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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of malaria cases in Uganda has risen since January, Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said on Thursday. Aceng said that of the 11.25 million patients who had visited outpatient departments since the start of the year, roughly 3.15 million had malaria, according …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministries of Education and Health have scrapped plans of vaccinating learners against COVID-19 in school. Over 16 million learners aged 5 to 17 years were supposed to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Previously, the ministries had planned to roll out mass vaccination campaigns in schools between …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The minister of health has warned that the country is experiencing an increase in the number of daily COVID-19 cases compared to the stable trends it observed since January. The increase is similar to the rise the country faced in June 2021 when the Delta …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health has raised concern about the delays to complete the maternity ward at Ober health centre III. In 2021, the Ministry of Health released 300 Million Shillings for the construction of the maternity ward and theater at Ober health centre III. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of health will start vaccinating children against COVID-19 next month, health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has said. The vaccination will start with secondary school children when the school term commences on May 9, she told the media on Wednesday. “The Pfizer vaccine approved …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Health has called for more funding to cater for human resource development at regional referral hospitals. The committee members said that limited numbers of staff at some regional referral hospitals has crippled performance and put a burden on the available staff. Nicholas Kamara, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has revealed that government will start the implementation of the malaria vaccine at end of 2023. Aceng made this revelation while responding to prayers in a motion urging government to strengthen efforts to prevent, control and eliminate transmission …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is in need of an additional Shillings 652 billion to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 pandemic in the financial year 2022/2023, but the item remains as unfunded priority, the health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has said. As of April 15, 2022, statistics available from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee on Health have cited incompetence as the major cause of delays in completion of the Lubowa Specialized Hospital which they say reflects failure on the side of government. Members of Parliament said the reasons given by the Health Minister, Dr. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All ambulances categorized as Type One will soon be banned from carrying patients, according to the Minister of Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng. Aceng who was speaking at a function to receive a donation of three ambulances from Enabel, the Belgian Development Agency on …