Tag Archives: Ministry of Health

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only 34,139 Ugandans have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 according to the Ministry of Health. All those who have received two doses of the vaccine were among the first people vaccinated in the country. According to records from the health ministry, these persons where vaccinated …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni have today taken the their second COVID-19 vaccination jabs completing the recommended dose by the health experts. In a statement released by the Presidential Press Unit, Museveni was vaccinated today at State Lodge Nakasero …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima district has secured 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Kagadi district. Last week, Hoima district ran out of the COVID-19 vaccines prompting health officials in the district to seek help from Kagadi district that had not fully utilized their doses. In March, Hoima district …

There is a global shortage of AstraZeneca caused by a ban on the importation of the vaccine from India Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Health is uncertain when it will receive the next batch of COVID-19 vaccines to enable the ongoing vaccination exercise to continue, the permanent secretary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical interns under their umbrella organization Federation of Uganda Medical Interns (FUMI) have called off their nation wide strike. The interns went on strike over poor working conditions on May 17th, 2021, and had promised not to resume work unless their demands were met. The interns …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has started withdrawing unused Covid-19 doses from districts. More than 90,000 vaccines are to be got from Adjumani, Amolata, Kotido, Bulisa, Nwoya, Kyenjojo, Sironko, Kaberamaido, Otuke and Omoro. According to the Uganda National Expanded Programme of Immunization, most of the affected districts …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima district has run short of the COVID-19 vaccine doses. In March, the health ministry delivered 5,230 doses to the district. The vaccination points are at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, Kigorobya health center IV, Bujumbura health center III, Buseruka health center III, Mparangasi health center III, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has started administering the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to persons who were inoculated during the first round that started in March. Persons who are eligible for the second dose should have received their first dose between March 10 and 24. All persons …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked all medical interns who are striking to either go back to work or leave the programme. They would be allowed to return when the government is able to meet their demands. The call follows a decision made by medical interns …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is considering retrieving vaccines from districts that have failed to utilize them. According to the data from the Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization (UNEPI), they are considering picking 91,000 vaccine doses from 36 districts across the country. Some of the districts …