“The Q3 release aligns with our efforts to reallocate resources from old priorities to key growth drivers. Our focus remains on promoting technical efficiency and ensuring service delivery at the lowest cost,” said Ggoobi.
The Institute’s Executive Director Dr Jackson Orem says they are revamping the lab using money acquired from the government of Uganda to cut down on expenditure by individuals who seek sophisticated tests from outside the region. He says that once it’s complete they will then be able to conduct all tests done for all types of cancers.
Federation of African Medical Physics Organisations (FAMPO) Dr. Taofeeq Ige says Medical Physicists as well as many others are in the front line in dealing with COVID-19 patients and they also deserve recognition and appreciation for their efforts.
Responding to concerns raised by the World Health Organization this morning urging countries to come up with nation specific interventions to counter unnecessary cancer deaths, Orem said they are already strengthening treatment as they have now upgraded from a single radiotherapy machine to three in addition to stocking more essential medicines.
The district local government had initially earmarked four acres of land in Pageya Parish, Koro Sub County for the construction of the facility. But later, part of the land was offered to Gulu, which is transforming into a city, and required to expand its boundaries.
Dr Joyce Balagadde, a Childhood Cancer Expert at the Institute said, they have had to disregard the recommended transfusion standards for leukaemia that require patients with a blood count of 20 platelets to be transfused and now wait for the count to go to the lows of 10 platelets before transfusion is done.
