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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The continued closure of bars by the government is posing more health risks to Ugandans as a number of bar operators have decided to operate illegally, according to the beverage distributors. The distributors and wholesalers of the alcoholic drinks say that many bar owners have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 6.5 million long lasting treated mosquito nets will be distributed in the second phase starting tomorrow. The nets will be distributed in Buganda, Teso and Karamoja regions. A total of 39 districts are expected to benefit from the second phase of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only 117 districts across the country are reporting positive cases of COVID-19, yet the disease has spread in all corners of the country according to Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng. Although she doesn’t mention the districts that are not testing, Aceng reveals that the …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Floods resulting from the rising water levels of Lake Albert have submerged Butiaba health center III in Butiaba sub county Buliisa district leaving health workers and patients accessing treatment at the facility stranded. The floods have submerged staff quarters, maternity, male and female wards, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of Ugandans suffering from stroke is on the rise, according to Dr. Ibrahim Bukenya, the managing director of the Uganda Stroke Foundation. Stroke is a condition that affects the brain. It occurs when blood flow to the brain is reduced or blocked which …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gulu district Covid-19 burial team has decried lack of working tools and financial motivation. The team comprising 10 health workers from St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor, Gulu Regional Referral Hospital and UDPF Military Hospital was trained by the Health Ministry with support from the …

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mubende municipality has received Shillings 500M from the Health Ministry to renovate and upgrade Lwemikomago health center III in West division. Lwemikomago health center III, which is about 8km away from Mubende referral hospital will get a maternity ward, general ward, modern toilet facility …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 19 million children missed vaccination and de-worming. Figures from the ministry indicate that 1.2 million children aged 10-11 years missed cervical cancer vaccination while 500,000 children also missed routine vaccination. An additional 17.3 million children under the age of 15 missed de-worming as a result …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private health workers want the health ministry to carry out more COVID-19 infection, prevention and control training sessions as the number of positive cases increases. According to health workers in private health facilities, the training that has been carried out by the health ministry …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the number of positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the country with many positives being stuck in their homes, the health ministry is finalizing the guidelines that people in homes must follow in handling Covid patients. The need for guidelines comes as over …