Focus on schools, campaigns, Christmas travellers Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | As the number of deaths due to COVID-19 nears 200, health officials and experts appear frustrated, worried and unsure of how to proceed. Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the Minister of State for Primary Health Care, says more patients with …
Read More »MULAGO: City protest death toll rises to 49
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death toll from protests over the arrest of Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi has risen to 49. According to records at Mulago Hospital, 37 bodies were brought to the mortuary from different hospitals, while 12 are patients who died at Mulago Referral Hospital on …
Read More »PROTESTS: Nine die during surgery at Mulago hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine of the people shot during protests following the arrest of the National Unity Platform-NUP party presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu on Wednesday died while undergoing surgery at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Speaking to journalists on Thursday afternoon, Dr. Baterana Byarugaba, the Executive Director Mulago …
Read More »Mulago yet to receive funds to handle COVID-19 patients
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mulago National Referral Hospital needs a special budget to feed COVID-19 positive patients. Officials have said they did not receive a specific budget for management of Covid-19 patients. This was revealed by hospital officials led by the Executive Director Dr Byarugaba Baterana. “Mulago did …
Read More »FULL SPEECH: Uganda’s formula for the treatment of COVID-19
May 19th, 2020 ✳ 77,456 Overall tests done ✳ 264 Total Confirmed cases ✳ 80 admitted ✳ 65 Recoveries ✳ 0 deaths Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has shared details of the treatment Uganda is using to manage COVID-19 patients. Uganda has not registered any …
Read More »UPDF team leaves Mulago with perfect COVID-19 record
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of critical UPDF doctors, nurses and other experts who have been supporting the treatment of the Coronavirus (COVID -19) patients at the Mulago National Referral Hospital have been released today. Dr. Byarugaba Baterana, the Mulago Specialised National Referral Hospital Executive Director released …
Read More »Six COVID-19 patients discharged from Mulago, another truck driver positive
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An additional six patients have been discharged from Mulago Specialised Hospital after fully recovering from Coronavirus disease -COVID-19. The patients have tested negative on two different occasions after treatment. The Ministry of Health Spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyona says that another two patients were discharged …
Read More »Mulago developing guidelines for transferring COVID-19 patients to ICU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Guidelines are being developed at the coronavirus isolation and treatment centre in Mulago to help health workers a make quick decisions on what kind of patient benefits from ICU services first, in case they are faced with multiple cases with serious symptoms. Dr Elizabeth …
Read More »Uganda COVID-19 cases rise to 18
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is now at 18, after four other people from Dubai who have been under quarantine tested positive on Thursday. “Yesterday, the 26th of March, another 197 people were tested and many of them were returnees from Dubai or …
Read More »COVID-19: Iganga baby transferred to Mulago
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An eight-month-old-baby, one of Uganda’s 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19, has been transferred to Mulago Hospital. Ministry of Health in a statement today confirmed the baby is in stable condition, and was transferred together with its parents. MOH also confirmed than none of the …
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