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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The lack of a standby generator is affecting the provision of computed tomography (CT) scan services, among others, at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.<\/b><\/p>\n

The CT scan machine, which was installed by the Ministry of Health in December 2022, serves about 16 hospitals in the region.<\/p>\n

However, due to power blackouts, patients said they wait for several hours to get services. They also have to pay between Shs120,000 and Shs150,000 for CT scan services.<\/p>\n

Sources said the hospital handles at least 10 to 20 patients who need CT scan services, though the children and accident victims are exempted from paying for the services.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been waiting since morning for power to come back so that we can get the services. I wonder why the government cannot buy a generator yet it can afford to buy expensive cars for some officials,\u201d Mr Joel Wonekha, a patient, told on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Ms Mary Nadunga, a caretaker of a patient at the hospital, said: \u201cIn many cases, doctors rely on the results from the CT scan to prescribe medications and also plan for surgeries but when there is a power shortage, everything comes to a standstill.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Gerald Wekoye, a patient, decried the cost of the CT scan services.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose who pay to receive the service are given immediate attention compared to those who have not paid and yet they are in a critical state,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Hamza Wamono, the chairperson of the public accounts committee for Mbale District, said working on the assumption of availability of power in such a hospital is detrimental.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch services use unique medical equipment that require power to operate and loss of power could jeopardise patients\u2019 wellbeing,\u201d he said, adding that the hospital should acquire a generator to run the machines whenever there is a power blackout.<\/p>\n

Mr Steven Masiga, the communication officer of Masaba Cultural Institution, said public services such as schools and hospitals should have access to stable power supply.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, such public facilities like hospitals should provide services free of charge to the locals. \u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Last November, the Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development, Mr Sidronius Opolot Okaasai, said Mbale hospital will get a direct and independent power line from the new power substation built at Mbale Industrial Park to address the unstable power supply.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe hospital has been facing a big challenge of unreliable power supply but with the direct line to the hospital, after its completion, there will be no such issues anymore,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Dr Nelson Anguyo, the senior radiologist at Mbale hospital, said they need a standby generator and access to the internet to operate effectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a challenge with the internet because now a person has to move from office to office to get information instead of getting the required information online, which makes work easier,\u201d he said on Monday.<\/p>\n

Dr Anguyo added: \u201cFor the issue of power, we have asked Umeme to help us so that we have stable power as we wait to have a generator.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Stephen Obbo, the director of Mbale hospital, said the CT scan services are not free of charge because of the high cost of maintaining the machine.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to recover some money to keep maintaining the machine and to buy some consumables that are very expensive too. That\u2019s why patients pay a moderate fee to keep the machine running,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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