Authorities in Wakiso have decried understaffing and inadequate medical equipment in public health facilities in the district.
The concern was raised on September 27 by Dr Mathias Lugoloobi, the officer in charge of Wakiso Health Centre IV, during commemoration of the 2024 World Patient Safety Day. The event was presided by State Minister for Health Anifa Kawooya Bangirana.
Dr Lugoloobi noted that the newly approved district hospital registered at least 6,217 in its outpatient department (OPD) between July-August, expressing need to enhance the facility’s resources.
According to him, the facility’s staffing is just 36.9 percent.
"That means, even us with all that demand, we are becoming patients because of the strain and stress we go through to serve," he observed.
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