Referral hospitals rely on health centre IIIs for patient care
“Referral hospitals are referring patients to health centre threes, I have evidence to that effect where a patient from Soroti Referral Hospital was referred to a health centre there and the patient died.”
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Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, highlighted the alarming trend where referral hospitals have been sending patients to Health Centre IIIs, indicating a strain on resources at higher-level facilities. (New Vision/Files)
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
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KAMPALA - During the 26th parliamentary session, urgent concerns were raised regarding the health system's functionality, particularly the troubling referral processes and shortages of essential medicines.