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The Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease (SVD) in Kampala after laboratory tests from three National Reference Laboratories returned positive results. At a press briefing, Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, shared details about the confirmed case and outlined measures being taken to curb…
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has welcomed the decision by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to approve an Emergency Humanitarian Waiver, ensuring continued access to life-saving HIV treatment for millions of people globally. The waiver comes amid a 90-day pause on US foreign development assistance, announced by the US Department of…
Members of Parliament representing the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) have donated theatre equipment to Bombo General Military Hospital to enhance healthcare services within the military community. The donation, part of a broader initiative to improve military infrastructure, was made possible through a collective fundraising effort that raised Uganda Shillings 500 million. During the handover…
Parliament has approved an additional UGX53.119 billion for the Lubowa International Hospital project, pushing the total government expenditure on the project to UGX529.588 billion. This decision comes after Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja assured legislators that the hospital, whose completion has faced repeated delays, will be operational by April 2025. Nabbanja further revealed that medical personnel…
The Parliamentary Committee on Health has issued a stark warning about the dangerous state of abattoirs and slaughterhouses across Uganda, pointing to severe public health concerns caused by unsanitary practices and poor infrastructure. The findings, presented by Committee Chairperson Dr. Asaba Ruyonga, revealed shocking lapses in hygiene at many of the inspected facilities. Parliament, alarmed…
Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that construction of the International Specialised Hospital of Uganda in Lubowa has reached 45% completion. Addressing the Parliamentary Committee on Health in January ,2025, Aceng stated that the project, approved in 2019 under a Public-Private Partnership with the Italian firm Finasi-ISHU Construction SPV SMC Limited, is expected…
The Ministry of Health has dismissed Dr. Alex Adaku, the director of Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, following public outrage over the alleged neglect that led to the death of Moses Kigambo Araali, a local artist. Araali reportedly collapsed and died at the hospital due to what many locals have described as negligence by the…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced its involvement in probing an outbreak of an undiagnosed illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The disease, which first emerged in mid-October in the Panzi health zone of Kwango province, has affected at least 406 people as of December 5, according to WHO’s recent update.…
Uganda on Wednesday confirmed its first death of mpox as the cumulative number of laboratory-confirmed infections hit 164 in the East African country. Henry Kyobe Bosa, incident commander at Uganda’s Ministry of Health, told Xinhua over the phone on Wednesday that the death was registered in the mid-western district of Masindi. “The patient died in…
Cabinet has directed government agencies to swiftly travel to Kanungu District in Western Uganda following the outbreak of the deadly anthrax disease, which has claimed three lives and 73 heads of cattle. On Tuesday, 24 September 2024 minister Hellen Adoa informed the House that Cabinet is alive to the reports of anthrax outbreak and has…
