Tag Archives: Mulago

By Flavia Nassaka Patients, doctors say machine broke down; hospital insists everything is OK As journalists, we often encounter situations that should be straight forward but become quite complicated for no clear reason. One such incident happened recently at the Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala. We got information that …

By Sarah Namulondo Mulago hospital intern doctors and nurses have gone on strike over delayed salary payment for last month of November. Patients have been seated at the hospitals casualty in a bid to lure the doctors and nurses into giving up on the strike and look into treating them …

By Ronald Musoke So why do some doctors there say the hospital is getting better? At around 11 O’clock on Oct. 7, the most vivid scene that symbolises Mulago Hospital’s current pitiable state unfolded as a high profile delegation visited one of the two maternity wards on the fifth floor …

By Pearl Natamba How do patients and their attendants avoid infections if they cannot find water to wash their hands at the nation’s top health facility? It is easy, when you are in the casualty ward at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala, to imagine that possibly all disease causing …

By Joan Akello This new theatre is an addition to five other theatres that the national referral hospital has been using. Dr. Christine Ondoa, minister of health opened the theatre today in the general Theatre (1B). “My heart is very glad with the service delivery here despite so many challenges …

By Joan Akello National Referral management has cut its oxygen spend after installing an oxygen processing plant. Oxygen is running in the wards, theatres. It is also being stored in two tanks and cylinders as buffer. Edward Kataaha, senior hospital Engineer who supervised the project says the plant can produce …

By Joan Akello Experts propose ways to ensure poor maintenance does not kill off Shs 3bn venture If fuel shortage causes a stampede at the fuel pumps, imagine a patient on a hospital bed, gasping for breath, and needing urgent resuscitated with emergency oxygen. Unfortunately, if that patient is at …

By Joan Akello Norah, 40, a mother of seven was diagnosed with rectal cancer at Case Clinic January 2011. She was put on radiotherapy and chemotherapy at Mulago National Referral but when she lost her husband this August, her condition worsened. Not only is cancer painful, but desertion from her …

By Joan Akello Dr Josephat Byamugisha Head of the obstetrics and gynaecology directorate said the new hospital will handle emergency cases only. It is projected that the facility will have bed capacity of 320 and 20 units for babies. The hospital will sit in the main Mulago hospital complex. This …

By Joan Akello The national referral hospital has undertaken the installation of a plant in the past three months. The plant’s commission according to its schedule was set for today however, it is still in the test running stage. Executive director Dr. Baterana Byarugaba said, “We are behind schedule but …