Two more people have been admitted at Kabale hospital after showing signs of Marburg fever. This brings the total number of admission to 8, six from Kabale and two at Mulago hospital. The public relations officer of the ministry Rukia Nakamatte says the total number of people being monitored has also risen from 196 to […]
The ministry of health has confirmed that one of its senior officials is being monitored after getting into contact with a Marburg patient. Dr Sheila Ndyanabangi, the principal medical officer mental health is said to have had contact with a patient in Mulago and she is currently in isolation. The ministry’s public Relations officer Rukia Nakamatte […]
The permanent secretary of the ministry of Health Dr Asuman Lukwago has finally tabled the list of the people who have returned Gavi funds to the public accounts committee of parliament. Yesterday the officials from the ministry of health were thrown out of the committee after they presented contradicting documents regarding the matter. The list […]
Another person suspected have contracted the deadly marburg virus has died in Kabale district. If confirmed, this could bring the death toll to six since a fresh outbreak of the disease was announced on Friday last week. Health experts say the deceased was admitted at Rushoroza health centre three in Kabale district after he presented […]
Members of parliament have formed an 8 member task force on London commitments by the president to put in place an action plan on each commitment. According to the chairperson of the task force Sylvia Namabidde the president made six commitments while at the London Family Planning Summit which the committee is ensure are to remind […]
Health experts have convened cross boarder regional meeting to discuss ways of eradicating neglected diseases which have continued to affect various communities in Africa despite the availability of medicines to treat the diseases. The meeting which has been convened in Entebbe is focusing mainly on Guinea worm disease, which is still affecting various communities in […]
The Public Accounts Committee of parliament has dismissed officials from Ministry of Health after presenting contradictory statements over the recovery of Gavi funds. The officials led by the Permanent Secretary Dr Asuman Lukwago had appeared before the Committee to respond to the Auditor General’s report of 2009/10. They presented two documents; one referring to former […]
The ministry of health has developed a response plan of 1.85 billion shillings to be used for handling the deadly Marburg outbreak in Kabale district. The disease has so far killed 5 people and five others are still admitted in different health facilities. The ministry’s public relations officer Rukia Nakamatte says the supplementary budget is expected […]
The Uganda AIDS Information centre has started offering Arterial-viral treatment services to all its centers country wide. The move is aimed at addressing the urgent need of ART services among people living with HIV/AIDS. The executive director of the Uganda AIDS Information Dr Raymond Byarugaba says the first group of people to benefit will be […]
The Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of the Marburg virus in Kitumba sub-county, Kabale district in western Uganda. This follows laboratory tests done at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) which confirmed three samples positive of the highly infectious viral hemorrhagic fever. The director general health services Dr Jane Aceng say Preliminary reports […]