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Intern health workers at Mulago hospital have gone on a sit down strike over nonpayment of their facilitation. The over 150 interns claim they have not been paid their Sh1.5m stipend since October 2014, making their work difficult
BY NJOKI CHEGE There is a certain level of cheapness and shallowness that comes with Kenyans on Instagram- whom I will refer to as ‘KE Instagrammers’. KE Instagrammers are like those washambas who ...
The key to getting a wounded soldier from a battlefield to a hospital is stabilization—holding off the damage done by bullet or bomb for long enough to get to surgery. So faster evacuation is always better. Now the hospital can actually meet the injured partway—in the form of a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, transformed into a flying triage unit. On board, doctors stabilize, monitor, and treat soldiers with high-level care so they make it safely home.
To stop human trafficking and abuse of Ugandans working abroad under conditions that border on modern-day slavery, government has issued new terms for labour export companies directing that they must be cleared by the police.
My friend, name withheld, (let's call him Arturo. Because nobody's called Arturo in real life, so this makes this true story even more absurd ) recently got slapped. Hard. Skilfully. All the way across the face. It was the loneliest moment in Arturo's life, he told us, rocking slightly, and staring into the middle distance,…
Many people go to hospital only after falling sick. However, health experts say many health conditions and diseases can be prevented if people undergo periodic assessment to ensure the body runs smoothly. As we start the New Year, here are some of the tests you should undertake.
TEDxKampala brings you the most innovative, provacative, insightful ideas springing from the heart of Kampala City with amazing speaker line up. Come interact and listen to powerful, inspirational talks from entreprenuers, inventors, innovators, performers name it all with an idea worth spreading. Theme: ''Owning our Destiny'' In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxKampala, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxKampala event, TEDTalks video and live speakers will combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.
Although the effects of tobacco use can be manifested in several ways, it is commonly associated with gum diseases. Below are some of the ways in which tobacco can affect a person’s oral health.
A fisherman in Kaliro district has been hailed as a hero by his villagemates after he killed a crocodile that mauled his pregnant wife. Mubarak Batamb...
The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) second in command ‘Maj Gen’ Dominic Ongwen, has surrendered. Senior security sources close to the military effort to hunt down the LRA fighters said ‘Gen’ Ongwen gave himself up to the Seleka rebels at Kafia Kingi
He said the increasing demand for oxygen has affected the hospital budget since management uses some funds to buy it elsewhere when supplies from National Medical Stores (NMS) run out.
If you have not looked at your calendar, watched TV or been on social media for the past few weeks, you can be forgiven for thinking that we are still in 2014. You see, between last year and this y...
World and Olympic marathon champion Stephen Kiprotich has thanked all Ugandans for standing by him in the trying moment when he lost his youngest daughter.
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