All posts tagged "Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng"

U.S. donates 5,000 test kits towards Uganda’s Mpox response

Kampala, (UG):- The United States government, through its public health arm, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday delivered 5,000...

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UMSC, Jinja Hospital ordered to share contested land after govt intervention

Jinja, (UG):- Jinja Regional Referral Hospital (JRHH) and the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) have been ordered by government to share the...

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Inside Museveni’s meeting with scientists after Uganda’s successful Kidney Transplant

President Museveni on Friday met a team of Ugandan and Indian medical experts who successfully last week conducted the country’s first kidney...

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MUST READ: How Uganda can end AIDS by 2030

Uganda is on a steady path to achieving the UNAIDS targets: 95%of people living with HIV knowing their status, 95% enrolled on...

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Museveni commissions Uganda’s HIV, Malaria self-test kits plant

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni, yesterday (Tuesday) commissioned Microhaem Scientifics (MHS), a state-of-the-art diagnostic manufacturing facility in Ntinda, near the capital Kampala....

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Museveni urges scientists on HIV/AIDs vaccine, commissions Bone Marrow Transplant Centre

Kampala, (UG): President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has challenged local scientists to fast-track the development of the HIV/AIDS vaccine. “It’s good that you...

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Museveni furious with Aceng over delayed Gulu University Hospital project

Gulu, (UG): President Yoweri Museveni has sparked fury with the Ministry of Health for delaying the construction and operationalization of the specialized...

Highlighting Minister Aceng’s contributions in two years as Lira City Woman MP

LIRA, (UG): In a space of just two years in office as Lira City Woman MP, Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng...

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Govt allows only two medical labs to do DNA tests

Government through the Ministry of Health has authorized only two medical laboratories to carry out DNA paternity tests in Uganda.

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Gulu University’s Dr Mukembo appointed to Uganda Pharmacy Board

The Minister for Health, Dr Aceng Ruth Ocero has appointed Gulu University Head of Medical Services, Dr Mukembo Robert to serve on...

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Shs22bn not enough for Medical Interns – Minister Aceng

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Minister for Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has said the 22 Billion Shillings allocated for the deployment and pay...

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Govt launches mass vaccination against Yellow Fever

Speaking at the launch, Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said demands for the yellow fever vaccination have been on since she...

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New HIV self-test kit unveiled as Gov’t targets students in self-testing campaign

The CheckNow test kit comes with a whole lot of privacy and convenience to the students who previously took their health by...

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Gov’t considers early closure of schools over Ebola

The Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng while appearing on NTV yesterday said schools are difficult areas to deal with in implementing...

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Ebola cases rise to 14 in Kampala with 9 new patients

Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng confirmed the development in a Tweet on Monday morning saying the nine new cases under quarantine...

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Govt confirms death of Ebola patient in Kampala ahead of Museveni’s address

Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng explained that the patient presented symptoms of profuse diarrhea, vomiting blood, anorexia and confusion.

Govt halts mandatory covid-19 vaccination in schools

More than 16 million learners aged 5 to 17 years were supposed to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in a mass vaccination campaign...

Health Ministry plans Covid-19 vaccination in schools as cases start piling

Although the majority of COVID-19 vaccines were initially approved for use in adults aged 18-years and above, an increasing number of vaccines...

Uganda Receives 586,080 Covid-19 vaccines from China, Norway

Uganda has received a total of 586,080 Covid-19 vaccine doses in support of the vaccination exercise in as the country grapples with...

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Museveni directs UPDF to takeover construction of Govt Schools, Hospitals

President Yoweri Museveni has directed the UPDF Engineering Brigade to take over the construction of all government projects including schools and health...

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MOH on the spot over rising covid-19 deaths in health workers over shortage of PPE and Sanitizers

The Ministry of Health together with the National Drug Authority (NDA) have come under the spotlight following the increasing number of health...

Anyone found without a mask in public to be jailed two months, says Min Aceng

Government through the Ministry of Health has announced a two-month jail sentence for anyone who flouts COVID-19 SOPs including appearing in public...

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