Health

A Rwandan soldier and a police officer cited on alert at No Man's land area of Gatuna Security authorities in Kisoro District have blocked Rwanda nationals from crossing into Katuna Town Council for petty businesses following an outbreak of Ebola n Uganda. This comes a day after the Ministry of

Margaret Muhanga, Minister of State for Health (General Duties) MPs have blasted the Ministry of Health for the failure to transport marine ambulances to island districts due to financial challenges. This followed a complaint raised by Idd Isabirye (Bunya South) who revealed that although President Museveni launched 12 marine ambulances for

Muhanga says government will starting vaccinating children   The State Minister for Health, Hon. Margaret Muhanga has revealed that government plans vaccinate children against malaria. Muhanga made the revelation during a plenary sitting on Tuesday, 16 August 2022 chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. “If we do not vaccinate our

Lokole Health Center III OPD. Photo by Frank Openytho   The State House Health Monitoring Unit- has temporarily closed Lokole Health Center III in Agago district after finding untrained personnel attending to patients.   The team visited the health facility on Tuesday as part of the routine and target monitoring

Dr. Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health acknowledged that a number of consultants don’t want to go upcountry   A section of lawmakers on Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have raised concerned over the increasing refusal of medical consultants declining to take up positions in regional referral hospitals over meager

From left to right, the USCRF ED Mr. Odour Daniel, Corporate affairs manager Roofings Group, Mr. Stuart Mwesigwa and the Brand Manager Roofings Group Mr. Edwin Abaasa pause for a photo at the launch.   Roofings group, the largest manufacturer of steel products in Uganda, on Friday 5th August 2022, together

Officials from  Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) led by Uganda Network on Law Ethics and HIV/AIDS (UGANET) addressing the press By AbduKhalim Nsanja Uganda has about 1.5 million People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), most of whom are on life-saving HIV medicines. These medicines help PLHIV to restore or preserve immunologic function, improve quality of

Uganda’s Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng (pictured) has revealed that between January and March 2022, Uganda lost 628 pregnant mothers and children after contracting malaria.   The minister made the revelation while responding to Parliament’s resolution to strengthen efforts to prevent, control and eliminate by 2030 where she detailed updated lawmakers