Uganda's emergency response system is failing to save lives, with 14 people dying daily from accidents due to delayed medical care. The crisis stems from multiple systemic failures: inadequate first responders, insufficient ambulances, and poorly equipped hospitals.
In a swift response to public outcry, Wakiso District Chairperson Dr. Matia Lwanga Bwaniga has personally intervened to secure an ambulance for Kajjansi Health Centre IV, following revelations that the entire district, which serves eight constituencies and 27 sub-counties, had only one functional ambulance. Â
Kasese police have taken into custody 18-year-old Nyangoma Sylvia over accusations of terminating her pregnancy and disposing of the fetus in a neighbor's latrine in Nyakatonzi cell, Kasese Municipality. The arrest followed a night-long operation after reports emerged of the alleged abortion.
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