The children are a 9-year-old boy and a baby of two months, who was abandoned by her mother after a referral from Bwizibwera Health Center III in Mbarara District.
Dr. Twesigye explained that the hospital operates on a budget of 10 billion shillings, which covers recurrent expenses for the private wing, pension, gratuity, water, electricity, and retooling.
Atuhaire explained that the attack happened while Mwijukye was addressing members of Rwanyamabare Catholic Church, who accused their neighbor, Edwin Burimbare, of encroaching on their land.
According to Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson, Dr. Abiru, a postgraduate medical student specializing in anesthesiology at Mbarara University Teaching Hospital, was found dead while lying on her back on Wednesday.
According to Halson Kagure, the Public Relations Officer at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Ahuriire was brought to the hospital as an accident victim through the Accidents and Emergence Unit. After receiving medical attention and being discharged, he remained in the vicinity of the hospital.
Doctor Innocent Twesiime the Itojo Medical Superintendent says the two were referred to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital last night because they were in critical condition at the time, although scans did not show any internal injuries.
The centre which is now awaiting commissioning was constructed with the support of 243 million Shillings from Mbarara University of Science and Technology, 1.4 billion Shillings from Global Collaborative-a US organisation and 800 million from the Government of Uganda.
Dr Celestine Barigye the Mbarara Referral Hospital Director says one deceased baby and another in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit were suffering from respiratory challenges caused by infections and cold exposure, while Henry Mushabe, the Mbarara probation officer blames the rampant child abandonment to teenage pregnancies and economic hardship. One of the abandoned babies' mother is identified as Immaculate Ahimbisibwe of Kyampotani in Kaooba, Mbarara City.
Dr. Elias Kumbakumba a senior pediatrician and the head of pediatrics at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital says that the ward was designed to accommodate 10 babies but there are currently 40-50 babies.
The mother of two children both below ten years of age was referred to Mbarara Regional Referal Hospital on August 18th, 2020 from Masaka Regional Referral Hospital because of dysfunctional ICU equipment.
Muhammad Mubiru, the Principal l Administrator Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital, says 15 of those in the HDU are critically ill. "We have run out of space in our COVID-19 ward. We even had to add more beds after our surveillance team brought more patients on Wednesday. We can no longer admit more patients," Mubiru said.
Dr. Apiyo is being recognized for her commitment and distinguished treatment and management of novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) at the Treatment Centre. She is a Physician who doubles as the Deputy Director at the facility.
Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Director Dr Celestine Barigye said that the hospital is still treating five confirmed patients, who, however, are steadily improving.
Dr Celestine Barigye, Director Mbarara regional Referral hospital said that the driver who was driving a Kenyan registration number truck was isolated in his truck and later evacuated to Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.
Mbarara regional referral hospital Director, Dr. Celestine Barigye, says medics that attend to suspected Corona virus cases will be stopped from going back to their homes because they are at high risk of transmission.
In September 2019, Lacor in partnership with Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative – ARLPI and Comrades of Pearl Africa set a four months’ time-frame within which to raise the required funds. This time elapsed in January 2020, with only 70 million Shillings in the kitty.
