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Uganda Confirms 1st mpox Death as Cases Hit164

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

October 24, 2024

Health·National News

Museveni Disappointed By Delayed Construction of Gulu University Teaching Hospital

President Museveni has questioned officials at the Health Ministry over delays in finalizing the signing of a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an Austrian firm for the construction of a specialized Teaching Hospital at Gulu University. Early last year, a team from

September 26, 2023

Health

Gov’t Chief Whip Tasks Health Ministry To Present Report On Distribution of Ambulances

The government Chief Whip, Denis Hamson Obua has tasked the Ministry of Health to present a status report on the distribution of ambulances to different public health facilities in the country. Obua made the commitment during Thursday’s plenary sitting presided over by

January 20, 2023

Health·Uganda

Govt Extends Ebola Lockdown in Mubende, Kassanda For Three More Weeks

Gov’t on Saturday extended a three-week lockdown on two districts at the centre of an Ebola outbreak which has claimed over 50 lives, curbing travel and closing public places. Since the outbreak was declared in the central district of Mubende on September

November 7, 2022

Health

Laboratory Professionals Petition Public Service Ministry Over Discrimination, Unfair Salary Increments

Uganda Science Laboratory Professionals Association has petitioned the Ministries of Public Service and Education and Sport for a pay rise. The Association brings together over 600 laboratory attendants and assistants. On July 1, 2022, the government through the Ministry of Public Service

August 10, 2022

Health

WHO Applauds Uganda For All Round Immunization Programme

The World Health Organisation-WHO has applauded Uganda for maintaining the numbers in the routine vaccination exercise despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected vaccination in many countries. This follows the findings of a new report that shows that while 25 million children globally missed

July 17, 2022

Health

Hospitals Urged To Reserve 10 Beds For Critical Covid-19 Patients As Cases Rise

The Ministry of Health has directed hospitals across the country to reserve ten beds to be able to isolate and admit people who present with COVID-19. The decision was made as new cases were averaging 120 per day creating fear that the

June 27, 2022

Health

Gov’t Scraps Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign In Schools

The Ministries of Education and Health have scrapped plans of vaccinating learners against COVID-19 in school. Over 16 million learners aged 5 to 17 years were supposed to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Previously, the ministries had planned to roll out mass vaccination

June 15, 2022

Education·Health

Excitement As Proprietors, Education Ministry Resolve To Reopen Schools In September

The ministry of education has tabled seven strategies as proposals for the safe reopening of schools during a virtual meeting that attracted several stakeholders. School proprietors, education umbrella organizations, and international school representative all agreed on the strategies that were presented. Among

August 31, 2021

Health

Motherly Heart: How PS Diana Atwine Has Tirelessly Contributed To The Fight Against Covid-19 In Uganda

Covid-19 has claimed many lives in the world since January 2020 especially in countries like India, Brazil, USA, South Africa but in Uganda, it’s been handled well due to the strong leadership at the Ministry of Health till Uganda was recognized as

July 7, 2021