Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Every adult Ugandan will have to contribute to the National Health Insurance in the new proposals contained in a bill that will soon be presented before the cabinet, the Ministry of Health has revealed. Speaking during an event to launch an eight-year strategy aimed at …
Read More »Pre-Medical Interns storm MOH headquarters over non-deployment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Young doctors who have been waiting to be deployed for a year-long medical internship since April stormed the Ministry of Health headquarters in Kampala on Thursday, agitating for placement. Dr. Christine Nabutto, one of the pre-interns, expressed her frustration during the protest, stating that …
Read More »MOH directs recruitment of physical fitness instructors in schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is advocating for the recruitment of Physical Fitness Instructors in all educational institutions across the country. The move is aimed at promoting the overall health and well-being of all Ugandans. According to experts from the Ministry of Health, non-communicable diseases …
Read More »Circulating flu-like illness not COVID-19 related – MoH
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has confirmed that there is an ongoing wave of a viral influenza or flu illness circulating within the population. Refuting claims made on social media and several media reports that people are being hospitalized with a strange flu-like illness, Dr Henry …
Read More »MoH launches construction of biosafety level 2 satellite laboratory at Lira hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has commenced construction of a Biosafety Level 2 (BSL-2) laboratory at Lira Regional Referral Hospital (LRRH) under the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Preparedness Project (UCREPP). The facility is set to improve clinical research at the hospital and will cost 3.9 billion …
Read More »Improving paediatric surgery
Ministry of Health launches strategic plan Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The Ministry of Health has launched a five-year plan to improve the paediatric surgical care system in regional referral hospitals across the country. The goal of this initiative is to develop a critical mass of highly skilled human resources …
Read More »Life-saving yellow fever vaccine
It is being administered to children aged 9 months in the routine immunisation programme Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | The Ministry of Health will vaccinate over 1.9 million children against yellow fever with support from UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi In 2022, Uganda was one of 14 countries …
Read More »Uganda adds Yellow Fever Vaccine to routine immunization schedule
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has started immunizing children aged nine months against yellow. This brings the total number of diseases being immunized under the routine immunization programme to fourteen. While this had earlier stalled having first planned to start in October 2022 during the …
Read More »Private health facilities asked to conduct self-assessment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has asked providers in the private sector to periodically do a self-audit to see whether their performance is up to the standards. In a circular sent out to hospital directors and in-charges across the country on Thursday, Dr Henry Mwebesa …
Read More »MOH to conduct door-to-door polio immunization in Ebola affected districts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) is conducting a 10-day door-to-door vaccination drive in districts that recorded cases of Ebola virus disease in the latest outbreak. The exercise which will be going on until January 30, will be conducted in Kassanda, Mubende, Mukono, Kampala and Wakiso …
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