The International Specialised Hospital of Uganda (ISHU) does not have a contractor on its 32-hectare piece of land at Lubowa. Contractors either provide materials or labour to do a job. The revelation was made yesterday by Mr George Otim, a Commissioner for Infrastructure at the Health ministry while interfacing with members of Parliament’s Health Committee,…
Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has asked health workers who were deployed in COVID-19 treatment units in National and Regional Referral hospitals under the Emergency Response arrangement to leave hospitals even when the government still owes them their pay. Aceng was speaking shortly after members of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) staged a protest…
The Ministry of Health has asked the elderly and those living with other health conditions that compromise immunity to seek booster doses of COVID-19 jabs. This development comes after the country registered a hundred percent increase in cases in the last week. According to test results released on Thursday, the country recorded 710 new cases…
Passengers arriving at Entebbe International Airport will no longer be required to wait for their Covid-19 results. The Minister for Health, Hon Ruth Aceng said that effective 05 November 2021, passengers will be allowed to proceed and self-isolate at home until they get their results. Aceng said the move will minimize inconveniences resulting from delays…
The United States has donated atleast 647,080 doses of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to boast on Ugandas vaccination process. The vaccines were received by Ugandas Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng who revealed that the 647,080 doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by the United States of America will be administered to the priority population…
Uganda on Monday received 647,080 doses of the Moderna vaccine through the COVAX facility, which the country says will boost the COVID-19 vaccination drive. Health Minister Ruth Aceng tweeted that the doses were received from the United States. “The Moderna vaccine that we have received today (Monday) will be strictly administered to the priority population…
The Speaker Rt.Hon.Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Ministers for Health and Kampala respectively to make statements to the House on allegations that they did not adhere to the standard operating procedures (SOPs) instituted to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Kalungu West Member of Parliament, Hon Joseph Ssewungu Gonzaga said that some ministers have flouted…
