Health minister visits Mityana Hospital
Feb 07, 2010
THE health minister, Stephen Malinga, last Friday visited Mityana Hospital following reports of negligence in the maternity wards.
By Luke Kagiri
THE health minister, Stephen Malinga, last Friday visited Mityana Hospital following reports of negligence in the maternity wards.
Malinga said he had visited the hospital to establish the cause of death of Sylvia Nalubowa, who died in the labour ward, and Harriet Nabubenje, who died in the maternity ward last year.
On his arrival, the minister toured the hospital with the administrator, Francis Muzira and the district health officer, Fred Lwasampijja.
He later met the staff and other district leaders, whom he asked to explain the death of the two women.
As Lwasampijja explained that the women had first visited clinics in villages, he was interrupted by the minister, who insisted the women had died because of the negligence of doctors.
“How can a doctor give orders on phone? How long was the patient admitted before she could see a doctor? We should call a spade a spade if we are to improve,†Malinga said.
He asked the Police to arrest the owners of the clinic and investigate the case.
THE health minister, Stephen Malinga, last Friday visited Mityana Hospital following reports of negligence in the maternity wards.
Malinga said he had visited the hospital to establish the cause of death of Sylvia Nalubowa, who died in the labour ward, and Harriet Nabubenje, who died in the maternity ward last year.
On his arrival, the minister toured the hospital with the administrator, Francis Muzira and the district health officer, Fred Lwasampijja.
He later met the staff and other district leaders, whom he asked to explain the death of the two women.
As Lwasampijja explained that the women had first visited clinics in villages, he was interrupted by the minister, who insisted the women had died because of the negligence of doctors.
“How can a doctor give orders on phone? How long was the patient admitted before she could see a doctor? We should call a spade a spade if we are to improve,†Malinga said.
He asked the Police to arrest the owners of the clinic and investigate the case.