ADVERTISEMENT
Africanian
  • News
  • News 24/7
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Travel
  • World
    • US
    • Russia
    • Europe
    • Asia
    • America
No Result
View All Result
Africanian
No Result
View All Result
Home Health

Heatlh: Ugandan hospitals struggle with lack of specialists

Directors of regional government referral hospitals in Uganda have raised concerns over shortages of specialists and consultants, which they said has resulted in poor service delivery.

in Health, News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0 0
0
Heatlh: Ugandan hospitals struggle with lack of specialists
0
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare via Whatsapp

In a statement published by the Ugandan Parliament on Tuesday following the directors’ Monday meeting with the Parliamentary Health Committee, leaders called on the government to prioritize budgeting for the recruitment of specialists and consultants in the 2022/2023 financial year.

Winnie Serwanja, principal administrator of Lira Regional Referral Hospital in northern Uganda, said the institution has only one consultant of the required 11.

Serwanja said the lack of specialists has forced the hospital to have few outpatient specialized clinics.

“We have a crisis with senior consultants and medical officers special grade,” she said.

Serwanja said the hospital is still operating under the 2005 staff structure, which is limiting some of the services that the hospital should be offering.

More

Unlocking Africa’s Potential for Sustainable Growth

Artificial Intelligence Set to Redefine Education in Africa

Top 5 Reasons to Be Optimistic About Africa

Emmanuel Tugaineyo, director of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital in eastern Uganda, said the hospital has only 12 out of the 26 required specialists, despite having the largest catchment area serving 16 districts.

“Our current staffing is at 86.4 percent, but these are mainly lower cadres. We are still having challenges with specialists,” Tugaineyo said.

Benedicto Watmon, director of Moroto Regional Referral Hospital in northeastern Uganda, said the hospital currently has four out of the required 25 specialists.

Peter Mukobi, director of Hoima Regional Referral Hospital in western Uganda, attributed the absence of specialists to poor pay.

Help needed

Apart from the lack of specialists, the directors also cited other challenges that require urgent intervention including drug stock outs, nonfunctional intensive care units, shortage of oxygen, power outages, dilapidated staff houses and water shortages.

John Kamara, member of parliament for Bufumbira County North, warned that government hospitals will continue facing a shortage of specialists, as long as they are not motivated.

Uganda has started giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to priority groups as the country grapples with a surge in infection levels.

Health ministry spokesman Emmanuel Ainebyoona told Xinhua that eligible categories include people aged 50 and above, health workers, teachers, religious leaders, cultural leaders, security personnel, media, and drivers and conductors of passenger service vehicles.

As of Jan 15, Uganda had administered 12.2 million vaccine doses to its targeted 22 million people, or half of the country’s total population, according to its health ministry.

The country has so far recorded more than 153,000 COVID-19 cases and about 3,300 deaths.

Source: CD

africanian

africanian

Africanian, an Africa news media portal.

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
China-Africa Relations: the continent's finest in the Middle Kingdom

China-Africa Relations: the continent’s finest in the Middle Kingdom

May 27, 2023
Tina Turner dies at 83

Tina Turner dies at 83

May 24, 2023
Shaping Africa’s Future –The Impact of Innovation Hubs

Shaping Africa’s Future –The Impact of Innovation Hubs

May 26, 2023
Unlocking Africa’s Potential for Sustainable Growth

Unlocking Africa’s Potential for Sustainable Growth

May 28, 2023
Artificial Intelligence Set to Redefine Education in Africa

Artificial Intelligence Set to Redefine Education in Africa

May 28, 2023
Top 5 Reasons to Be Optimistic About Africa

Top 5 Reasons to Be Optimistic About Africa

May 27, 2023
Africanian

Copyright © 2022 Africanian.com.

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
  • Tech
  • Travel
  • World

Copyright © 2022 Africanian.com.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Log In

Sign In

Forgot password?

Don't have an account? Register

Forgot password?

Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password.

Back to Login

Your password reset link appears to be invalid or expired.

Log in

Privacy Policy

Accept

Add to Collection

  • Public collection title

  • Private collection title

No Collections

Here you'll find all collections you've created before.