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Uganda: Rethinking Healthcare Costs
Independent (Kampala), 4 November 2012
Dr Ian Clarke advocates changes in health sector salaries, budgeting and operations. Others in corruption-ridden sector protest: Read more »
Physicians Get Pay Boost in Uganda
Doctors in Uganda have received Sh6.5 billion toward a salary increase, and Sh43 billion more was promised to them after they went on strike.
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Uganda: Mbale Hospital Runs Out of X-Ray Films
Observer, 1 November 2012
Mbale hospital officials have urged the government to urgently improve lower health centres to relieve pressure on the regional referral hospital. Read more »
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Uganda: Funding, Health System Constraints Impede Marburg Control
UNIRIN, 31 October 2012
Uganda's Ministry of Health is facing serious financial and health system constraints as it battles to contain an outbreak of Marburg haemorrhagic fever that has killed eight… Read more »
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Uganda: Govt Halts Relocation of Grade A Hospital
Independent (Kampala), 31 October 2012
A section of Members of Parliament have differed with the proposed relocation of Grade A hospital in Entebbe as earlier planned by the Ministry of Health. Read more »
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Uganda: Entebbe Hospital Takeover Halted
Observer, 30 October 2012
Govt stops move amidst rumoured plans to replace hospital with shopping mall, military facility Read more »
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Uganda: Mbarara Hospital Medics Strike Over Pay
New Vision, 29 October 2012
About 150 medical workers at Mbarara regional referral Hospital on Monday laid down their tools protesting non-payment of their salaries and the deduction of money on their… Read more »
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Uganda: Will Sh49 Billion Additional Funding Boost Health Services?
New Vision, 3 October 2012
This financial year, the Government has allocated an additional sh49.5b to the health ministry. Of this, sh6.5b has been availed immediately to kick-start the recruitment of over… Read more »
