Power cuts threaten oxygen supply for newborns at Kawempe
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Nile PostOur method
Power cuts at Kawempe National Referral Hospital threaten the operation of the oxygen plant that supplies, among others, incubators for newborns. Administrator Mary Kabugho called for a more reliable supply, while Ugandan distributor UEDCL says it has installed a dedicated transformer, Nile Post reports.
Frequent power cuts at Kawempe National Referral Hospital in Kampala threaten the operation of the facility producing oxygen for newborns, among others, who are placed in incubators. An interruption can disrupt the continuous oxygen supply to these vulnerable patients, warned Mary Kabugho, the hospital’s principal administrator, according to Nile Post.
Mary Kabugho was addressing officials from UEDCL, Uganda’s electricity distribution company, during a meeting with consumers organised by the Wandegeya region at Kolping Hotel in the Bwaise neighbourhood. She called for the reliability of the electricity supply to critical medical services to be taken into account, Nile Post reports.
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