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At least five patients at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital are currently without attendants, struggling with recovery from injuries and illnesses. Hospital staff highlight the physical and psychological toll of this neglect, urging families and communities to step up. Joseph Tumwebaze has spent three weeks in a bed at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, nursing a broken leg and kidney injury from …

For three weeks, Joseph Tumwebaze has lain in a hospital bed at Mbarara regional referral hospital, his broken leg immobilised and his body still recovering from a violent attack. He has no attendant. “I was beaten by people who were later arrested,” he says quietly. “They broke my leg and injured my kidney.” Court ordered his attackers to meet his …

The Ministry of Health has issued a strong warning to doctors and health workers against neglecting patients and misusing government health facilities for private treatment, emphasizing that offenders will face disciplinary and legal action. This warning was delivered during the first National Community Health Baraza held in Mukono District, organized by the Ministry of Health in partnership with Mukono District …