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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88376, member: 27"]
Premature babies at Uganda's top women's hospital are getting shuttled to other facilities because nobody on staff can even check their eyes.

NICU crisis at Mulago women's hospital
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[*]Dr. Sam Ononge says 45% of NICU babies are preemies.
[*]No eye specialist exists to screen these newborns.
[*]Untreated babies risk going permanently blind later.
[*]Transfers to Mengo and Nsambya expose them further.
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Staffing stretched dangerously thin
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[*]One nurse currently juggles six babies in intensive care.
[*]Ononge says burnout is leading to preventable mistakes.
[*]Surgical cases get rerouted to Mulago National Referral Hospital.
[*]He wants staffing bumped to at least 60% capacity.
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Future plans for the facility
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[*]A pediatric center is in the works eventually.
[*]IVF services have already produced successful deliveries there.
[*]Donor recruitment for the IVF program starts soon.
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Parliament's response to the situation
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[*]Hon. Gorreth Namugga demanded full hospital funding immediately.
[*]Namugga pushed for specialist recruitment as a top priority.
[*]She suggested subsidized fees instead of total waivers.
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