Hepatitis B has again broken out in Uganda, killing over 10 people in less than a week, officials in the ministry health in the government of Uganda have said. Tens of people infected by Hepatitis B are admitted at various health centres across the Republic of Uganda. But the sad news reaching our health […]
Health officials have expressed concern about the presence and use of illegal HIV Testing Kits on the market. The ministry of health in collaboration with the Uganda National Drug Authority has started recalling all HIV testing kits which are on the market illegally. This is after getting information that the kits that are only meant […]
In a rare move Uganda’s oldest opposition political party, the Democratic Party (DP) has backed the national army (Uganda Peoples Defence Forces) to take over the national identity cards project. The ministry of Defence recently expressed interest in taking over the national identity cards projects following the botched deal in which the Government […]
It is not yet over. Members of parliament behind the petition to recall parliament have decided to go to the constitutional court seeking legal interpretation on the withdrawal of signatures by the members who had appended signatures on the petition. Speaking to the press after a long closed door meeting the MPs say they have […]
The Uganda Virus Research institute has released medical results confirming that the strange disease that has affected the people of Hoima district is measles. Last week the ministry of health took samples to the research institute to establish whether the disease that has so far claimed is killing people in Hoima district measles. The Hoima […]
Patients at Kawolo hospital and residents of Buikwe district have threatened to demonstrate over the lack of an X-Ray facility at the hospital. They have given the ministry of health upto the end of this month to repair the x-ray unit that was closed two months ago due to a mechanical breakdown. Kawolo hospital that […]
The permanent secretary in the office of the Prime Minister Pius Bigirimana has defended the former prime minister Apollo Nsibambi over his role in the transfer of the internal auditor Shaban Wejula. While appearing before the public accounts committee of parliament that is investigating financial mismanagement in the office of the Prime Minister Bigirimana said […]
The ministry of Karamoja affairs has expressed commitment to addressing the problem of karamoja street children. State minister for Karamoja affairs Babra Nekesa says the ministry is working on rehabilitating the Koblin reception centre after getting mandate from the ministry of gender. She says the ministry wants the centre functional for skills development before real […]
The education minister Jesca Alupo has given assurance that teachers who missed out on their salaries are to be paid today. Teachers have threatened to lay down tools if the ministry of public service does not clear their salary arrears. Speaking to journalists at parliament, Alupo said that she had spoken to officials in the […]
Public accounts committee of parliament have directed ministry of internal affairs officials to produce before the committee the progress and performance report of the 1st phase of the Uganda population data base identification project. According to the auditor general’s report of 2009/2010 the ministry officials failed to produce the progress reports even after claiming to […]