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Kabuleta: Don’t Force Ugandans To Take New Malaria Vaccine 

National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) president Joseph Kiiza Kabuleta has cautioned Ugandans against the new malaria vaccine, saying it’s useless and dangerous. In a 18-minute video making rounds on different social media platforms, Kabuleta claims that the Ministry of Health is planning
October 7, 2023

Government Issues New Guidelines For DNA Testing

The Government of Uganda through the ministry of Health has launched new guidelines for paternity testing. The guidelines require laboratories across the country to among others, apply for accreditation to be allowed to collect samples and also have staff that includes a
October 1, 2023

Ex Min. Kutesa Flown To Germany For Specialised Treatment

Former Foreign Affairs minister Sam Kutesa has been rushed back to Germany hospital. Family sources say that Kutesa was flown to Germany shortly after attending the launch of Nabagereka Sylvia Nagginda’s book at Sheraton Hotel Kampala. Kutesa spent most of late last
May 2, 2023

Sh1.5Bn COVID-19 Research Equipment Lies Idle In Ntinda Warehouse

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-Central Government has noted a possibility of the tax payer losing 1.59 billion Shillings in unutilized COVID-19 equipment purchased by the disbanded Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The equipment identified as the Dr Oligo DNA Synthesizer Machine was
April 5, 2023

Doctors Vote Samuel Oledo Out Of Office For Misconduct

Members of the Uganda Medical Association -UMA have voted to suspend their president Dr Samuel Oledo for four years and have voted to replace him with Dr Edith Nakku-Joloba. Oledo was on the spot for leading a group of intern doctors to
December 19, 2022

KAMPALA: Medics Urge Lockdown To Curb Ebola Spread

Lack of vigilance towards halting the spread of Ebola has persisted in the central business district of Kampala, despite the 15 confirmed cases, and this has prompted medical personnel to propose a lockdown of the city. On Tuesday, doctors under the Uganda
October 28, 2022

Panic As Ebola Deaths Climb

A multipronged international effort has begun to pull out all the stops to launch trials of experimental Ebola vaccines in Uganda, which declared an outbreak of the deadly disease on 20 September. According to the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) update,
October 4, 2022
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