In a bid to increase immunity of children across the globe, Uganda is among the countries that are slowly phasing out oral polio vaccines to replace it with the new type of injectable vaccine which experts say offers extra health protection to the children. Presenting a paper on the new immunization programme, the deputy programme […]
The government of Uganda says it has enough Anti retroviral in stock which can last the country for six months. This follows reports that the life prolonging drugs for HIV positive people were out of stock in the country, the only one in Africa with an ARV production plant. The minister of Health Dr. Christine […]
Authorities from the ministry of health partnering with other health service quality assurance professional bodies again raided and closed a number of privately owned clinics in and around Kampala over a number of irregularities. The operation covering all the five City Divisions has left City Medicals Clinic Bukoto and UCRM clinic along Bukoto Kisasi Road among […]
The coalition for Post exposure prophylaxis HIV/PEP consisting of Center for Domestic Violence Prevention, Hope after rape, Raising voices , Naguru Teenage among others is calling upon the ministry of health to provide accessibility to HIV/PEP. The HIV/PEP is an emergency medical response consisting of short term antiretroviral medicines in all health centers in the country to prevent victims […]
The Ministry of health has appealed to all Ugandans to sleep under insecticide treated mosquito nets to avoid contracting yellow fever which has already killed more than 48 people in several districts of northern Uganda. The ministry in a press statement says people should destroy breeding grounds for mosquitoes like stagnant water and bushes around […]
The Minister of State for Primary Health Care, James Kakooza has said that the ministry is set to start another campaign to eradicate polio in Uganda. Speaking to journalists in Kampala today, Kakooza said that the government of Uganda is talking to neighboring countries to ensure joint fight against the disease. He says while Uganda […]
The Ministry of Health has secured a loan of about 260 billion shillings from the World Bank that it hopes to use in the infrastructural development of various hospitals in Uganda. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Nathan Kenya Mugisha has told journalists in Kampala that the ministry has also secured a […]
The Ministry of Health in Uganda has received funds from the Uganda Global fund to supply condoms in a bid to fight HIV/AIDS. The ministry through its procurement agent Crown Agents Uganda Limited has invited sealed bids from eligible bidders for the provision of condoms and related services. The news statement from the ministry says […]
A study in the South American country of Brazil has found out that a small reduction in forest cover can increases malaria incidences to nearly 50 percent because open spaces and open water pools provide ideal places for mosquito breeding. The study which was conducted among the Brazilian communities in the World’s biggest rainforest of […]
The advocacy officer, Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation Uganda Pauline Kisembo has appealed to the general public to ensure that children get the required care and treatment because they are the future of the country. In a press statement seen by Ultimate Media, Kisembo says the current HIV/AIDS prevention efforts are targeting married couples […]