According to the World Health Organisation, four out of every ten patients are harmed during primary and ambulatory health care. The most detrimental errors are related to diagnosis, prescription and the use of medicines.
Milton Muwuma, former Kigulu South MP who drafted the bill, says the essence of the bill is to help patients know their rights while receiving care, in the wake of violation by medical practitioners.
Dr. Katumba Gubala, an official from Ministry of Health said it is crucial for Uganda to adopt new technologies to help health workers across the country to network and communicate to speed up service delivery to patients.
The machine first broke down in 2007 and the hospital spent about 20 million shillings to repair it before it broke down again for the second time in April 2010. It has not been repaired since. Dr. Opete said the hospital needs about 40 million shillings to repair the X-ray machine.
