Richard Idro, President of Uganda Medical Practitioners The Medical practitioners have lashed out at Government for reducing them to strike organisers yet there are several Ugandans in need of their services. The doctors have threatened to close down all hospitals if by 6th October the pledge to increase pay for medical practitioners
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The Women's hospital sits on 24,000 square meters of land in Mulago. It was finished using a $34million loan but three years later it hasn't done all it was opened to do Mulago Specialized Women and Neonatal hospital still operates without key specialists three years after it was glamorously launched
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HIV activists have raised concern about the continued high rates of HIV infection in Africa and renewed calls for strengthening prevention strategies. This follows another HIV vaccine trial that failed to make it through clinical trials. Ntando Yola, an HIV advocate with the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation, one of the
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Ugandans have embraced yellow fever vaccination About 54,750 Ugandans have been vaccinated against Yellow Fever in the twelve-day exercise organised by the National Medical Stores (NMS). NMS commenced its annual mass vaccination drive at Mayor's Garden, Entebbe Municipality on August 19. The exercise ended Monday, August 30. During the exercise,
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Only 264, 402 Ugandans had received two doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of last week, according to the Health Ministry. Records from the Health Ministry show that as of last week, only 43,957 health workers, 47,148 security officers and 61,848 teachers out of the targeted 150,000, 250,000 and 550,000 targeted
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Former Tender care Nursery /URN Photo Tender care nursery school in Kyaliwajala along Namugongo-Kireka road has turned into a health centre. Established in 1998, the formerly high-end nursery school is now St. Thomas hospital. Simon Ogwale, who operates close to the former school, says that they were also surprised
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Vidicine Human Herbal syrup that supplements the treatment of COVID-19 National Drug Authority has notified the use of Kazire Vidicine, a local herbal medicine as a supporting treatment for COVID-19 signs and symptoms. According to NDA, Vidicine is a relief for cough, sore throat and flu, which stand out of some
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The Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng (pictured) has defended the high costs of COVID-19 tests for all people entering the country, saying they are minimal compared to other countries. This is after the Soi county MP, Abdi Fadhil Chemaswet raised a matter of national concern in which he wanted
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President Museveni has said that the government is struggling to procure vaccines to vaccinate 21 million people in the country.The country plans to vaccinate 22 million people aged 18 and above in the country.However, data from the health ministry shows that only 200,000 people in the country have been fully
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NDA is cracking down illegal drug dealers The National Drug Authority (NDA) has arrested and charged two people for allegedly impersonating as NDA staff and three for dealing in illegal sell and smuggling of drugs. Officials of NDA also impounded assorted drugs worth shillings 130 million from private pharmacies and
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