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Tag Archives: Uganda Cancer Institute

Patients, survivors share agonizing tale of managing cancer

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alice Nankinga, 22, had a sunny personality which classmates, friends and family keep referring to while reflecting on the past before she was diagnosed with Cancer.  But her dreams and happiness were shattered when, while in senior one, she frequently fell sick. Six years later, …

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Cancers killed 22,000 Ugandans in 2018 -MOH

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to 22,000 people succumbed to different cancers over the last one year. This is according to records from the Uganda Cancer Institute head office in Kampala. The Kampala Cancer Register shows that 32,617 new cases were recorded in 2018. This indicates at least 350 …

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Uganda heart institute asked to vacate UCI premises

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Heart Institute is facing eviction from Mulago. The centre is now in dire need to 256 billion Shillings to construct a home within Kampala. The institute has occupied the fourth floor of the Uganda Cancer Institute building in Mulago since 2016, at the …

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