In Brief
Aug 31, 2009
Mulago to be decongested <br>Kampala <br>The Government has finalised plans to decongest Mulago Hospital to enable it concentrate on referral cases, MPs have heard. Health minister Dr. Stephen Mallinga told Parliament that the Government was in the proc
Mulago to be decongested
Kampala
The Government has finalised plans to decongest Mulago Hospital to enable it concentrate on referral cases, MPs have heard. Health minister Dr. Stephen Mallinga told Parliament that the Government was in the process of securing a loan from the African Development Bank that will be used to construct other units outside the New Mulago Complex. He said the obstetrics unit would be moved to a new facility to be constructed behind Old Mulago Hospital. Other units to be moved include the cancer and the heart institutes. Mallinga was responding to views from MPs over the budget performance of the health sector.
Dress well, scribes told
KAMPALA
Graduates from the United Media Consultants and Trainers have been advised to dress decently to reflect what they learnt in class. Ethics and integrity minister Nsaba Buturo made the call during the institutes’ 7th graduation ceremony held on Friday at the Grand Imperial Hotel. Buturo, who was the chief guest, said a country that has no morals was in a straight path to destruction. He told the graduates to go for further studies to enable them competefor jobs. He told the new journalists to respect themselves and to be mindful of the way they report about their country. “Do not be blind to developmental issues yet owl-eyed to issues that assassinate your nation’s reputation,†Buturo said. He said there was no country in the world where the press is allowed to report lies, adding that press freedom had to be accompanied with responsibility.
Kampala
The Government has finalised plans to decongest Mulago Hospital to enable it concentrate on referral cases, MPs have heard. Health minister Dr. Stephen Mallinga told Parliament that the Government was in the process of securing a loan from the African Development Bank that will be used to construct other units outside the New Mulago Complex. He said the obstetrics unit would be moved to a new facility to be constructed behind Old Mulago Hospital. Other units to be moved include the cancer and the heart institutes. Mallinga was responding to views from MPs over the budget performance of the health sector.
Dress well, scribes told
KAMPALA
Graduates from the United Media Consultants and Trainers have been advised to dress decently to reflect what they learnt in class. Ethics and integrity minister Nsaba Buturo made the call during the institutes’ 7th graduation ceremony held on Friday at the Grand Imperial Hotel. Buturo, who was the chief guest, said a country that has no morals was in a straight path to destruction. He told the graduates to go for further studies to enable them competefor jobs. He told the new journalists to respect themselves and to be mindful of the way they report about their country. “Do not be blind to developmental issues yet owl-eyed to issues that assassinate your nation’s reputation,†Buturo said. He said there was no country in the world where the press is allowed to report lies, adding that press freedom had to be accompanied with responsibility.