All posts tagged "Ministry Of Health"

EBOLA: Health Ministry, US Embassy clash over Shs85bn funds, calls for accountability meeting

When confronted about the controversy on social media, Hon Muhanga stuck to her guns saying the Health Ministry had received no funding...

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Gov’t bans Ebola contacts from local & international travel for 21 Days

Dr Olaro noted that the contact list will be regularly shared with the immigration and border control authorities, in compliance with IHR...

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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.

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Uganda confirms outbreak of Ebola, one reported dead

The confirmed case is a 24-year-old male a resident of Ngabano village of Madudu Sub County in Mubende District presented with EVD...

Ministry of health to investigate low uptake of Covid-19 vaccines

The COVID-19 vaccination incidence commander, Dr Daniel Kyabayinze says the survey needs to take place to find out why some people in...

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Death toll reaches 20 as strange disease continues to ravage Kyotera district

Victims of the strange disease present signs and symptoms such as; vomiting, diarrhea, headache, and bleeding before dying in a space of...

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‘Strange’ disease hits Kyotera district, 10 dead

According to Dr. Janefrancis Zalwango, the Masaka Regional WHO epidemiologist, they initially thought it was Ebola, Marburg, Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF),...

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Teso leaders reject transfer of Soroti Hospital director

Dr Mwanga is expected to hand over the office on Monday, January 31, 2022, to the new director Dr Ben Watmon who...

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UWOPA urges govt for more funds towards maternal health

Citing the Uganda Bureau of Statistics report 2021, which puts maternal deaths at 338 per 10,000 live births, MPs said government needed...

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Data for Over 6M Ugandans Missing on E- COVID-19 Vaccination Portal

An investigative study check by this website revealed that the date of some people vaccinated between March and October is still missing...

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Gulu district returns 100,000 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccines

GULU, UGANDA: Gulu district health officials have returned a total of 108,220 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to the Ministry of Health....

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Self-Injectable Family Planning: A Solution For The Busy, Working Woman.

The injectable family planning method (Depo-Provera) is the most used contraceptive among women in Uganda as per the Uganda Demographic Health Survey...

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Health ministry secures UGX94Bn additional funding to install oxygen plants

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Ministry of Health has secured an additional of 94 billion Shillings for the procurement and installation of oxygen plants...

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Youth leaders task gov’t to stock more condoms in health centres

KAMPALA, UGANDA: A section of Ugandan youths through their leadership under the National Youth Council (NYC) have urged the Ministry of Health...

Gov’t has no plan to vaccinate children below 15 years, says Health Ministry

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The ministry of health has not planned to vaccinate learners below the age of 15 years as previously communicated by...

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Uganda receives 299,000 AstraZeneca vaccine dozes from UK

ENTEBBE, UGANDA: Uganda has received a donation of 299,520 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the Government of UK under the dose...

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Ministry of Health asks for Shs 1 trillion to purchase covid jabs for children

The Ministry of Health has said it needs an additional Shs1.1 trillion to procure Covid-19 vaccines to inoculate an estimated number of...

Ministry of Health clarifies on Covid-19 vaccines given to Tycoon Ham

The Ministry of Health has come out to clarify the claims that over 2,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were sold to city...

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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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