Tag Archives: Ministry of Health

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has urged Ugandans to remain calm even if the Omicron COVID-19 variant has been detected in the country. This comes following the detection of nine Omicron variant cases among travellers from South Africa and Nigeria. The variant was first detected in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will distribute Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines to hard to reach areas, according to Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng. She says that the single-shot jab will be preserved for residents of Karamoja, as well as the islands of Kalangala and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine, has said the ministry will soon have 53 functional health centres located at various border points in the country. She said that the facilities would be equipped with specialized laboratories to support port health services and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is striving to consolidate the gains in the fight against HIV/AIDS despite the impact of COVID-19, a senior health official said on Wednesday. “COVID-19 did not spare the National HIV and AIDS Response. However, there was a 41 percent decline in HIV testing and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has started a study to establish the kind of condoms Ugandans would prefer and easily use, as records show a dwindling number of people using condoms. Vastha Kibirige, the condom coordinator at the AIDS control programme says that they have been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Law Development Center (LDC) Magistrate Court has pushed to January the case in which two people are accused of inciting violence by dropping a casket demanding the immediate resignation of the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine for allegedly mishandling COVID-19 response …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will disburse new indirect eye examination equipment, ophthalmoscopes to the national and regional referral hospitals across the country. Currently, eye care providers are using hand-held devices to examine eyes which exposes them to COVID-19 since they have to be very close …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | District Health Officers want the Ministry of Health to recall some of their least demanded COVID-19 vaccines to avoid cases of expired jabs. The call was made during the two-day Health Sector Joint Review Mission that took place in Kampala. According to DHOs from the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched the National Emergency Medical Services Policy. The policy supposed to streamline emergency response services in the country, aims at reducing avoidable mortality, morbidity and disability, by ensuring all people in need of emergency care access it. The policy will …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 will be denied access to hospitals. This comes at a time when health workers are hesitant to get vaccinated. According to the health ministry’s plan, by now, at least 150,000 health workers should have been fully …