Mulago Hospital fights back against a judge who attacked them online. Court of Appeal Justice Irene Mulyagonja made a viral video calling the hospital a useless monument. She claimed they failed to give her late husband basic medical supplies like insulin and feeding tubes. Hospital leaders deny these claims and show records proving they provided proper care. The family refused certain treatments for six days before agreeing to help.
Dr Rosemary Byanyima runs Mulago and held a press meeting to respond. She said insulin is stocked at the emergency unit, and nurses gave it to the patient. Records show the family first rejected a feeding tube procedure on April 9th. Staff waited until April 15th when relatives finally agreed to the tube insertion. The patient left Mulago Hospital on May 6th feeling better but died weeks later at another facility.
Like most government hospitals across Uganda, Mulago faces money problems. Parliament gives them less than 30 percent of what they request each year. Staff shortages hurt patient care because they cannot hire enough doctors and nurses. The judge had previously supported government spending on a different hospital project back in 2024.
Dr Rosemary Byanyima runs Mulago and held a press meeting to respond. She said insulin is stocked at the emergency unit, and nurses gave it to the patient. Records show the family first rejected a feeding tube procedure on April 9th. Staff waited until April 15th when relatives finally agreed to the tube insertion. The patient left Mulago Hospital on May 6th feeling better but died weeks later at another facility.
Like most government hospitals across Uganda, Mulago faces money problems. Parliament gives them less than 30 percent of what they request each year. Staff shortages hurt patient care because they cannot hire enough doctors and nurses. The judge had previously supported government spending on a different hospital project back in 2024.
