Did URA, Ministry of Health cause it? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | An unreasonable testing protocol, greed and an unresponsive government to popular needs has seen Ugandans treated to the worst of January blues with fuel prices going as high up as UgShs10, 000 for a litre. The prices …
Read More »Uganda earmarks Sh608 billion for emergency medical services
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has earmarked sh608.2 billion for implementing the Emergency Medical Services Policy and Strategy for the next five years. The Emergency Medical Services – EMS is a department under the Ministry of Health that seeks to increase access to on-scene emergency medical care …
Read More »Health ministry seeking partnerships with NGOs to reach grassroots
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) is seeking partnerships with local NGOs to help them reach out to the community as part of a new strategy of focusing more on disease prevention than treatment. State Minister of Health Hanifa Kawooya says that the Ministry of …
Read More »Health experts worried about school re-opening
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts are worried that the reopening of educational institutions for non-candidate might trigger a surge in COVID-19 cases if schools do not fully adhere to the required Standard Operating Procedures -SOPs. During the first phase of re-opening, schools were required to put in place …
Read More »Ministry of Health responds to damning COVID-19 report
📌 BMAU Assessment guide 90% and above Very Good (Achieved at least 90% of outputs and outcomes) 70%-89% Good (Achieved at least 70% of outputs and outcomes) ✅ MOH – 50%-69% Fair (Achieved at least 50% of outputs outcomes) 49% and below Poor (Achieved below 50% of outputs and outcomes) Source: BMAU …
Read More »MOH cautions politicians as another aspirant tests positive for COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has urged politicians to respect Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) that include wearing facemasks consistently, using sanitizers, and respecting physical distancing even in the heat of the 2021 campaigns. The warning by Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng comes after another …
Read More »What goes on in institutional quarantine?
Rawlence Ndejjo, is a returnee from Belgium. He returned on March 18 and was quarantined at Arch Apartments and Hotel in Kampala. Arch apartments and Hotel is one of the quarantine centres that the government chose to contain people returning to Uganda from abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic. He narrated …
Read More »Health Ministry clarifies on unhappy Masaka COVID-19 patient
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Uganda’s Ministry of Health has responded to a video critical of how COVID-19 patients are being treated in Masaka, saying what was recorded was a temporary shelter, as they await a well furnished main ward that is being renovated. The patient complained …
Read More »Only 10 high risk travelers apply to stay in public quarantine facilities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only ten Ugandan high-risk travellers have applied to undergo their institutional quarantine in public centres, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH). The first group consisting of 300 high-risk travellers from different parts of the world is expected to arrive in the country this week. …
Read More »AstraZeneca, MOH inks deal to help fight hypertension
Blood pressure can be regulated through: 🥗 Balanced diet 🧂 Limit consumption of salt 🏃🏼 Exercise daily for 30 mins 👨🏾⚕️ Go for regular checkups Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | AstraZeneca, a global science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines, primarily for …
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