All posts tagged "Ministry Of Health"
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619Big StoryGov’t orders enforcement of tobacco ban, leaders wary of political timing
Violators to face fines between Shs200,000 and Shs480 million or imprisonment up to five years, depending on the severity of the offense....
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2.3KBig StoryNtungamo Deworming Horror: Gov’t breaks silence on incident, health workers involved face axe
Ntungamo, Uganda: Shock and outrage last week gripped Ntungamo District after health workers accidentally administered a powerful anticonvulsant drug to schoolchildren instead...
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1.7KNewsHealth ministry, AEGY partner to boost yellow fever immunisation in Kamuli
Kamuli, Uganda: The Ministry of Health has joined hands with the Aids Education Group for Youth (AEGY) and Kamuli District Local Government...
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802NewsAWSIP donates eye care kits worth Shs224m to Ministry of Health
Kampala, Uganda: The Ministry of Health has received eight Low Vision Assessment Kits and six Screening Kits valued at $59,671 (about Shs224m)...
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1.3KNationalMinister Aceng flags off 98 Community Health Extension Workers in Kwania
Kwania, Uganda: The Ministry of Health in Uganda has commissioned a total of 98 Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in Kwania District,...
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1.5KNewsMuseveni appoints Dr. Charles Olaro as Director General Health Services
Kampala, Uganda: President Museveni has appointed senior consultant surgeon, Dr Charles Olaro, as the new Director General of Health Services at the...
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407Big StoryInside 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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550Big StoryMinistry of Health proposes 21 as legal drinking age in Uganda
Kampala, (UG): The Ministry of Health has proposed to have the minimum age, for people allowed to drink alcohol in Uganda raised...
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1.5KAnalysisUganda’s stride in National Ambulance Services: A leap from basic transport to advanced care
The recent flag-off of 53 ambulance vehicles by the Ministry of Health signifies not just an augmentation of emergency medical resources but...
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901NationalHealth Ministry embarks on week-long supervision to improve service quality in Kigezi region
Kigezi Sub-Region, (UG): The Ministry of Health in Uganda has embarked on a week-long technical support supervision program in the Kigezi sub-region...
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1.3KHealthWork together to tackle Aflatoxins, MoH and MAAIF urged
Kampala, (UG): The Parliamentary Committees on Health and Agriculture investigating aflatoxins have tasked the Ministry of Health to tackle food contamination using...
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2.2KBig StoryMuseveni 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...
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3.2KNationalMedical interns to do pre-entry exams before deployment
Kampala, (UG): The Ministry of Health has finalized drafting a policy that will see all medical interns subjected to standardised pre-entry internship...
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1.2KNewsRwampara residents receive free mosquito nets from Ministry of Health
Rwampara, (UG): A Ministry of Health campaign to distribute mosquito nets is currently ongoing in Nyeihanga Town Council, Rwampara district as residents...
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793NationalMake research findings biteable – Director Public Health tells scientists
Gulu, (UG): The Director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Daniel Kyabayinze has appealed to scientific researchers to ensure...
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1.7KHealthHEPATITIS: A disease that is still a taboo
By Samuel Lukanga Sendi as we always called him, now a father of six had a painful experience with viral hepatitis, an...
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1.7KNewsGovt 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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2.2KNewsGulu 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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975NewsShs22bn 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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1.1KNationalGovt 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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1.4KNationalKabale Hospital Intern Complex lying idle over sh790m uncleared arrears to contractor
The contractor demands full payment of sh790 million incurred as extra expenditures when prices of building materials escalated during the Covid-19 pandemic
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1.2KBig StoryHealth ministry wants sh1bn to conduct survey on mental health of Ugandans
According to Dr Lukwata, part of the requested funds will be spent on a national mental health awareness campaign that will not...
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1.2KNewsGovt to re-launch free mosquito net distribution campaign
The free mosquito net distribution campaign will be launched during the World Malaria Day celebrations on April 25, 2023, in Bugiri District.
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789NewsMinistry of Health to deworm 22 million children
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Ministry of Health is to carry out a massive deworming campaign for children in the country to reduce cases...