Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has rejected the proposed compulsory vaccination of adults that is provided for under the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The government had proposed under the bill that was approved on Tuesday that persons who fail to comply with a requirement for vaccination would be …
Read More »Address mental health in Health Bill – psychiatrists
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Psychiatrists want the Public Health (Amendment) Bill to provide for treatment of cases of mental health. The Executive Director of Butabika National Referral Hospital, Dr Juliet Nakku said the concept of mental health is not clearly defined for purposes of the Bill. She said that …
Read More »“Limit punishment on anti-vaxxers in Health Bill’’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Parliament processes the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021, the ECASA Group of Consultants Ltd wants the proposal for punitive measures for persons who have not been vaccinated, to be reconsidered. Section 47(1) of the bill mandates a local government council to require persons in the …
Read More »Private health sector federation non-committal on mandatory vaccination
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The private health sector officials under their umbrella body, the Uganda Health Care Federation have sought more time from Members of parliament to make a decision on government’s proposal that seeks to make vaccination mandatory. Led by the Federation Executive Director Grace Kiwanuka, the officials …
Read More »Minister Aceng defends anti-vaxxers bill before health committee
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has defended the amendment to the Public Health Act saying that it is important to revise the penalties in the law and also consider emerging diseases like COVID-19, Ebola and others. Dr. Aceng appeared before Parliament’s Committee …
Read More »Vaccine skeptics face heavy penalties in new law
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amendments to the Public Health Act contained in the Public Health (Amendment Bill) is fraught with fines and jail sentences and introduces a new regime of health related offences in a bid to curb the spread of infectious diseases. The bill presented to Parliament by Trade …
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