The speaker of parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga says that government should respond to her demand for the purchase of boat ambulances for islands on many water bodies. Kadaga says that there are a number of island communities which have no access to medical facilities due to lack boats on the islands. She noted that this will also […]
A charity that cares for thousands of sick and dying in Uganda has appealed to the Government to prioritise health in the 2016/2017 Budget to be revealed tomorrow (Wednesday). Hospice Africa Uganda, (HAU), a not-for-profit charity which has centres in Kampala, Mbarara and Hoima, said today urgent investment is needed in the health services for Palliative […]
The minister of Health Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye says that government should have an intervention to cut on the number of health experts running abroad for better pay. Dr. Tumwesigye says that the ministries of public service and finance should speed up the law establishing the salaries remuneration board that will remunerate health experts in a better […]
The Republic of Rwanda has been ranked as the most prosperous in the East African region. Legatum Institute yesterday June 1st 2016 launched their 2016 Africa prosperity Report. An international think tank and educational charity focused on promoting prosperity, the institute researches core themes of revitalising capitalism and democracy. The report released considered eight economic and […]
Ministry of Health is set to distribute a total of 25 Million Mosquito nets starting August this year; a move aimed at sensitizing Ugandans on how to eradicate Malaria ahead of the international Malaria day celebrations under Global Fund Initiative. This has been revealed by the minister of State for Primary Health Care Sarah Opendi at […]
No patient who visits any government health facility and is admitted will be sleeping on the floor as they receive treatment. This has been confirmed by the life minister, Elioda Tumwesigye while at the handover ceremony where the Chinese government donated 7000 patient beds, drip stands and mattresses. The minister who expressed misery over the […]
Health officials are worried that the sickle cell burden in Uganda is growing higher each day which is likely to affect the future generation. They say that every year over 20,000-25000 babies are born with sickle cell which is not compared to any other disease. Sickle cell disease is an inherited disease from one’s parents especially […]
The Ministry of health has confirmed the outbreak of Rift valley fever in Kabale western Uganda. The new reports in the Ministry of health given to the media at the media centre today by the Director General of health services Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng show that there are three new suspected cases identified and their blood […]
Many pregnant women have taken up different endeavours to avoid the unwanted weight gain during the nine months; they have taken to exercise, pregnancy yoga, walking, swimming, name it. However, some are not of this view and go ahead to eat for two, having the leeway given by a pregnancy. Whichever category a woman finds […]
Uganda National Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) is in the final stages of releasing the results of 2014 National housing and population census with detailed indicators beyond the number of people that was released in the provisional results. The head of Communication and Cooperate Affairs at UBOS Mr. Geoffrey Nabongo while addressing Journalists at UBOS head office […]