Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has turned down a proposal by Mildmay Uganda Hospital to conduct routine COVID-19 screening for the business community in arcades. On August 11th, 2021, Dr. Yvonne Karamagi, the Director of Medical Services Mildmay Uganda Hospital wrote to the Health Director in …
Read More »No link between cold weather and pneumonia- Health experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts have ruled out a direct link between the weather and pneumonia. In an interview with Uganda Radio Network on Friday, Dr. Sabrina Kitaka a consultant paediatrician at Mulago hospital said the disease which is more common among children but can also affect …
Read More »Ministry of health to assess state of neonatal care units
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has started assessing the state of neonatal units in the country to ensure they are up to standard. According to Dr Julius Otim, a child health advisor in the ministry, one of the challenges they are establishing in the on-going assessment …
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