The Assistant Resident District Commissioner (ARDC) Kajjansi Town Council, Hajj Amir Nantalaga has urged medical workers at Kajjansi Health Centre 4, to carry on their service delivery to patients, despite a number of challenges facing the facility. While addressing journalists following an impromptu visit at the facility on Tuesday, alongside the Kajjansi deputy District Internal […]
Government is set to borrow EUR 31.98 million (about UGX 139 Bn) from the French Government, for the construction and equipping of the Uganda Cancer Institute’s, Mbarara Regional Oncology Centre. The Minister for ICT and National Guidance, Rt Hon Justine Kasule Lumumba made the revelation on Tuesday, while addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Centre […]
The Cabinet has reversed it’s earlier decision to suspend the facilitation of medical interns, with each set to receive a net UGX 1.2 million monthly allowance. While briefing Parliament on Tuesday, the Minister of health Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, revealed that the current cohort of 2,490 medical interns to be deployed across 77 accredited centers will […]
The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has issued a 14 days ultimatum to the government to work on pending welfare for medical interns across the country, or risk an industrial action. In a statement dated August 11th by the Association President, Dr Frank Asiimwe, revealed that the resolution was adopted following an extraordinary General Assembly attended […]
The Minister of Health Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, has declared Uganda Ebola free following the successful completion of the mandatory 42-day monitoring period, which began after the discharge of the last Ugandan national, a locally transmitted patient on June 16th. “Throughout this period, the Ministry of Health maintained intensive surveillance nationwide, and no new Ebola cases […]
The Ministry of Health has declared Uganda Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) free, following the discharge of the last patient from Mulago National Referral Hospital on Thursday. The Minister of Health, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi presented an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) discharge certificate to the survivor at Mulago’s isolation unit, describing the discharge as a major milestone […]
Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has ordered a probe into service delivery at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, following an impromptu midnight visit to the facility on Saturday night. Min. Baryomunsi during the visit expressed shock at the devastating conditions inside the facility, after he witnessed severe ward congestion, low medical staffing levels during night shifts, […]
Members of Civil Society Organisations and food safety advocates have warned against a growing trend of 1.3 million Ugandans suffering from foodborne illnesses annually from unsafe food, warning that food contamination has become a major public-health, human-rights, economic, peace and security crisis. The Executive Director Food Rights Alliance (FRA), Ms Agnes kirabo, said the figure […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has banned the entry for travellers from Uganda, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), as part of a move to safeguard the country’s public health, over fears of the recent Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. According to a joint statement released by the UAE’s National Emergency Crisis […]
By Kamwebaze Happiness Muteganda NTUNGAMO – The Deputy Resident District Commissioner of Ntungamo, Mrs. Rosemary Atuhire, has commended Ntungamo Health Centre IV for improved service delivery and modern infrastructure that is transforming health care in the district. During a monitoring visit to the facility today, Mrs. Atuhire said she was impressed by the availability of […]
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