Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 54,750 Ugandans have been vaccinated against yellow fever in the twelve day exercise organized by the National Medical Stores-NMS. NMS commenced its annual mass vaccination drive at Mayor’s garden, Entebbe municipality on August 19. The exercise ended yesterday, August 30. During the exercise, our …
Read More »Thousands turn up for free NMS Yellow Fever vaccination
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of people turned up at the Mayor’s Gardens in Entebbe for a free yellow fever vaccination exercise organized by National Medical Stores-NMS. It started on Thursday and will end on Monday. On Saturday, it was a hustle, and survival for the fittest as people …
Read More »Health Ministry postpones yellow fever mass vaccination campaign
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Health has rescheduled the planned yellow fever mass vaccination campaign that was expected to start this week. The exercise was scheduled to take place in Bulisa, Maracha, Koboko, Yumbe, Moyo and Obongi districts which reported cases of yellow fever 2019. The vaccination …
Read More »Vaccination against yellow fever in affected districts starts in March
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The vaccination exercise against yellow fever in areas that recently had positive cases will start on March 9th. Dr. Immaculate Ampaire, the Deputy Programme Manager Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunisation (UNEPI) told Uganda Radio Network yesterday that after vaccines arrived in the country Monday evening, …
Read More »Funding for disease outbreaks to expire next month
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The overwhelming number of disease outbreaks is stretching the budget for health emergencies. This is according to Dr Allan Muruta the Commissioner Public Health Emergencies at the Ministry of Health. Muruta says that a loan worth 15 million dollars which they secured from the …
Read More »Ministry of Health to add yellow fever vaccine on immunization schedule
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yellow fever vaccination will be included in the routine immunization schedule. According to the Ministry of Health, following the recently declared yellow fever outbreak in the country, government plans to introduce vaccination later this year. The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng says that …
Read More »Uganda, WHO declare yellow fever outbreak
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s ministry of health has declared an outbreak of yellow fever in the districts of Moyo and Buliisa. Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. This outbreak will be the fourth that Uganda has declared in the recent past …
Read More »Yellow fever screening at Busia border irks traders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan traders are crying foul over the ongoing screening for yellow fever at the Busia Kenya-Uganda border. The Ugandan traders say it is becoming very expensive for them to do business in neighboring Kenya due to lack of yellow fever vaccination cards. Those without …
Read More »UVRI to conduct trials to reduce yellow fever vaccine dosage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI is to start a new trial aimed at reducing the dosage of the yellow fever vaccine. During the trial, a fifth of the yellow fever dosage 0.1 millilitres will be given to participants. The global recommended dose of yellow …
Read More »VIDEO: Uganda’s Ministry of Health recalls Yellow Fever cards
VIDEO: The Ministry of Health has recalled all existing Yellow Fever cards, and will replace them with new ones as a means to fight forgery. State Health Minister Sarah Achieng Opendi says all current yellow fever cards will be replaced, rendering them invalid. Share on:
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