• Latest
  • Trending
  • All
  • News
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Science
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Tech
Entebbe Hospital

Entebbe Hospital to Reopen to General Public Next Week

February 23, 2022
KCCA FC host Mbarara city

KCCA FC host Mbarara city

March 17, 2023
Museveni revives Covid19 masks, certificates to public offices

Museveni parliament speech: hits, misses

March 16, 2023
Lapaire, News 24/7 sign partnership

Lapaire, News 24/7 sign partnership

March 16, 2023
Two dead, five injured in Maracha District accident

Boda boda man stoned to death in Arua

March 16, 2023
Uganda police recognizes women who run the CCTV project

Uganda police recognizes women who run the CCTV project

March 16, 2023
Are Uganda-Kenya trade wars about to end?

Why Kenya made U-turn on milk product ban

March 16, 2023
Airtel Uganda, Buganda Kingdom renew 3 year Partnership

Airtel Uganda, Buganda Kingdom renew 3 year Partnership

March 16, 2023
Truck rams into school, kills three, injures 18

Truck rams into school, kills three, injures 18

March 15, 2023
Rwandan, Burundia, others arrested for forging Ugandan passports

Rwandan, Burundia, others arrested for forging Ugandan passports

March 13, 2023
child murders

Five arraigned to court over embezzlement of Shs2.6b

March 13, 2023
ADVERTISEMENT
News 24/7
  • Home
  • News
    • All
    • Business
    • Politics
    • Science
    • World
    KCCA FC host Mbarara city

    KCCA FC host Mbarara city

    Museveni revives Covid19 masks, certificates to public offices

    Museveni parliament speech: hits, misses

    Lapaire, News 24/7 sign partnership

    Lapaire, News 24/7 sign partnership

    Two dead, five injured in Maracha District accident

    Boda boda man stoned to death in Arua

    Are Uganda-Kenya trade wars about to end?

    Why Kenya made U-turn on milk product ban

    Airtel Uganda, Buganda Kingdom renew 3 year Partnership

    Airtel Uganda, Buganda Kingdom renew 3 year Partnership

    Truck rams into school, kills three, injures 18

    Truck rams into school, kills three, injures 18

    Rwandan, Burundia, others arrested for forging Ugandan passports

    Rwandan, Burundia, others arrested for forging Ugandan passports

    child murders

    Five arraigned to court over embezzlement of Shs2.6b

    Are Uganda-Kenya trade wars about to end?

    Are Uganda-Kenya trade wars about to end?

    Trending Tags

    • Donald Trump
    • Future of News
    • Climate Change
    • Market Stories
    • Election Results
    • Flat Earth
  • Entertainment
    • All
    • Gaming
    • Movie
    • Music
    • Sports
    KCCA FC host Mbarara city

    KCCA FC host Mbarara city

    Lapaire, News 24/7 sign partnership

    Lapaire, News 24/7 sign partnership

    fred-enanga Police spokesperson

    Noise polluters to be prosecuted – Police

    VIDEO; Chameleon and weasel filmed kissing in Public…Again

    Mandela national stadium namboole

    Five years later: Uganda Cranes still homeless

    Christian Atsu has been found dead, confirms his agent

    Christian Atsu has been found dead, confirms his agent

    Don’t make sex videos on Valentine’s – Police

    Don’t make sex videos on Valentine’s – Police

    The actual meaning of Valentines day has nothing to do with flowers, chocolate, gifts or sex

    The actual meaning of Valentines day has nothing to do with flowers, chocolate, gifts or sex

    Ladies; Sex is not a Valentines gift – Real Gift Ideas for him

    Ladies; Sex is not a Valentines gift – Real Gift Ideas for him

    MAN UNITED

    Prophet Who Predicted Argentina World cup win says Man United will win Premier League

  • Watch Now
  • Sports
  • Shot Stories
  • Fact Checker
No Result
View All Result
News 24/7
No Result
View All Result
Home Lifestyle Health

Entebbe Hospital to Reopen to General Public Next Week

URN.Dr. Moses Muwanga, outgoing Director of Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital, says that they have handled over 2,300 COVID-19 patients since 2020 and have been preparing for full resumption by re-opening departments in a phased manner.

Dorothy Nalumansi by Dorothy Nalumansi
February 23, 2022
in Health, Politics
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
Entebbe Hospital

A man involved in renovations at Entebbe Hospital

ADVERTISEMENT

Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital is scheduled to reopen to the public on March 1, the principal administrator, Muhammad Mubiru has revealed. The hospital closed the outpatient, dental, optical, maternal and child care departments in March 2020 to focus on the effective management of COVID-19 patients. 

