Mulago National referral hospital has launched a CT-Scanner (MX 16) worth Sh2bn. The new equipment has improved the efficiency and expanded the diagnostic capacity of the Radiology department.
Speaking during the launch of the new machine at Mulago hospital, the clinical head, diagnostics Dr. Rosemary Byanyima said the equipment can work on 40 patients per day compared to the old one which used to diagnose only 10 patients. The equipment was procured by the Ugandan government and will do a lot of investigations for the brain, chest, abdomen, and even vessels like patients who have had a stalk.
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