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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health erroneously announced that Uganda will on today, June 13th receive the first group of passengers arriving from abroad following the Coronavirus lockdown worldwide.  Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng was today addressing a press conference on the status of COVID-19 …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Leaders in Gulu District have asked the Government to increase funding to St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor.  The leaders argue the hospital is overwhelmed in offering comprehensive healthcare services among which includes physiotherapy, training healthcare workers and promoting health researches in Northern Uganda.  The hospital depends …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ugandans who wish to return from abroad have been given the green light. It will however not be an evacuation, as they are expected to meet both the cost of their flights and institutional quarantine, sources as the Ministry of Health say There are several …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The newly launched laboratories to test for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in different parts of the country, at the border points and in Kampala cannot conduct as many tests as promised because of lack of reagents, the Ministry of Health revealed on Tuesday.  While they had …

Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has cautioned that the lifting of lockdown restrictions should not be a reason for excitement in Uganda today. Instead, the public should be worried about the possible increase in COVID-19 infections.   The warning comes barely a week …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has said that Uganda does not have the capacity to continue admitting and treating foreign truck drivers who test positive for COVID-19. Uganda has returned more than 145 truck drivers who tested positive to their countries, an …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health will engage Ugandans who have recovered from COVID-19 to sensitize Ugandans on the dangers of the virus as well as share guidance on how to avoid the infection. According to health minister Jane Ruth Aceng, the recovered patients hold a key message …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The 94.18 billion Shillings supplementary budget recently provided to the Ministry of Health has been largely committed to the procurement of ambulances, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) equipment, and test kits. The money is part of the 304 billion Shillings Supplementary Budget that was approved by …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng has called on well-wishers to donate protective full-length gowns for medical workers to use during the coronavirus (COVID-19) fight. Although the Ministry has been receiving donations, the waterproof surgical gowns that have been specially designed to stop …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has warned administrators of regional referral and district hospitals against misuse of government property especially the  vehicles.  She said while districts of Buyende and Kaliro had earlier been given brand new double cabin picks to facilitate immunization …