ADVERTISEMENT

Prior to its closure to the public, the hospital used to serve over three million people from within Entebbe municipality, Wakiso, Buvuma, Mpigi, Butambala and Kalangala districts. Mubiru now says the hospital will resume normal operations next week because COVID-19 patients will now be admitted at the Entebbe National Isolation Centre in Manyago.

The isolation was expected to be completed in October 2020 but it was delayed due to COVID-19 restrictions and approval of a new contractor when the first contractor was fired for alleged incompetence. Dr. Moses Muwanga, outgoing Director of Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital, says that they have handled over 2,300 COVID-19 patients since 2020 and have been preparing for full resumption by re-opening departments in a phased manner.

ADVERTISEMENT

He disclosed this while receiving donations worth Shillings 50 million from Kansai Plascon, a paint company.  The items include mattresses, gloves, sanitisers, basins and gift hampers containing mainly food for the over 140 hospital workers and tins of paint worth Shillings 25 million.   

Muwanga lauded the company for appreciating the hospital workers and supporting its efforts to repaint sections of the hospital, particularly the wards. Mubiru disclosed that in April last year, they requested Shillings 150 million for repairs and renovations such as fixing broken taps, washing basins, broken toilet cistern covers among other items that got damaged by COVID-19 patients. 

He however says the ministry of finance did not release the funds, which prompted them to do minimal repairs.

Daniel Kayongo, the  Brand Manager Plascon Uganda, said the donation is part of the company’s social corporate responsibility programme.  He said that Entebbe Hospital handled the first COVID-19 patient and its workers did a great job during the last two years of the pandemic.

With a capacity of 200 beds, the hospital was re-opened for less than a month last year before managed closed the hospital again when the country started battling the second wave of COVID-19 with an average of 1,000 cases daily.

In December, Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health noted that the ministry could not re-open the hospital at a time other countries were stepping up measures to contain the spread of the Omicron variant that later sparked the third wave of COVID-19 infections in Uganda.   

She added that the hospital is located less than 5 kilometres from Entebbe International Airport and thereby expected to handle all travellers who test positive. Last week, the health ministry announced the end of the third wave.  

Entebbe Hospital also discharged its last lot of four COVID-19 patients last Friday. There are currently no patients in the national isolation centre. Some residents are excited about the news about the hospital re-opening its inpatient and outpatient wards. On average, residents say they spend Shillings 5,000 to test for common illnesses such as malaria, typhoid and Infections at private clinics.  

They currently spend over Shillings 50,000 to treat these illnesses yet tests and drugs for these illnesses are free in public facilities like Entebbe Hospital. Irene Ntege, a resident of Lunnyo village, says that Entebbe Hospital is located in the centre of the municipality and more accessible compared to the health center IIIs in Katabi-Busambaga and Kigungu village. Taxis do not operate in either place.

for more click here

ShareTweetSend
Previous Post

Religious Sentiments Threaten to Split Kabale Headteacher’s Association

Next Post

Negligence Caused Elegu Market Fire- Police

Dorothy Nalumansi

Dorothy Nalumansi

Next Post
Elegu Market Fire

Negligence Caused Elegu Market Fire- Police

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
Why more Ugandans in diaspora want policy on migrant workers reviewed

UAE stops Issuance of 30-day Visas to Ugandans

October 24, 2022
Kampala Massage

“I have live sex with 18 clients a day” – Kampala massage therapist

October 2, 2022

Muhoozi Promotion is Actually a demotion – Solomon Serwanjja

October 5, 2022
Immaculate Kibekyenga Corruption unit

Anti Corruption unit saves Girl from Saudi Organ Harvest racket

5
4.8 Billion Collected in Traffic Police Operations

4.8 Billion Collected in Traffic Police Operations

3
Doctor on ebola frontline speaks to us annonymously

“We are denied PPE, threatened and intimidated” – Exclusive Interview with a doctor on the Ebola Frontline

3
KCCA FC host Mbarara city

KCCA FC host Mbarara city

March 17, 2023
Museveni revives Covid19 masks, certificates to public offices

Museveni parliament speech: hits, misses

March 16, 2023
Lapaire, News 24/7 sign partnership

Lapaire, News 24/7 sign partnership

March 16, 2023
ADVERTISEMENT
News 247

Copyright © 2021 24/7 Broadcasting Ltd. [email protected]

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Virtual Exhibition
    • Politics
    • Business
    • World
    • Science
  • Tech
    • Apps
    • Gear
    • Mobile
    • Startup
  • Entertainment
    • Music
    • Movie
    • Sports
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Fashion
    • Health
    • Travel
  • Shot Stories
  • Fact Checker

Copyright © 2021 24/7 Broadcasting Ltd. [email protected]