Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital has reopened the maternity ward to handle both pregnant Ugandans and legal residents returning from abroad,Dr. Moses Muwanga, Director of the Hospital said on Monday.
In March, the ward was closed to the public, just like other departments such as dental, surgery and outpatient to enable the facility to effectively manage coronavirus (COVID-19) disease cases.
The maternity and neonatal ward, with 50 beds were specifically turned into a ward for COVID-19 patients.
However, Dr Muwanga, said the maternity and neonatal ward has been re-opened to handle pregnant returnees from abroad.
Muwanga said, as a result, a team of 30 workers including 4 doctors, 13 midwives and several nurses was formed and trained to handle the pregnant returnees.
Most of the workers were recalled from leave, especially the gynecologists and midwives who were trained in Infection Prevention and Control.
