Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of 20 specialists at Mulago National Specialized hospital have successfully separated 11 months old Siamese twins. Dr Philis Khisa, one of the doctors involved in the operation said that the process started last week with an investigation technically known as scoping where they …
Read More »Health worker COVID-19 infections traced to communities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Preliminary results of an investigation launched by the health ministry show that majority of health workers that have been infected with COVID were exposed to the disease from within communities. Up to 530 health workers have been infected with COVID-19, six of them succumbing …
Read More »Mulago COVID-19 treatment facility uses 120 PPE sets per day
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 Treatment facility in Mulago uses at least 120 full sets of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) every day, according to Dr Byarugaba Baterana, the Executive Director of the hospital. Dr Baterana was this morning receiving a consignment of PPE donation worth USD 25,000 from …
Read More »Ugandans developed phobia for Mulago hospital due to COVID – Dr Baterana
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of people seeking medical services from Mulago Hospital has drastically reduced during the COVID-19 lockdown. According to Dr Byarugaba Baterana, the executive director of the hospital, many Ugandans developed a phobia for the facility upon learning that it was treating COVID-19 patients. Baterana …
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