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Chemo Beanie or a Hat Contrary to common belief, wearing hats for chemo patients with hair will not prevent your hair from coming back after chemotherapy treatment. They are a crucial part of your wardrobe if you want to keep your hair and scalp protected while undergoing chemotherapy. They are equally as essential as your mastectomy bras and breast prosthesis ...

On Wednesday, November 17, doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) and UMA Council of Elders held a meeting with President Museveni. The meeting aimed at resolving the impasse after the doctors announced the strike a week ago. According to sources, the president agreed to the UMA’s call for immediate salary increment and allowance during the meeting. Apparently, he also ...

Mulumba Moses, director at Center For health, human rights and development has cautioned government about the ongoing doctors strike. He says if the strike is not looked at as a national crisis, then the issue will never be solved. According to him, the doctors laying their tools down is a national problem and something should be done as soon as ...

Residents in Yumbe have decried the lack of a source of clean water at Yumbe Health Centre IV. According to the patients and their carers at the facility, they pay shs500 daily for borehole water meant for the community. They even alleged that at times, they find the borehole locked when they come to fetch the water. Apparently, the hygiene ...

Doctors have once again announced that they will go on strike through their umbrella organization Uganda Medical Association. They cited failure by the government to improve their working conditions and to increase their salaries. Those on strike include doctors, nurses, midwives, consultants, medical interns, and pharmacists. ‘’We don’t want signed papers, we don’t want promises, we don’t want meetings. This ...