Mulago National Referral Hospital surgeons pulled off Uganda's first laparoscopic radical prostatectomy on a 73-year-old dude, using tiny incisions and a camera instead of slicing him wide open. Lead urologist Badru Ssekitooleko said patients normally drop over 100 million shillings flying to India or South Africa for the same procedure, but Mulago subsidizes costs to keep treatment local. The hospital sees between 120 and 159 patients weekly at its urology clinic, with around 60% dealing with prostate issues.
Uganda logs roughly 33,000 fresh cancer cases annually, and prostate cancer ranks high among men. Doctors keep stressing that early screening stops the disease from going terminal, since most guys show up when things have already gotten bad. The keyhole method means less bleeding, smaller scars, quicker recovery, and shorter hospital stays compared to traditional surgery.
Uganda logs roughly 33,000 fresh cancer cases annually, and prostate cancer ranks high among men. Doctors keep stressing that early screening stops the disease from going terminal, since most guys show up when things have already gotten bad. The keyhole method means less bleeding, smaller scars, quicker recovery, and shorter hospital stays compared to traditional surgery.
