Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has criticized the Ministry of Health for failing to declare an outbreak of Cholera in Amuru district despite rising deaths and infections. Speaking on Wednesday at the launch of …
Read More »MoH downplays Bullisa COVID-19 incident
Bullisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has allayed fears of a looming lockdown following viral social media claims around a purported surge in COVID-19 infections in Uganda. Speaking to URN in an interview on Tuesday, Dr Col Henry Kyobe, the COVID-19 incident commander in the ministry, …
Read More »MoH launches HIV survey to assess progress, guide future interventions
Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Thursday launched a nationwide HIV survey to assess progress in the fight against the virus and shape future interventions. Health Minister Ruth Aceng officially unveiled the third round of the Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) 2025 in Kampala, the …
Read More »Ministry of Health launches egg powder campaign to fight malnutrition
Kamwenge , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has launched a new campaign to curb malnutrition by distributing egg powder to young children in selected districts. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Dr. Laura Ahumuza, a Senior Nutritionist at the Ministry, said the campaign aims to …
Read More »MoH assures Ugandans of malaria vaccine safety
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | An official from the Ministry of Health has assured Ugandans of the safety of the malaria vaccine that will be rolled out in the country on April 2nd. On March 7th, the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero officially received and flagged …
Read More »MoH addresses condom quality concerns as stocks remain unused
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Almost half of the two hundred and thirty million condoms procured for free access by Ugandans go unused annually and yet the country is recording a high and growing number of people contracting Sexually Transmitted Infections. Dr Mutumba Robert who heads the AIDS Control Programme …
Read More »Blackout on Ebola news
Why Health Minister Aceng is ‘quiet’ on numbers COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda is in the midst of yet another episode of the hemorrhagic fever Ebola following a Jan.30 announcement by Dr. Diana Atwine, the Ministry of Health’s Permanent Secretary. In a hastily arranged press conference in the …
Read More »MALARIA: High burden districts to access free vaccine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda readies to add the malaria vaccine into its routine immunization schedule, with the first inoculations scheduled for April 2025, the Ministry of Health has clarified that not all children will be getting free jabs. Speaking during a media orientation meeting, Elizabeth Kaijuka a …
Read More »MoH tasks media, leaders to popularize law against tobacco
ARUA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has called on the media and local leaders in the West Nile region to take an active role in educating the public about the Tobacco Control Act of 2015, which aims to reduce tobacco use and the associated health risks. The …
Read More »KCCA, MoH partner to promote HIV self-testing among men
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), the Ministry of Health, and Wondfo Biotech Company have partnered to promote HIV self-testing among men in Kampala, targeting Boda Boda riders. Jackson Kadumye, the Senior Communications Officer from the Ministry of Health, told journalists in Kisenyi on Friday …
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