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(CEHURD) sues government over unfair hospital charges on covid-19 patients

(CEHURD) sues government over unfair hospital charges on covid-19 patients

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Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) have sued the Government, seeking it's intervention in the unfair hospital charges against COVID-19 patients, by both governments and public hospitals. (CEHURD) and Moses Mulumba of Mukono district, through their lawyer Kenneth Ssebabi, have petitioned Mukono high court seeking orders that the Attorney general, the medical and dental practitioner council and minister of health Jane Ruth Achenge to intervene and cause a reduction of the medical fees being charged in treatment of covid 19 patients. “We want the health minister to regulate and set guidelines on the management of the covid 19 patients in the country,” Kennedy Ssebabi contends. He added that they have also filed an application for the certificate of emergenc...
Lt. Gen. Mbadi appointed a new CDF

Lt. Gen. Mbadi appointed a new CDF

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New developments from Uganda People’s defense forces -UPDF shows a massive shake-up with new appointments courtesy of the commander in chief General Yoweri Museveni. According to the latest appointments by Gen Museveni, Lt Gen Wilson Mbasu Mbadi takes charge now as the new Chief of Defence Forces also promoted to the rank of General. Mbadi replaces Gen David Muhoozi who was appointed as State Minister for Internal Affairs. Gen. Mbadi has been serving as Deputy Chief of the Defense Forces since January 2017, replacing Lieutenant Gen Charles Angina, who became Deputy Commander of Operation Wealth Creation. From May 2013 until January 2017, he served as the Joint Chief of Staff of the UPDF, where he was replaced by Major General Joseph Musanyufu. Mbadi will be deputized by Lt ...
was Speaker Oulanya flown to London for covid-19 treatment ?

was Speaker Oulanya flown to London for covid-19 treatment ?

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Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah is on his way to London, United Kingdom from where he is expected to get a comprehensive Covid-19 treatment. Insiders say Oulanyah was in self isolation at home for over one week but given his worsening condition, he was flown out of the country on Tuesday through Nairobi. Sources say Oulanyah may have caught Covid-19 through his close staff. Over 15 Members of Parliament and over 100 parliament staff have tested positive for Covid-19 in the recent weeks. However, parliament dismissed reports that Oulanyah, is seriously ill and plans are under way to fly him out of the country for treatment. Sections of the media had reported that the country’s number three was critically ill. However Chris's Obore confirmed that Oulanyah flew out of ...
Mukono residents have stopped testing covid 19,  hospital are heavly charging them free gov’t Covid-19 test kits

Mukono residents have stopped testing covid 19, hospital are heavly charging them free gov’t Covid-19 test kits

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Residents of Mukono district have raised concern over the some of the health facilities that are instead charging them money for covid-19 testing a move that has frustrated the exercise. Residents have pinned Mukono Church of Uganda commonly known as (Namirembe) and Mukono General hospitals to be behind this evil practice in the Mukono district. Both hospitals are among several facilities in Mukono that have been supplied with rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits to carry out free quick Covid-19 tests of people in the district following an upsurge in Covid-19 cases in the ongoing second wave.  However, Mukono Church of Uganda hospital charges Shs 40,000 while Mukono General hospital charges Shs 20,000 per test. Dr Steven Mulindwa, the district health officer notes...