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An expert makes a couple of poster presentations at the a TB care workshop in Kampala Ugandans want screening for tuberculosis incorporated into other healthcare services such as antenatal care or other hospital visits. This is part of the recommendations following a joint study conducted by the Ministry of Health …

MALARIA: HOW LUWERO DISTRICT IS LOSING PEOPLE, MOSQUITO NETS SHOULD BE EMBRACED BY ALL PEOPLE ESPECIALLY MOTHERS AND CHILDREN By Goodluck Musinguzi Luwero District Health Mortality and Morbidity report for the last two years show close to 160 were killed by Malaria. The report highlights Malaria as the foremost cause …

MULAGO LAUNCHES INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY SERVICES, USES IMAGING GUIDANCE TO PERFORM MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES By Goodluck Musinguzi Mulago National Referral hospital has acquired Interventional radiology treatment which is a life saving procedure to those who need it. Uganda has one of the worst records of both post-partum haemorrhage and road-traffic related …

GULU REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL REGISTER FIRST EVER ECTOPIC DELIVERY By Tolit Ivan and Goodluck Musinguzi- Gulu City 12.08.2023 Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has successfully delivered a woman with an ectopic pregnancy, the first of its kind in Northern Uganda and the third in Uganda this year, 2023 according to Dr …

HOIMA DISTRICT GETS AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT(ICU), IT WILL REDUCE ON REFERRALS TO MULAGO Dr Sophie Namasopo, Director Hoima Regional Referral Hospital thanked the government through Ministry of Health and World Bank for helping Hoima realize the dream of constructing a modern Intensive Care Unit(ICU) at the Hoima Regional Referral …

HOIMA REGIONAL BLOOD BANK TO SOLVE INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES FOR COLLECTION AND PROCESSING OF BLOOD By Goodluck Musinguzi Dr Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health has reprioritised blood transfusion services in Uganda by providing more funding to Uganda Blood Transfusion Services to construct more infrastructure that will improve …

    MEDICAL MIRACLE UNFOLDS AS RARE ECTOPIC PREGNANCY CASE LEADS TO UNPRECEDENTED SURGICAL SUCCESS     In an astonishing medical journey, Scovia Aciro, a 25-year-old mother of three from Ayweri village in Gulu District, found herself embroiled in an intricate medical puzzle when she discovered her pregnancy almost two …

WHAT DR DIANA ATWINE, PERMANENT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HEALTH WANTS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO FULFILL IN THE 2023-2024 FINANCIAL YEAR (Prioritize Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, Hygiene and Sanitation) By Mercy Ahimbisibwe Each financial year, the Ministry of Health gives out guidelines to all local governments for the health sub-program and implementation …

CONSTRUCTION OF A SATELLITE LABORATORY AT FORT PORTAL REGIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL LAUNCHED BY THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH SUPPORTED BY THE WORLD BANK By Goodluck Musinguzi Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital Satellite Laboratory implemented by the Ministry of Health and funded by the World Bank under Uganda Covid-19 Response and Emergency …

PADER DISTRICT: RANKED 53 OUT OF 135 DISTRICTS IN TERMS OF HEALTH SERVICES, PAJULE HC IV AND 5TH MILITARY DIVISION HC IV DELIVERED 1,204 MOTHERS By Goodluck Musinguzi & Kaslinegladys Lakareber Ministry of Health has provided shs4,902,469,083 billion to support health workers in over 35 health centres covering the Pader …