Browsing by Author "Okoth, Cecilla"

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    Assembling of new cancer machine starts this week.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-14) Okoth, Cecilla
    The long-awaited radiotherapy cancer machine has arrived in the country. The assembling of the machines, which is expected to bring much relief to patients who have been braving tedious and expensive journeys to foreign countries for treatment, is set to start this week.
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    'Infant formula causes obesity'.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-10) Okoth, Cecilla; Mazirwe, Sarah
    A senior consultant and paediatrician at the Mulago Hospital has said mothers who feed babies with infant formula risk making them obese, something which will greatly impact their health. According to Dr. Jolly Nankunda, babies who take infant formula consume more than they need when care is not taken to control them.
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    International conference on cancer begins tomorrow.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-23) Okoth, Cecilla
    To mark the beginning of this year's joint international conference on cancer and palliative care, a health camp targeting patients with breast cancer shall be set up to provide treatment. According to Prof. Ronald Wasike a consultant breast surgeon at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi,
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    Makerere University spends Shs21.8b on illegal payments.
    (New Vision, 2018-01-02) Okoth, Cecilla
    Makerere University has incurred a loss of shs21.8b in a series of irregularities, ranging from shoddy procurement practices, illegal payments to staff. Including some who quit the University long age and over payments of staff salaries. Part of the loss was attributed to payments to staff on study leave or payments to bridge gaps created by teaching staff who have failed to clock the minimum 10-hours teaching load per week.
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    Sh9m bill delay Mulago cancer machine, says health minister.
    (New Vision, 2017-08-17) Okoth, Cecilla
    The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) had by last evening not yet assembled the long-awaited radiotherapy machine, which arrived in the country last week. It means that the testing and launch will be delayed for some weeks. UCI sources at Mulago Hospital have revealed.