Uganda Takes On Detention of Patients Over Unpaid Fees

The Medical Council says the new guidelines were prompted by the increasing cases of patients being detained in hospitals or being denied services because they are unable to pay their medical bills.

Surgeons attend to a patient in the theatre.

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