Tag Archives: Ministry of Health

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has petitioned the Minister of Health to discharge renowned cartoonist Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, from institutional quarantine. Spire has been held in quarantine from March 19 when he arrived into the country from the United Kingdom. He was initially supposed to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Medical Association urges the community not to stigmatize COVID-19 patients who will be discharged from the treatment centres. Dr Richard Idro, the President of the association says that they are worried communities may fail to welcome the returnees after completing their 14 days …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has cleared the People Power to deliver relief to the National coronavirus task force. Last week, People power had started distributing relief but it was stopped by the government. URN has now learnt that items including flour, beans, salt and soap will …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has said that it will account for all the funds received for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, staff from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) handed over 376 million shillings to the Ministry of Health. This same amount was …

🔹 April 5 – 4 new cases – TOTAL 52 🔸 April 4 – 0 new cases – TOTAL 48 🔹 April 3 – 3 new cases – TOTAL 48 🔸 April 2 – 1 new case – TOTAL 45 🔹 March 31 – 11 new – TOTAL 44 Kampala, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health is tracing more than 2000 travelers who are suspected to have been exposed to COVID-19  as they travelled to Uganda. The travelers came from Dubai and other high risk countries before the government announced restrictions on travelers from countries like …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive Director of the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), Prof. Pontiano Kaleebu has said the methods they use to test the coronavirus (COVID -19) are the same as those used for testing hepatitis B and HIV. Prof. Kaleebu’s assertion dispels fears among part …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health registered one new case of COVID-19 today, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 45. The latest case is of a 22-year-old female, a resident of Nkokonjeru, Wakiso district and wife to a previously confirmed case who arrived from Dubai …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is going to release 200 people who have been undergoing institutional quarantine this week. These are part of the 1,015 people that have been under institutional quarantine at centres located in Kampala and Wakiso districts. According to the health ministry, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is planning to turn Mandela National Stadium (Namboole) into a health facility if the number of COVID-19 cases increase. This was revealed on Wednesday by Diana Atwine, the Health Ministry Permanent Secretary while appearing before the parliamentary committee on …