The Private Sector Foundation Uganda -PSFU has launched an emergency drive to mobilise its members to lend gas cylinders to health facilities. The umbrella body of private business organizations says this is aimed at supplementing Government efforts to treat the critically ill currently in hospitals. PSFU says it will collect
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Dr Diana Atwiine, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health The government plans to hire up to 700 health workers to handle COVID-19 cases at the various public health facilities across the country. Prof. Pius Okong, the Chairperson of the Health Service Commission says that the Ministry of Health has already
Read MoreBurial of a Covid-19 victim taking place Uganda is looking for support with oxygen supplies from the neighbouring countries as the number of people in need of oxygen continues to increase at the various health facilities across the country. Currently, there are 950 people admitted with COVID-19, many of them
Read MoreThe AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine The Police Crime Intelligence has recovered over 600 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from Kampala pharmacies and arrested 10 suspects. The suspects were picked up over the weekend in a two-day operation following a tip-off from a concerned citizen. A police officer, who was involved
Read MoreUgandans have resorted to steaming like Tanzanians have been doing to treat COVID/BBC Photo The recent resurgence in COVID-19 infection has forced many into desperate prevention and treatment interventions that doctors warn could be more harmful than the disease. Dr Richard Idro, a paediatrician at Mulago Specialized National Referral Hospital
Read MoreBurial of a person who has succumbed to COVID-19 Uganda recorded 10,491 COVID-19 cases and 59 deaths in the first ten days of June. This implies that the country has recorded an average of 1,041 cases this month. However, the highest single-day record for cases and deaths was on June
Read MoreDoses of Uganda's first batch of Covid vaccine are fast running Uganda has recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic begun. A total of 1,438 out of 8,478 people tested positive according to figures released by the health ministry on Thursday. The tests were conducted on 8
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The 25-year-old Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa survived cancer Shamim Nabuuma Kaliisa was Wednesday June09, 2021 named among the First Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts, a new global community of public and private sector innovators and entrepreneurs accelerating solutions to today’s greatest problems. The selected Catalysts are creating true impact at the cutting
Read MoreDr. Henry Mwebesa, the Director General of Health services The Ministry of Health (MOH) has directed health Workers to wear two face masks while at the clinics and doing ward rounds. In a circular to hospitals, Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the Director General of Health services said they have been guided so by
Read MoreThe therapeutics that have been developed by Dr Nambatya and her team Five herbal or plant-based therapeutics have been developed by the Natural Chemotherapeutic's Research Institute to assist in the treatment and management of COVID-19 in Uganda. The products include; Warbugia Ugandensis, Cypress oil, Cypress herbal tea, propolis tincture and
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