The National Medical Stores (NMS) has reassured Ugandans that Mama Kits – the essential birth packs distributed to government health facilities – remain free of charge to every expectant mother. The assurance comes after reports that some women were being asked to buy gloves, soap or other items that are
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Dr. Charles Ayume Koboko Municipality MP, Dr. Charles Ayume has called on Ugandans to unite in protecting government medicines, saying drug theft is a betrayal of the nation’s health and must be treated as a common enemy. Dr Ayume, who also chairs Parliament’s Committee on Health, said the misuse of
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From Right to left: Ashok Shah, Group CEO of Apollo Investments Limited, Tobe Hope, Hollard Health’s CEO, Payaal Shah, Head of Partnership, Apollo Investment, Manan Desai, CEO, APA Uganda, and Ben Gobboyi, Head of Medical, APA Insurance Uganda. APA Insurance Uganda, in partnership with Hollard Health, has launched an innovative
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Charles Mudiwa, Chief Executive Officer of dfcu Bank, speaking at the launch of the Rotary Club of Kampala–Blue Hearts Charles Mudiwa, Chief Executive Officer of dfcu Bank, used the August 30 launch of the Rotary Club of Kampala–Blue Hearts at dfcu’s Head Offices in Nakasero to spotlight maternal health as
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Four patients have been transplanted in this third round of Kidney transplants in Mulago Doctors at Mulago National Referral Hospital have successfully conducted four kidney transplant surgeries in the past week, including one on a sixteen-year-old patient, marking a significant milestone in the hospital's growing transplant programme. The recent surgeries
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As of July 2024, Uganda had approximately 2.3 million registered motor vehicles according to the Ministry of Works & Transport and URA. Photo Credit-Ochola Odonga Dominic. At sunrise in Kampala, as charcoal fires light and boda bodas hit the road, the air begins to thicken with a deadly mix of
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Stanbic Bank Staff Members led by Tunde Thorpe, Executive Head Business Commercial Banking Handover the vital equipment to Dr. Brian Kisembo Ast. DHO Kabarole District Stanbic Bank recently joined hands with Busaiga SACCO to organize a medical camp in Fort Portal, which coincided with a donation of vital medical equipment
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Dr. John Bosco Nsubuga, Executive Director, Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital is grappling with low staffing, having 261 staff out of the required 1,195. The Hospital is mandated to serve 4.3million people from six districts. The revelation was made by Dr. John Bosco Nsubuga, Executive Director, Entebbe
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Participants donating blood during the I&M Bank blood donation drive on Thursday. I&M Bank Uganda on Thursday conducted two blood donation drives, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, aimed at further boosting the national blood bank capacity. The drives, done in partnership with Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS), saw
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Professor Achileo Kaaya speaking A coalition of civil society organizations advocating for food justice has called on government to immediately ban the sale of junk food in school canteens. The demand, part of a five-point appeal, also includes urgent approval of the draft Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM), enhanced public awareness
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