Focus on schools, campaigns, Christmas travellers Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | As the number of deaths due to COVID-19 nears 200, health officials and experts appear frustrated, worried and unsure of how to proceed. Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu, the Minister of State for Primary Health Care, says more patients with …
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INEVITABLE COVID DEATHS: Here’s why government thinks it is ready Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Case. Fatality. Rate. That is a measure of how many people die when struck by a disease. And it is one of the most important numbers the Ministry of Health is now looking at …
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‘Mama Corona’ exposed as a lie Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, Uganda’s Minister of Health, has got her baptism of fire into elective politics. After appearing to be holding a rally without wearing a face mask and in total disregard for physical distancing; …
Read More »Schools to open or not to open
COVID-19 Crisis exposes government weakness Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | June 22 should have seen the re-opening of schools across the country for the start of second term if a programme announced by the Minister of Education and Sports, First Lady Janet Museveni, was being followed. But schools are …
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Experts differ on handling rising COVID-19 cases | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Recent increases in coronavirus disease COVID-19 cases are causing anxiety among Ugandans. Many fear the government will impose another lockdown. By June 11 total confirmed cases were 679. That is a jump of 172 cases or 34% from …
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How lies, fatigue are derailing Uganda’s fight against pandemic Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Ugandans no longer fear the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and that is very dangerous. Government officials in charge of fighting the spread of the disease are increasingly getting under pressure including from fake news. When Betty …
Read More »Why truck drivers spread COVID-19
What it means for taxis, bodaboda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On average, each cross border truck driver in Uganda has contact with at least two sex partners per week, according to research. Given that over 31,588 long distance truck drivers are estimated by researchers to be living in …
Read More »Ministry of Health to add yellow fever vaccine on immunization schedule
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yellow fever vaccination will be included in the routine immunization schedule. According to the Ministry of Health, following the recently declared yellow fever outbreak in the country, government plans to introduce vaccination later this year. The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng says that …
Read More »Why Mulago patients will pay for specialized services
Patients at Lower Mulago Hospital will pay for the specialised services the section offers once it opens in October, Minister for Health Dr Ruth Aceng explained to journalists. The section of Old Mulago will remain open for free referrals. Aceng’s statement was made in the wake of a public outcry …
Read More »Government seeks 390bn for health services
As a way of improving the country’s ability to provide reproductive, maternal and child health services, the Ministry of Health has tabled before Parliament a proposal to borrow $110m (390bn) from the International Development Association, an arm of the World Bank. Dr Jane Aceng, Minister for Health while appearing before …
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