Uganda has received it’s first batch of Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly dose Pre- Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) injectable drug as the country steps up efforts to curb the spread of the HIV virus and bring an end to the public health threat by 2030. In a statement released by the Health ministry, the country received it’s initial […]
The High Court in Jinja has faulted The Aids Support Organization (TASO) Jinja Branch with negligence and in contravention of section L7 of the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act, after it issued a healthy man wrong HIV test results showing he was positive in 2016, yet he was negative. Lady Justice Joanita Bushara […]
The Director of the State House Health monitoring unit Dr. Warren Namara, has revealed that a joint security operation foiled an attempted robbery of medical equipment worth millions of shillings from the National Medial Stores (NMS) Warehouse in Entebbe in the wee hours of Sunday. Dr Namara noted that two of the robbers are currently […]
The Uganda National Drug Authority (UNDA) has approved Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly dose Pre- Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as the country steps up it’s efforts to curb the spread of the HIV Virus in the country. In a statement released on Monday, the UNDA noted that the drug manufactured by Gilead, a USA based company is a […]
Government, through National Medical Stores, has today officially flagged off the 5th Universal Coverage Campaign for the distribution of Insecticides Treated Nets at the National Medical Stores Head Office in Kajjansi. The flag-off ceremony was presided over by the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, marking the commencement of a nationwide campaign aimed at […]
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has arrested the Senior Clinical Officer at Nyamuyanja Health Center IV in Isingiro District, John Baptist Muzahura and a health information assistant over the theft of government drugs at the facility. According to the NDA spokesperson Abiaz Rwamwiri, Muzahura who has been on the run for days, was arrested following […]
Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has revealed that the USD 2.3 billion Memorandum of Understanding between Uganda and the United States of America on bilateral health cooperation will support and improve a number of health interventions in the country over the next five years. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Min Kasaija noted that Government acknowledges the […]
In a bid to curb on the number of people hospitalised over different diseases, health experts have urged the public to embrace regular health checkups in order to detect diseases early to enable their quick treatment of the affected people. The National Medical Stores (NMS) General Manager, Mr. Moses Kamabare said the public should go […]
KAMPALA: A retired Ugandan police officer says the country’s law enforcement must do more to stop government-supplied medicines from being stolen and sold illegally. Morrison Komakech, who served in Busia near the Kenyan border, said police are usually called in only after theft has occurred. “That approach is no longer enough,” he said. “The evolving […]
Hon. Lagen David Otuka, Member of Parliament for Agago County, has urged the government to take swift action to protect medicines in public health facilities, warning that insider malpractice is undermining the delivery of healthcare to ordinary Ugandans. Otuka noted that in many parts of the country, medical workers operate private clinics close to the […]
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