Tag Archives: Ministry of Health

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Ministry of Health said it had registered four more cases of the deadly Ebola virus, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 15. The ministry said in a tweet late on Saturday there are 29 active cases on admission and 19 deaths, …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Health said Wednesday that it had intensified surveillance to prevent transmission of the Ebola virus after cases were reported in neighboring Uganda. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary in the Ministry of Health, said at a briefing in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, that critical personnel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Health (General Duties), Anifa Kawooya, has asked countrymen and women to remain vigilant in the wake of the Ebola outbreak in Mubende district. Kawooya was on Tuesday, 20 September 2022 presenting a statement before Parliament on the outbreak of Ebola …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched a new campaign in which they will use Village Health Teams (VHTs) to look for people with symptoms of Tuberculosis (TB) and link them to care. The campaign which starts this month, according to Dr. Patrick Tusiime, the Commissioner …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Health, Margaret Muhanga has revealed that government plans vaccinate children against malaria. Muhanga made the revelation during a plenary sitting on Tuesday, 16 August 2022 chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. “If we do not vaccinate our children again malaria, then …

Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several districts in the West Nile sub-region are recording an upsurge of malaria cases. Records indicate that the sub-region has 23 percent malaria prevalence which is nearly three times the national prevalence which currently stands at 9-percent. The districts of Madi Okollo, Maracha, Nebbi, Obongi, …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A debate is raging on whether or not there are new cases of nodding syndrome in Kitgum district. In May, Joe Otoo, a VHT in Kitgum district told Uganda Radio Network that there were new cases of nodding syndrome reported in the past year in Labongo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) has started testing for monkeypox after the World Health Organization said that the disease has now become a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Speaking to URN on Tuesday, Prof. Pontiano Kaleebu, the UVRI Executive Director said they …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has through the Ministry of Health earmarked Shillings 300million for the installation of a brand new digital X-ray machine at Buliisa general hospital. The digital X-ray machine has been lying idle for two years since it was procured by the Health Ministry owing to …

Only 33 percent of patients with MDRTB are able to access treatment Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is to carry out a survey to determine the burden of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis(MDRTB) in the country. The nationwide survey will give a better picture of the prevalence of …