Women are raped, patients and others say. But accusers frequently aren’t believed, and justice is rare Kampala, Uganda | APOPHIA AGIRESAASI | The first time CJ was hospitalised for bipolar disorder, she alleges, a staff member who worked in security raped her one evening. She had been admitted at Butabika …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several patients seeking health services at Arua Regional Referral Hospital in the West Nile Region are being denied treatment due to lack of smartphones. The most affected patients are those seeking radiology services like X-ray and computerized tomography CT scan at the Out-Patients Department (OPD). …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has again ruled that the practice of private hospitals detaining patients who fail to pay their medical bills is illegal. In a case filed by the Center for Health, Human Rights, and Development-CEHURD and Mugerwa Raymond, suing through his father …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cancer Institute announced that it has added a new technology of blood and cellular therapy to provide more treatment options for patients, including those without cancer, but referred for advanced management. The therapy named apheresis is a procedure in which blood is collected …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An intern medical student from Soroti University is in trouble for allegedly extorting money from patients at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital. The hospital authorities arrested and handed Cyraton Mutambi to the police for allegedly soliciting Shillings 148,000 from diabetes patients on Thursday morning. His luck …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital has explained the complaints of alleged maltreatment of patients at the facility raised by several social media users. Dr. Juliet Nakku, the Executive Director of the hospital told journalists at a press briefing on Monday that the treatment mechanisms employed by the …
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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of ambulances at Kapchorwa hospital is hindering the referral of patients. Siraje Masai, the District Health Officer, says that they struggle to ensure timely referral of cases to Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. He says that the only ambulance at the hospital is grounded …
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Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The management of St. Kizito-Matany hospital in Napak district is seeking 600 million Shillings to treat bullet-wound patients. The hospital is currently registering an increasing number of patients with gunshot wounds due to the escalation of insecurity in the region. Dr. John Bosco Nsubuga, the …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale Regional Referral Hospital is choking from the overwhelming number of patients turning up for treatment. The most affected are the outpatient department-OPD, the pediatrics, the obstetrics and gynecology, and the casualty wards. Several patients receiving treatment in the casualty ward sleep on the verandah …
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Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is an increase in the number of sickle cell cases in Bukedea district, the authorities have revealed. This is part of the findings in the Bukedea district surveillance report for sickle cell from samples collected from Bukedea lifeline secondary school, Bukedea secondary, and Bukedea comprehensive …
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