Tag Archives: Ministry of Health

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health received a total of Shs 29 billion from donations by the private sector to facilitate activities aimed at stopping further spread of COVID-19, the Permanent Secretary in the Health Ministry Dr. Diana Atwine has said. Rubbishing claims that the money couldn’t …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen-year-old Loyce, a former secondary student in Mayuge district conceived during the lockdown last year. Scared and confused, Loyce decided to perform an abortion. Unfortunately, she developed sepsis and passed away seven days later. Her sister Mary Nabirye says that there was little they could …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers at Makerere University – John Hopkins Research Collaboration (MU-JHU) are embarking on a new study to establish the effectiveness of using the new HIV drug, Islatravir in HIV prevention as a Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). Dr Gatti Brenda Mirembe, the principal investigator on the study …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has appealed to leaders at all levels to embrace the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination and help debunk fears and misconceptions about the AstraZeneca vaccine. The call comes amidst a pile of controversies surrounding the use …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has altered its vaccine roll-out plan and has decided to vaccinate 964,000 people. In its initial plan, the ministry targeted 482,000 people, a number that represented half of the available vaccines. They intended to use the vaccines in two rounds, giving …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health, Dr Diana Atwine acknowledges that the health ministry could have flouted procurement procedures while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, she says this was inevitable for the purpose of saving so many lives that were at stake. Atwine’s remarks were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of leprosy cases being reported annually is on the decrease according to the ministry of health. According to figures from the health ministry, a decrease of 20 new infections was reported in 2020 compared to 19 in 2019. Health experts say this is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study by Makerere University-based bioethicists has found that the government blundered regarding who should be given priority as initial beneficiaries of the Covid-19 vaccine. Launching preliminary findings of the survey in which scientists sought to establish ethical and social issues for vaccine priority …

Prevalence of depression and other mental health disorders is high among people living with HIV Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A psychiatrist at Makerere University has urged the Ministry of Health to adopt group mental healthcare also known as group support psychotherapy for people living with HIV that develop depression. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked all persons aged 70 and above to go to vaccination centres for COVID-19 jabs. In a Thursday evening joint press statement, Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said while they had initially planned to vaccinate the elderly starting from …