Tag Archives: Ministry of Health

BY JOHNISANI OCAKACON                   NWOYA: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 The Alero community in diaspora have donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth sh3m to aid in the fight against Covid-19 in five health centers in Nwoya District. The items that were donated to these health centers includes medical gloves, hand gloves for …

BY ALEX BALUKU KASESE: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 24, 2021 Health authorities in Nyamwamba Division of Kasese Municipality have condemned the manner in which some residents have opted to emptying their latrines into public Mary Consolate Kabugho, the Division’s Health Inspector says the act exposes the lives of many people to some …

BY IVAN TOLIT GULU: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 There is great concern among health experts in Acholi sub-region following the re-emergency of Leprosy diseases in the area. At least 26 new cases of severe leprosy have been registered in seven districts in Acholi sub-region. These include the districts of Gulu with …

BY GODFREY OLUKYA                                                            KAMPALA: THURSDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2021 The State House Health Monitoring Unit has chastised a labour export company named Al-Saud for allegedly ripping off unsuspecting Ugandans by selling fake Covid-19 vaccination cards. According to a statement from the Unit’s executive director Dr Warren Namara, the Salama road based …

BY IVAN TOLIT GULU: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 The Ministry of Health is in the process of acquiring Computerized Tomography (CT) scan machines for 14 regional referral hospitals in the country to boost health services. These are a diagnostic equipment that use X-ray and computer to produce images of soft …

BY WALTER KUMIRA GULU: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 23, 2021 Gulu College of Health Science in Pece Laroo division in Gulu City has remained close up to date despite pressure from the Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG). The school was closed down on the 8th of this month, after Police in Gulu Central Police …

BY ALEX BALUKU KASESE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 23, 2021 The National Organization for the People Living with Hepatitis B in Uganda has donated hand sanitizers and facemasks to the office of the Kasese District FDC Chairperson, Saulo Maate to help the members in the fight against the deadly Covid-19. The donation …

BY CHRIS FRANK KIKUUBE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 22, 2021 The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has unveiled a 1.5 million USD project of delivering lifesaving sexual reproductive health and rights and gender based violence services to vulnerable populations in refugee settlements and host communities in Western and Northern Uganda. During the ceremony …

BY WALTER KUMIRA GULU: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 21, 2021 The recent alleged strikes of students of Gulu College of Health Science in Pece Laroo Division in Gulu City, has exposed the school administration into corruption scandal activity which has been happening undercover at the school. On the 8th of this month, in …

BY GEORGE EMURON BUKEDEA: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, 20, 2021 Following the ongoing struggle between government and teachers to get covid19 vaccination exercise targeted to be covered before schools reopens, authorities in Bukedea district have registered positive progress of teaching being vaccinated. Geofery Okiswa the resident district commissioner Bukedea who doubles as …