Resources
From a lack of hospital beds and ambulances, to the widespread use of expired drugs, KCs document the impact inadequate healthcare resources have on communities.
KCS also report announcements of donor-funded projects from transnational bodies, governments and non governmental organisations, and the impact spending boosts and cuts are having on ordinary people's attempts to stay healthy.
KCs also examine the way international agreements such as Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights affect the treatment people living in resource poor settings receive.
Women in Soroti, Uganda trained to monitor corruption via SMS messages
Women in Soroti district, Eastern Uganda have been trained on sending SMS messages as a way to monitor health sector and education corruption. more
Health workers coverage in Uganda stuck at 56% countrywide
From www.monitor.co.ug
The proportion of trained health workers across the country has stagnated at 56 per cent for the last two years, a situation that has affected the efficiency of the sector, the health minister has said. go
Patients sharing beds at Kawempe Health Centre, Uganda
KC Williams Moi reports from Kawempe Health Center IV in Kampala, Uganda where patients are sharing beds and facilities are poor. more
Development INGO World Vision leaves Karugutu, Western Uganda
World Vision has wrapped up work in Karugutu, Western Uganda after 14 years of transformational development, reports KC Araali.
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Former managers from Mulago Hospital investigated over shs 4 bn scanning machine
The top managers of Mulago Hospital, in Kamapla are being investigated over a faulty shs 4bn brain scanning machine. According to the Ministry of Health permanent secretary Asuman Lukwago, a number of officers are suspected of procuring a fake machine which is now lying idle. more
Activists ask govt to address maternal health this year
From www.monitor.co.ug
Civil Society activists from Nakaseke, Luweero and Kampala have petitioned government to address the problem of preventable maternal deaths this financial year, less than a week since a 2011 survey report indicated that the country needs more than 2,000 midwives to ensure safe child birth. go
Hospital collapse blamed on ‘mismanagement’, lack of funds and equipment
The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC)’s Health Centre III in Campswahili Northern division, Soroti Municipality, Uganda has collapsed – and ‘mismanagement’ from previous board members, inadequate funds and a lack of equipment has been blamed. KC Loyan reports. more
5.5 million US dollars earmarked for maternal health in Rwenzori, West Nile
A 5.5 million dollar project focusing on maternal mortality reduction in Uganda begins this month. Dubbed Save Mothers, its pilot aims to half the number of maternal deaths in five West Nile districts within a year. more