Health

The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng wearing a facial mask as she gets vaccinated Audio 3 Travelers moving in and out of Uganda, are no longer required to have a COVID-19 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test, as long as they are fully vaccinated.  The requirement still stands for those who

Uganda’s Minister for Health, Jane Ruth Aceng (pictured) has revealed that government will start vaccinating children against malaria in 2023 in a bid to reduce malaria related deaths in Uganda.   The Minister made the revelation during the Wednesday plenary sitting in reaction to a motion tabled by Jinja South West

The Uganda Virus Research Institute has started a study to investigate why the country and some of its neighbors are reporting low COVID-19 cases.   The study is expected to last four years and will look at what contribution the different COVID-19 variants have played in the spread of the

Bayer South East Africa through its Environmental Science subdivision has partnered with Quality Chemicals Limited (QCL), to distribute Fludora® Fusion, a highly efficacious indoor residual spray pesticide for malaria vector control in Uganda. The launch of Fludora® Fusion, hosted at Protea Skyz Hotel Naguru is the latest of (many previous)

Lubowa Specialized Hospital has stalled The Ministry of Health has said that Enrica Pinetti, the Lubowa International Specialized Hospital proprietor is not on-site, despite Government injecting 667 Billion Shillings in the project.   This was disclosed by Engineer George Otim, an Acting Commissioner in charge of Infrastructure under the Ministry

Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng (in red) appearing before Parliament’s Health Committee Government through the Ministry of Health wants an additional Shs652bn provided in the 2022/2023 budget to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, but the item remains as unfunded priority. The Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng made the request while

Cancer Treatment centre in Gulu will be renamed after the former speaker of Parliament Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah   Local government councils in Northern Uganda have resolved to rename the Northern regional Cancer Treatment centre in Gulu after the former speaker of Parliament Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah.   The resolution is one

Portrait of the former Speaker Jacob Oulanyah who succumbed to cancer at Parliament's Lobby.   The government has signed a contract to procure a Positron Emission Tomography - PET scan to bolster detection and treatment at the Uganda Cancer Institute.   The Health Minister,  Dr Jane Ruth Aceng revealed this

KCCA headquarters in Kampala aka City Hall Harriet Kizza, 56 has been working with Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA since 2011, desilting drainage channels in different parts of the City.   She wakes up as early as 5am to prepare for work and by the latest 6am, she's at her station