Muniini K. Mulera

Uganda

Uganda’s Tobacco Control Act comes into force on 19th of May 2016

By Talibita MosesUganda Uganda Health MattersMay 11, 20162 comments

This 19th of May 2016 is the day the Tobacco Control Act No. 22 enters into force. The same was passed by Parliament on the 28th of July 2015, assented to by the president on the 19th of September 2015 and gazetted in the Uganda Gazette No 67 Volume CVIII dated 18th November 2015. ...

The "No Change" Slogan and the Health Care System in Uganda

By Asa AhimbisibweUganda Uganda Health MattersMay 9, 20160 comments

Uganda has been under the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government for 30 years. There are things that continue to puzzle the local people and the educated all alike. For example, why would the NRM Government refuse to allocate at least 15% of its National budget to the ...

Empowering nurses builds patient-centred health care

By Talibita MosesUganda Uganda Health MattersMay 4, 20162 comments

Empowered nurses have effective conflict resolution skills and understand the skilful application of nursing ethics to build strong patient care teams in Uganda. Cultivating a culture of advocacy and empowerment among nurses decreases the length of hospital stays thus improving patient ...

POLITICAL WILL AND REDUCING MATERNAL AND CHILD MORTALITY

By Asa AhimbisibweUganda Uganda Health MattersApril 27, 20160 comments

What is Uganda's budget for this year's presidential swearing in ceremony and how much does it cost to save the 16-20 women who will possibly die in childbirth that day? Sri Lanka is one of the low income countries in South Asia, but has been hailed for progressively ...

When misdiagnosis means a twenty hour journey to and from a major hospital

By Sabrina KitakaUganda Uganda Health MattersApril 5, 20161 comments

When mis diagnosis means in a twenty hour journey to and from a major hospital: ‘inappropriate referral’ By: Dr.Sabrina Kitaka We were completing a 6 hour ward round on a hot Thursday morning at the Infectious Diseases Ward at the Mulago National Referral Hospital. ...

Yes, TB Meningitis can be treated in Uganda, and better still it can be prevented

By Sabrina KitakaUganda Uganda Health MattersMarch 13, 20162 comments

By Sabrina.B.Kitaka Case Presentation: T.O (not his initials) was a 2 year old boy who was the 1st born to both his parents. He presented to the emergency unit of the Mulago National Referral Hospital on 18th January 2016 with a history of fever and refusal to feed for 2 days. He ...

Uganda's Health Care System at Crossroads; No Functional Chain of Survival Systems

By Asa AhimbisibweUganda Uganda Health MattersApril 2, 20160 comments

Currently, there are very few functioning Ambulances in the country, and where ambulances exist, they may not have fuel or drivers. Many times, patients with life threatening emergencies are told to go to the next high level health facility, only to wait by the road side for public ...

Uganda's Health Care System at Crossroads; Re-thinking Our Priorities.

By Asa AhimbisibweUganda Uganda Health MattersApril 1, 20160 comments

The Health care system in Uganda is at the moment described as inadequate, and holds no promise for its population in meeting and addressing the current health care challenges and the demands of the people of Uganda. As a result of the inefficient health care infrastructure, ...

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