Health

Dr Herbert Luswata, the UMA President The Uganda Medical Association (UMA), has started a process of helping medical workers secure jobs abroad. Speaking to our reporter in an interview on Thursday, Dr Herbert Luswata, the UMA President said the decision to send colleagues to the neighboring Rwanda and the United Kingdom comes

Deputy Speaker, Tayebwa has tasked the Minister of Health, Jane Aceng to bring a statement to Parliament next week to address concerns by some MPs about the small size of condoms in Uganda and educate the public on condom us  ahead of the commemoration of World Condom Day slated for 13th

The Secretary to Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi (pictured) has asked Parliament to consider allocating funds meant to offer medical treatment to top Government officials abroad and have it injected into Uganda’s health sector. “There are very few Ugandans who go abroad, maybe we need to think as leaders, going forward, these monies we

Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine. The State House Anti-corruption Unit is investigating allegations of bribery in the deployment of medical interns. Seven medical interns were scheduled for interrogation on Thursday in the continuing investigation into concerns of corruption and bribery within medical internship deployment by the Ministry

Bishop Lawrence Mukasa arrives at the event to officiate at the Diocesan Holy Matrimonial day at Nattyoole in Luwero The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasana-Luwero, the Right Reverend Lawrence Mukasa has expressed concern about the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which leads to the Acquired Immuno

The Technical Support Supervision program in the Kigezi sub-region is led by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine (Centre) and Director General Health Services, Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa (Right). The Ministry of Health has embarked on a week-long Technical Support Supervision program in the Kigezi sub-region, led by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine, and

Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng The Ministry of Health (MOH) has revealed that the new draft bill to introduce the National Health Insurance Scheme will be re-tabled before cabinet in the next two weeks revealing that it will be mandatory for all adult Ugandans to pay. Speaking during the

Minister Aceng being vaccinated The Minister of Health, Dr Ruth Aceng has warned that if the uptake of the Covid-19 vaccines doesn’t increase in Uganda, at least 7, 567,200 doses of the jab will expire by February 2024. Minister Aceng informed Parliament that the vaccine uptake in Uganda still stands