Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched the first-ever treatment guidelines for sickle cell disease to standardize the kind of care health workers give patients at specific points of care. Launched at an event to mark the International Sickle Cell day on Friday afternoon, Dr …
Read More »Medical Association seeks compensation for COVID-19 positive health workers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association wants the 27 health workers that have so far tested positive for coronavirus disease to be compensated. Dr Richard Idro, the President of the association told Uganda Radio Network in an interview that they had written to the permanent secretaries …
Read More »44 COVID patients discharged from Entebbe Hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital has today discharged 44 patients who have recovered from the coronavirus (COVID-19). This is the second biggest number of recovered patients being discharged in a day from one facility since Uganda recorded its first case on March 21. On Monday, …
Read More »Experts explain why strict hand hygiene couldn’t be sustained
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the zeal of hand washing going down months into coronavirus disease transmission in the country, experts have stated that it was inevitable as people were only acting in shock following announcements of a strange killer disease. Hand hygiene alone is touted as having …
Read More »OPM resolves ‘conflict’ between Health Ministry, Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has embarked on a process to mend the relationship between Makerere University and the Ministry of Health whose officials are reportedly fighting over COVID-19 cash. The process started with a crisis meeting presided over by the …
Read More »Ministry of Health launches mosquito net distribution
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched the distribution exercise of free mosquito nets across the country. The exercise will start next week until the end of the year. So far, only 4.5 million mosquito nets out of the 27 million have been procured. The …
Read More »Cholera vaccination underway in Moroto
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mass vaccination against Cholera has kicked off in Moroto district. The five-day exercise was rolled out yesterday morning by a joint team comprising the World Health Organization-WHO and the Ministry of Health to contain the spread of the acute diarrhoeal disease which spreads through …
Read More »Kyotera district gets 200,000 face masks
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kyotera district Covid-19 taskforce has received 200,000 face masks from the Ministry of health. The masks were delivered to members of the task force on Sunday. Last week, the government launched the nationwide distribution of free face masks to combat the spread of …
Read More »Shortage of vehicles slows COVID-19 response activities in Gulu
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The emergency response activities by the Gulu district COVID-19 taskforce are slowing down as a result of a shortage in motor vehicles for field operations. The task force that started its operations in March with 25 cars has remained with only five functional vehicles …
Read More »Ministry of Health denies owing Bad Black UGX 500m
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has said that it never had any contractual agreement with socialite Shanitah Namuyimbwa also known as Bad Black to record messages of coronavirus disease. Last month, the Ministry of Health embarked on a new campaign to encourage women living at …
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