Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has launched the scale-up of Minimally Invasive Surgeries and state-of-the-art endoscopy center at Mulago National Referral Hospital. The centre located on the second flow of the hospital was set up with support from the Korea International Cooperation Agency(KOICA). Speaking …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has said the anti-malaria medicines worth 1.1 million U.S. dollars donated by China will greatly help curb the epidemic in the east African country. Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said the country last year experienced an upsurge in cases of malaria, which spread to more …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Friday that international donors have significantly cut funding to malaria projects in the country over global crises including conflicts and climate change. Jimmy Opigo, head of the National Malaria Control Division at the Ministry of Health, told reporters in Kampala, …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The enhancement of remuneration for health workers has not translated into improved healthcare service delivery, the Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng. Speaking at the tenth annual conference on healthcare quality improvement on Tuesday, Aceng said that it had been hoped that the salary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In line with the Government of Uganda’s commitment to increasing the availability of vaccines and improving cold chain capacity, the Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has launched the ‘Vaccine Last-Mile Delivery’ program, where National Medical Stores (NMS) will deliver vaccines to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has said that the increment of salary for health workers is yet to reflect better services. Last year, the government increased the salary of medical workers by 100 percent. A senior medical consultant earns 17.4 million …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has revealed that a 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 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Families will contribute sh15,000 to the insurance pool for each member of their household should the cabinet approve the proposed National Health Insurance Scheme bill, the Health Minister, Dr.Ruth Aceng has revealed. There have been various failed attempts by the Health Ministry to establish the national health insurance …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Results of the Uganda Demographic Health Survey (UDHS), conducted every five years, show that the country has not made significant progress in reducing fertility, teenage pregnancy, and child mortality, among other indicators. According to results released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies – MDAs have presented conflicting proposals regarding the legal status of marijuana, as Parliament roots to criminalize the psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant. It follows the reintroduction of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Bill by the Attorney …
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