Tag Archives: Ministry of Health

BY TIMOTHY EODU NAPAK: THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2022 Napak district in Karamoja Sub Region has received a consignment of Covid-19 vaccines to be rolled out in the third phase beginning early next month. The officials of the district, which is among those that performed poorly in the previous campaigns, are …

BY GLADYS KASLINE LAKAREBER KITGUM: TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022 Kitgum district health department has received 51,602 doses of vaccines for the third round of Covid-19 mass vaccination campaign which is to kick off on June 21, 2022. But unlike the previous campaigns, the focus this time is on children age …

BY OKELLO JESUS OJARA GULU: WEDNESDAY,Jun 15, 2022 When Knight Akwero, a resident of Patwol ward in Anaka town council, Nwoya district conceived her first baby in 2006, she hoped to deliver at a health facility under the care of a trained midwife. When labor pains hit her during the …

BY FEDERICK DRAMADRI  ARUA: THURSDAY, JUNE 02, 2022 Paul Wamala and another unidentified nurse working in the main theatre at Arua regional referral hospital are being investigated over alleged extortion of money from patients. Paul Wamala was formerly working in the surgical ward but has been recently transferred to the main …

AMBROSE OKAI OYAM: MONDAY, MAY 01, 2022 At least 197 Village Health Teams (VHTs) in Oyam district are using smart phones to provide healthcare information and follow-up patients. The VHTs made the revelation on Thursday to the Members of Parliament on the committee for health during a field visit to …

BY LAWRENCE OKWAKOL PALLISA: THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2022 Mothers in the communities served by Gogonyo health center III in Pallisa district could not hide their joy when president of the Uganda nurses and midwives union, Justus Cheprop Kiplangat, delivered  sh10,000,000 maternity kits, a donation from direct relief organization from California in United …

BY ANDREW COHEN AMVESI               ARUA: WEDNESDAY MARCH 9, 2022 Mourine Osoru, the Arua City Woman Member of Parliament (MP) has donated a total of 20 delivery beds to the different health units in Arua City. Osoru donated the beds during the International Women’s Day celebration at Arua central police ground on …

BY MOSES MUTAKA KAMULI: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 09, 2022 Susan Achom, 20, a student of certificate in Midwifery at St Joseph Kamuli School of Midwifery and Nursing is set to represent Uganda at the Africa Continental skills competitions in Namibia following her excellent show at the national event recently. The National …

BY WALTER KUMIRA GULU: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2022 Gulu Women with Disabilities Union (GUWODU) has reported the door-todoor delivery of antiretroviral drugs has improved adherence among female HIV/AIDS patients with disability in Acholi. Bonny Francis Odong, the Programs Manager of the organization, says the door-to-door delivery exercise under the home …

BY TIMOTHY EODU NABILATUK: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2022 Nabilatuk district on Friday launched an accelerated mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign to boost the vaccine uptake of its population. The launch was presided over by the Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Milton Odongo and witnessed by district officials and members of the community. …