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Uganda: Kawempe Hospital Raises Alarm Over Power Outages Affecting Newborn Care

[Nile Post] Frequent electricity interruptions at Kawempe National Referral Hospital have raised concerns about the reliability of power supply to critical medical services, particularly those supporting newborn babies who depend on continuous oxygen supply.

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Ebola in Kenya: Why preparedness beyond Nairobi matters

Kenya’s two confirmed cases of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease have put the country’s outbreak preparedness under scrutiny, raising questions about whether health facilities across all 47 counties have…

  • Kenya reports two Ebola cases, raising concerns beyond Nairobi.
  • Remote border counties face challenges in disease surveillance.
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