Tag Archives: Health
Mother delivers triplets by her own
By Tom Gwebayanga Annet Nakaibale, a mother of eight, knew she was carrying more than one baby, but did not expect triplets. As fate would have it, labour pains struck when ...
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Maternal health is a human right – activists
By Vicky Wandawa The Population Secretariat (POPSEC) has started campaigning for maternal health as a human right. The project, launched on Thursday at Hotel Africana, Kampala, changes strategy from merely advocating ...
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Relief at Gulu hospital as new consignment of blood arrives
By James Eriku & Cissy Makumbi Gulu Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has received a new consignment of blood after suffering shortage for nearly a week. This led to the death of two newborn babies ...
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Health still a challenge, Kabaka says
By Ezekiel Martins Ssekweyama Speaking during the Buganda independence anniversary celebrations on Monday at Kibanda Primary School in Kalangala District, the Kabaka said despite the challenges, the kingdom had remained united. Under ...
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Sisters in Death – Women in Kenya profiting from ARVs
In the video below NTV Kenya investigates a story of HIV+ women in various slums in Kenya who profit from ARVs given to them. They are the people for whom free ...
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Health ministry needs sh3b to fight Ebola
By Anne Mugisa & Norah Mutesi The health ministry says sh3b is needed to fight the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever. This includes the money needed to run the operations centre at ...
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Living positively behind bars
By Petride Mudoola: Robert Sebunya, who is serving a 45-year jail term for murder in Luzira Maximum Prison, is HIV-positive. His life in jail has been one hell of a ...
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Unqualified doctors operate on patients
By Sampaul Nakhaima and Pascal Kwesiga Most of the surgical procedures in hospitals and health centres across the country are performed by health workers who are not surgeons, a new study ...
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By Moses Walubiri Legislators on a select committee instituted to carry out an onspot check on areas affected by nodding disease have ordered ministry of health (MoH) to account for ...
Read More...For lack of Shs300,000, teacher bleeds to death in Labour Ward
18th/september/2011 The contractions had started at dawn. Cecilia Nambozo, a teacher at Busamaga Primary School in Mbale Municipality, knew it was time, so she did what was expected—checked into a hospital ...
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