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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A number of travelers who entered Uganda through Entebbe are dissatisfied with services and costs charged at one of the Health Ministry recommended self-quarantine hotels.  The travelers being held at Entebbe Central Inn say apart from the costs, they were not fully informed about what …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 health workers in Buliisa district have resumed Ebola screening barely three months after laying down their tools over the none payment. The Health workers had been deployed to manage various Ebola screening centers at Wanseko, Butiaba, Walukuba and Somsio and Bugoigo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has called upon government to issue a clear program on how it intends to handle the coronavirus when it reaches Uganda. The virus, which was first reported in China’s Wuhan province in December 2019, has since spread …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara Archbishop, Paul K Bakyenga has warned church leaders and schools administrators against circulating fake messages on coronavirus alias COVID19. He says it is important for the leaders to heed to messages from the Health Ministry about the virus. Bakyenga says it is also …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Health Ministry has warned Ugandans against circulating wrong information about corona virus on social media. Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the Director-General of Health Services, says as the Ministry is struggling to keep Corona virus at bay, they are also battling misinformation spreading on social media …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health is to start spraying all travellers who enter the country.  This is a new measure that the health ministry has come up within a bid to stop the spread of COVID 19 into the country.  According to the health ministry, all …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry has defended its decision to isolate people returning from China or any of the countries with confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID – 19), saying it is the only way to key the disease at bay. The virus has affected …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry needs to construct an additional 300 health facilities so as to extend quality health care services to all Ugandans. According to the Health Ministry, there is need to increase the number of General hospitals, health center IVs and IIIs if …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry has warned Ugandans traveling to China to take precaution after the outbreak of coronavirus. Considering that there are many Ugandans traveling to China and Chinese coming here for various projects, the ministry of Health is taking nothing for granted after the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono municipal council has passed a resolution supporting the decision of their executive rejecting the transfer of Mukono hospital management to the district. The decision was made after Mukono Mayor; George Fred Kagimu read a letter from the Health Ministry, Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwiine …