Kabale Hospital Stuck with Five Unclaimed Bodies

Kabale hospital stuck with five unclaimed bodies

Uganda’s Medical Waste Crisis Deepens, Exposing Communities to Rising Health Risks

At the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)-managed dumpsite in Kiteezi, Jennifer Namulondo, a resident of Lusanja, has noticed a disturbing trend. Although the site was temporarily closed, she says piles of garbage are still being dumped in the area. As she told URN, what used to be mostly domestic waste now increasingly includes hazardous materials such as used syringes, gloves, drug packaging, used condoms, and injection paraphernalia that s…

Massive medical waste crisis deepens concern to communities

Waste at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)-managed dumpsite in Kiteezi, Jennifer Namulondo, a resident of Lusanja, has noticed a disturbing trend. Although the site was temporarily closed, she says piles of garbage are still being dumped in the area. As she told URN, what used to be mostly domestic waste now increasingly includes hazardous materials such …