Tag Archives: Dr Diana Atwine

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has launched new guidelines for paternity testing. The guidelines require laboratories across the country to among others apply for accreditation to be allowed to collect samples and also have staff that include a counselor or clinical psychologist on the team. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT& XINHUA | Health experts on Tuesday urged Uganda to focus on preventing and controlling the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, noting that there is no vaccine against the rare Sudan strain that broke out in the country. This follows a Tuesday announcement by the ministry …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Law Development Center-LDC court has dismissed a case in which two activists were accused of inciting violence by dropping a casket demanding the immediate resignation of the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine. Augustine Ojobile and Sharif Kawooya were arrested in August …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 30 private health facilities in Kampala and dozens others in the country side have expressed interest in offering COVID-19 vaccination, heeding to a call for help by the Ministry of Health (MOH) some weeks ago to salvage vaccines that are at a verge of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Law Development Center (LDC) Magistrate Court has pushed to April the case in which two people are accused of inciting violence by dropping a casket demanding the immediate resignation of the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine for allegedly mishandling COVID-19 response funds. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The health ministry has noted with concern the failure by numerous District Service Commissions to recruit substantive district health officers. Dr. Diana Atwine, the Health Ministry Permanent Secretary says that the many districts are operating without substantive district health officers, which she blames on tribal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is now banking on personal responsibility to curb the transmission of COVID-19 as the economy fully reopens. Bars, entertainment centres, public concerts and the entire Arts industry are now allowed to operate, after close to two years of extreme restrictions which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine has been given a last chance to appear in court and testify in a case in which two people are accused of inciting violence by dropping a casket demanding her immediate resignation for allegedly …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine, has said the ministry will soon have 53 functional health centres located at various border points in the country. She said that the facilities would be equipped with specialized laboratories to support port health services and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Law Development Center (LDC) Magistrate Court has pushed to January the case in which two people are accused of inciting violence by dropping a casket demanding the immediate resignation of the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine for allegedly mishandling COVID-19 response …