hospital acquires enough funds to treat the children of their heart conditions. The revelation was made by John Omagino,

The National Medical Stores (NMS) has revealed that it needs 298.5 billion shillings to be able to stock adequate drugs in hospitals across the country. The revelation was made by Moses Kamabare (pictured), the General Manager at National Medical stores while appearing before Parliament’s Health Committee to present the budget framework paper

President Yoweri Museveni has opened up Mubende and Kassanda districts which have been under lockdown following a surge in cases of Ebola Viral Disease (EVD). In a message read by Vice President Jessica Alupo (pictured) on Saturday, there are no more admissions in the two districts which recorded the majority of 142

Akena, the suspect in the drug theft in Kitgum/ Internet photo   Robert Akena, who is accused of stealing medical supplies worth 1.5 Billion Shillings from Kitgum General Hospital has surrendered to the police.   Jimmy Segawa Ebil, the Resident District Commissioner Kitgum said that Akena, a pharmacist handed himself to

Helen Mukakarisa Kataratambi, the Uganda Nurses and Midwives’ Examinations Board (UNMEB) Executive Secretary The Ministry of Education and Sports is set to review the health training curricula and lower admission requirements for critical health programs in a move to attract more students. Helen Mukakarisa Kataratambi, the Executive Secretary of Uganda Nurses and

Margaret Muhanga, State Minister for Primary Health Care A strange disease has broken out in Pader district in Acholi sub-region. The disease mainly attacks children and has already claimed lives, making over over 200,000 people in the district live in fear. This was revealed by Paska Aciro, the Pader district Woman MP,

 Dr. Diana Atwine (2nd Left), Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health is joined by officials from UBL and Stanbic Bank to donate a universal anesthesia machine to Mayuge Health Centre IV Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) Spirited Women employee group has donated a universal anesthesia machine to Mayuge Health Centre IV. This donation is part of the corporate society of safe

Dr. Charles Ayume, Chairperson Parliament’s Health Committee A new report on the magnitude of road traffic injuries reporting to public hospitals in Uganda shows government is spending billions annually on treating road crash victims.   Presented before Parliament by Dr. Charles Ayume, Chairperson Parliament’s Health Committee, during the plenary sitting,

Speaker Anita Among (pictured) has tasked the Ministry of Health to clear salaries of medical interns, in order to end the strike, warning that an industrial strike will likely cripple the health sector amidst the fight against  the deadly ebola epidemic. The Speaker made the call during the plenary sitting in response to media reports

 Grasshoppers are a popular delicacy in Uganda Several people in Fort Portal City are battling stomach complications after consuming grasshoppers. During the months of November and December Uganda receives grasshoppers commonly known as “Nsenene”, a popular delicacy in some parts of Uganda. Grasshoppers are highly nutritious with 40 percent protein, 43 percent