Uganda's Health Ministry has dismissed reports that the country has recorded cases of the now dreaded coronavirus. On Wednesday, the ministry issued a statement saying social media reports that the country had registered cases of the virus that started in China last year, as false news. "Sections of social media
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The Algerian health minister has confirmed the country's first case of the coronavirus in an announcement on state-owned ENTV on Tuesday evening. The minister Abdel Rahman Ben Bouzid said the patient is an Italian man who arrived in the country on 17 February, Reuters news agency reports. The patient has
Read MoreMembers of Parliament are concerned about the poor standards of Uganda’s medical schools, arguing that recent report findings are alarming to Uganda’s health sector. This follows a report by technical health experts from the East African Community (EAC) that inspected medical and dentistry schools of various universities in the region
Read MoreDr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health (MoH) last week led a team from the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) and the Ministry of Health and other key stakeholders in an assessment of the health facilities along the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) corridor. “The
Read MoreThe Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine has warned the public to be careful about a fake email address created in her names. Diana issued the warning on Monday saying wrong elements were trying to fleece unsuspecting members of the public using her name. "It has come to my
Read MoreChina Tries 3,000-Year-Old Traditional Remedy On Coronavirus Patients
China is administering its centuries-old traditional medicine on patients affected by the coronavirus disease, a top health official said. Treatment in Wuhan hospitals combine Traditional Chinese Medicine, popularly known as TCM, and western medicines, said Wang Hesheng, the new health commission head in Hubei, the province at the center of
Read MoreKutesa Hails Uganda–India Bi-Lateral Relations As Cancer Treatment Machines Commissioned
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, Sam .K. Kutesa, together with Robinah Nabanja, the Minister of State for Health Thursday received the Bhabhatron II Cobalt Radiotherapy Machine and Advanced Digital Radiotherapy Simulator from Ravi Shakar, the Indian High Commissioner to Uganda. The equipment which is a
Read MoreHealth Minister: Uganda Doesn’t Have Capacity To Handle Coronavirus Despite Shs25bn Budget
Uganda’s Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that the East African Country has no capacity to handle cases of COVID-2019 commonly known as coronavirus despite Government setting aside Shs25bn to fight the virus within three months. The Minister says Uganda is already strained with outbreak of yellow fever and
Read MoreThe African Development Bank (AfDB) has released a $1 million (Shs3.6bn) grant to Uganda to help the East African country tackle an outbreak of the Ebola virus. The grant to support Uganda’s National Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) Preparedness and Response Plan, was approved in January. Funds have been disbursed through
Read MoreCorona Virus: ‘Ugandan Students Trapped In China Starving, Call For Gov’t Support’
Ugandan students in Wuhan China have revealed that there is general lack of necessities including protective masks/gear, putting them at risk of catching the deadly diseases. The students’ concerns are contained in a statement tabled before Parliament by Latif Ssebagala (Kawempe North), who said that he had been bombarded by
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