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Museveni Pledges Shs125 Billion to UMA SACCO, Directs Separation of Graduation and Medical Internship
During a high-level meeting at State House Entebbe with medical interns and leaders of the Uganda Medical Association led by Dr. Frank Asiimwe, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni committed a one-time grant of Shs125 billion to the UMA SACCO and directed that policy guidelines linking medical graduation to internship completion be immediately decoupled.
Kenya Confirms Ebola Case, Mounts Contact Tracing for Passengers, Health Workers
Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of Ebola Virus Disease after a patient who traveled by road from the Democratic Republic of Congo through Kampala to Nairobi succumbed to the virus at Nairobi Hospital, prompting health authorities to place 28 primary contacts under observation and trace 23 passengers and crew members.
Tayebwa Warns 155 Newly Deployed Mitooma Community Health Workers Against Illegal Clinical Practice
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has passed out 155 newly trained Community Health Workers in Mitooma District, cautioning them against opening unlicensed clinics or attempting to administer medical treatments, while the Ministry of Health announced a strategic pivot toward primary disease prevention to alleviate pressure on healthcare facilities.
UPDF Medical Personnel Undergo Emergency Life Support Training with UK Specialists at Mbuya
The UPDF Joint Staff Health Services, in collaboration with British medical specialists, has commenced a five-day intensive Basic and Intermediate Life Support training program at the UPDF National Referral Hospital in Mbuya, aimed at equipping military healthcare workers with critical, life-saving clinical emergency response skills.
UPDF Engineers Hand Over New Butebo Health Centre IV to Serve 250 Patients Daily
Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja has commissioned the newly constructed Butebo Health Centre IV in Butebo District, commending the UPDF Engineers Brigade for disciplined, cost-effective infrastructure delivery while urging residents to uphold domestic hygiene to curb preventable diseases.
China-Funded Project Launched to Eliminate Mother-to-Child Disease Transmission
The Ministry of Health and health partners have launched the Accelerating the Elimination of Vertical Transmission of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B in Uganda (ATESHHU) Project, a two-year intervention funded by the People’s Republic of China through ANECCA, to scale up integrated maternal screening, diagnosis, and treatment across the Busoga and Bunyoro sub-regions.
