#Ministry of Health

The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has received advanced GeneXpert diagnostic machines funded by the US Government through PEPFAR to enhance tuberculosis detection. The new technology addresses a critical 40 percent gap in undetected cases, aligning the military health system with national standards to accelerate the elimination of TB and HIV co-infections.

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine have demanded that foreign nations lift Ebola-related travel restrictions on Uganda, warning that bans cripple the movement of essential medical supplies and personnel.

The Ministry of Health and Enabel have deployed ten newly trained midwives and nurses as sonographers to the Busoga and Rwenzori sub-regions. Director General Dr. Charles Olaro stated the initiative, which has already delivered over 10,000 free scans, will curb maternal mortality and lower diagnostic costs for rural mothers.

Uganda has closed its border with the DRC with immediate effect due to an escalating Ebola outbreak. Permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine confirmed the presence of the Bundibugyo strain, as the National Task Force mandated a 21-day isolation period for all exempted arrivals.

Regional health ministers have adopted an urgent 11-point joint action plan at Munyonyo to contain the Ebola outbreak. The cross-border intervention follows an announcement by the Ministry of Health confirming that Uganda's total cases have risen to five, including a local health worker and a driver.

Uganda has recorded zero local cases of Ebola after an imported patient tested negative twice, signaling a strong initial containment. The Ministry of Health has quarantined 127 contacts and intensified border screenings to prevent the spread of the Bundibugyo strain.

The National Medical Stores (NMS), in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Police, and the Health Monitoring Unit, has launched a nationwide media campaign...

Aster DM Healthcare has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Uganda’s Ministry of Health to formalise the donation of a fully equipped mobile...

The Ministry of Health has refuted reports of a reduction in antiretroviral (ARV) drug supplies, assuring the public that HIV treatment remains available and...

By Denis Jjuuko While at a hotel in Accra for lunch, I saw three people at a table of four dressed in smart uniforms, looking quasi-military. I had seen them...

The Ministry of Health has named the best and worst districts in the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination exercise. Jinja, Kyotera and Rukiga have been named as the...

A weekly COVID-19 case projections report by National Planning Authority (NPA) has revealed that daily new infections are stabilizing despite a slight increase...

President Yoweri Museveni has described the death of former Director General of health services Prof Anthony Mbonye as a big disappointment to the country....

The US government donated $3.5 million, or about Shs12.4 billion, to support Uganda in fighting Covid-19. The funds, which were donated through the United...

The Government has today, Monday resumed the COVID-19 vaccination exercise. This comes after Ministry of Health last week received 175,000 more doses to...

Uganda Baati Limited (UBL) officially handed over its first CSR project of 2021, a renovated health center ward in Agago a district in the northern part of...

Government has decided to withdraw the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Bill, 2019. The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Aceng is this week expected to...

The ministry of health has said that Uganda’s application to access the Covid-19 vaccine that’s already in circulation and accepted by the World Health...

As Uganda's COVID-19 records continue to soar, the Ministry of Health announced a record high 701 new cases registered in a single day. The Monday night...

Press release -- UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency and Jumia Uganda, the country’s largest e-commerce...