Mulago Hospital Archives - The Capital Times

Health

Mulago Hospital Officials Grilled For Flouting Financial Regulations

Officials from Mulago Specialised Women and Neo-natal Hospital are tasked to explain why they were issued with letters of credit from Bank of Uganda worth Shs4.07 billion despite the closure of the financial year. While interfacing with the officials on Monday, 31

August 3, 2023

Health

Mulago Hospital Launches Non-invasive Surgery Training Center

Mulago National Referral Hospital has unveiled a non-invasive surgery simulation center, the first of its kind in the country. The hospital administrators say trainees will undergo training at the center on how to conduct minimally invasive endoscopies and laparoscopic surgeries. During such

July 15, 2022

Business·ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES·Hot Take·Trending

Biomass to Electricity: Tears Of Joy As ERA Launches Pilot Project At Mulago’s Mwanamugimu Nutrition Unit

The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has launched a Biomass-to-Electricity pilot project at Mwanamugimu Nutrition unit in Mulago Hospital. Dubbed Biomass to Electricity cooking, the clean cooking pilot project was launched Tuesday, April 12, 2022 and is intended to eliminate use of carbon-based

April 12, 2022

Health

Covid-19 Patients Forced To Share Wards With Inpatients At Mulago

Kampala, Uganda: Patients with severe COVID-19 referred to Mulago National Referral Hospital are being forced to share wards with other critically ill patients following the closure of the COVID-19 treatment unit. A doctor who spoke to URN on condition of anonymity, says

March 31, 2022

Crime·Health

Axed Dr. Baterana Petitions Court To Quash State House Health Monitoring Unit Report On Mulago

The interdicted Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital Dr. Baterana Byarugaba, wants court to throw out the evidence and charges brought against him by the State House Health Monitoring Unit on the basis of lack of jurisdiction. This comes after the

March 5, 2022

Health

Campaign To Raise Shs 210M For Kusasira’s Kidney Transplant Kicks Off

A campaign to raise USD 60,000 (approximately Shs 210,001,860), which is needed to fly Ivan Kusasira, 39 years, out of the country for urgent kidney transplant has kicked off. The fundraising campaign that is being conducted by friends, relatives and Good Samaritans,

February 3, 2022

Politics

NUP Councillor Mubiru Refutes Receiving Money From NRM To Pay Medical Bills

Ailing Rubaga North Councillor James Mubiru, who subscribes to the National Unity Platform (NUP), has denied allegations that he solicited money from the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party such that he could seek medical attention at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.

January 4, 2022

Health

Bitature Joins Mulago Hospital Board

Patients seeking specialized care from Mulago National Specialized hospital will continue paying out of their pockets for drugs and sundries that are not quoted as essential medicines. Mulago Hospital Executive Director Dr Byarugaba Baterana told journalists on Friday that the facility was

September 4, 2021

News

Breaking:Nsambya Hospital Boss Dr.Ddumba Dies

Former Mulago hospital executive director, Dr Edward Ddumba, is dead. Mr.Ddumba worked as the head accounting officer for Mulago, Uganda’s National Referral Hospital for more than fours years. He later joined St Francis Hospital Nsambya as the Executive Director the position he

April 11, 2020