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Mukono– Sickle cell warriors at Mukono General Hospital have gained renewed hope following a generous donation from the Sarafina Sickle Cell Society, which provided four wheelchairs and over 2,000 sickle scan test kits to support mobility and improve access to early diagnosis. One of the beneficiaries receiving a wheel chair. The initiative, backed by U.S.-based partners — My Three Sicklers …

By Eric Yiga Sickle cell warriors at Mukono General Hospital have received a major boost after the Sarafina Sickle Cell Society donated four wheelchairs and more than 2,000 sickle scan test kits to improve access to care and mobility support. The donation, supported by U.S.–based partners — My Three Sicklers Foundation and Sickle Forward — targets some of the most …

MBARARA, WESTERN UGANDA — Shocking revelations have rocked Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital after it emerged that mortuary attendants have been running a full-blown extortion racket — squeezing cash out of grieving families in exchange for releasing bodies of their loved ones. According to multiple whistleblowers within the hospital, the attendants charge between UGX 200,000 and 500,000 to “release” a body …

MAYUGE– His Eminence Dr. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, the Mufti of Uganda, has officially flagged off the commencement of free treatment for eye illnesses in the community. The eye camp is organized by several donors, including the King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre and Al-Basar International Foundation, both founded in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The program is coordinated …

STATEMENT ON ATTACK AND INTIMIDATION OF JOURNALIST DAVID MWESIGWA BY THE PRIMEMINISTER RT. HON. ROBBINA NABBANJA AND MOH PS DR. DIANA ATWINE REGARDING THE POORSTATE OF SERVICE Delivery IN MUKONO AND KAYUNGA DISTRICT HEALTH FACILITIES. Our attention has been drawn to the media reports quoting the prime minister Rt.Hon. RobbinaNabbanja and the Ministry of Health (MOH) Permanent Secretary (PS) Dr. …

Uganda’s first female Prime Minister, Robinah Nabbanja, is once again at the center of public debate after ordering the police to summon Galaxy TV journalist David Mwesigwa, following his pointed questions to President Yoweri Museveni about the state of the country’s health facilities. During Museveni’s nomination at the Electoral Commission offices in Lweza, Mwesigwa raised serious concerns about overcrowding, poor …

Mukono, Uganda– The Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja Musafiri, Prime Minister of Uganda, Leader of Government Business, and Woman Member of Parliament for Kakumiro District, has pledged government intervention to address the urgent challenges facing Mukono General Hospital. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja and other officials at Mukono General Hospital. Speaking during her official visit to the Health facility in Mukono Municipality, …

Mukono– The Prime Minister of Uganda Rt Hon Nabbanja Robinah has expressed outrage over the appalling conditions at Mukono General Hospital, where women are giving birth on the floor and patients sleeping outdoors due to overcrowding. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja during the visit. Her visit today came just days after President Museveni received reports highlighting the hospital’s deteriorating state. What …

By Eric Yiga Administrators at Mukono General Hospital, a government health facility, are raising alarm over worsening conditions at the maternity ward, where a shortage of delivery beds has forced some mothers to give birth on the floor. Others, after delivery, are instructed to sleep on bare cement floors, exposing them to severe health risks. Hospital director Dr. Geoffrey Kasirye revealed that …