Every hour, about five babies are born at
This number is almost triple the 50 to 70 babies that the hospital would record every day before the pandemic hit. Back then, Kazibwe says their peak month would be September where they would have about 70 babies each day.
While it's a common scene at the hospital for mothers to sleep in hospital corridors, the overwhelmingly high numbers have pushed some to take shelter on various spots around the hospital compound.
Kazibwe says everywhere you look is a baby and 30 to 35 are delivered through caesarean section, creating an additional burden of having to keep them for three to five days while monitoring them.
As a result of the increase, he says, they received an additional budget of
Kazibwe who was speaking upon receiving a donation of 1500 Mama Kits from
Barbara Kasekende,
However,
For instance, it recorded the highest number of maternal deaths last year at 116 mothers followed by Hoima which recorded less than half of that at 46.
Kazibwe notes that equipment and sundries only are not their only biggest problems since they operated with only a quarter of the medical workers that they would need even when they are helped by medical school students. He says to work well, they would need up to 900 staff but they only have about 300.
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