Tag Archives: UMA

Kampala, Uganda |  FLAVIA NASSAKA – URN  |  The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has written to the government asking it to address low staffing levels and lack of necessary equipment in regional referral hospitals across the country.  In an interview on Wednesday, the UMA Secretary General Dr Mukuzi Muhereza narrated …

They say Kenyan government will continue to use the excuse of aflatoxins to prevent entry of maize into their market Kamapala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Kenyan authorities on March 11 announced the lifting of a ban on maize imports from Uganda and Tanzania but exporters claim the ban still …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 10 doctors who have suffered from severe forms of COVID-19 have been forced to seek care from private hospitals. This is due to the lack of ICU beds in government hospitals. According to the Uganda Medical Association-UMA, their colleagues who on average earn …

Ugandan manufacturers to ran to East African Court of Justice over trade restrictions Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Tensions between Ugandan traders and the Kenyan government is likely to get worse a head of the festive season this December, according to executives at the Uganda Manufacturers Association. The traders …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Manufacturers have asked the Government to institute tough measures against EAC states that continue to block imports from Uganda. Under their umbrella body, Uganda Manufacturers Association- UMA, they note that the continued blockade of Ugandan goods from entering the Kenyan market is a violation of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Medical Association-UMA wants the government to accredit private hospitals to offer internship placement to medical doctors.  Dr. Richard Idro, the President Uganda Medical Association, says they have recommended to the Health Ministry and talked to some private hospitals to offer medical internship owing to …

Government urged to offer rebates on taxation, wages, savings, and electricity Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Manufacturers under their umbrella body, Uganda Manufacturers Association are in the early stages of engaging the government on a possible extension of the COVID-19 support that they were given for six months starting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has advised the government to stop admitting each and every person who tests positive for COVID-19. Dr Frank Asiimwe, a urologist who is in charge of welfare in the association says only patients with severe and moderate symptoms should …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors under their umbrella Uganda Medical Association (UMA) want medical interns to be placed into hospitals as medical officers on probation. UMA president Dr Richard Idro said that the Ministry of Health is setting up a committee to come up with a document on …

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Health workers in the Ankole region under the Uganda Medical Association-UMA have petitioned the office of the Chairperson Covid-19 Taskforce over repeated incidents of arrests and harassment by security personnel during curfew hours. In a petition letter dated 11th June 2020 signed by the UMA …