By Goodluck Musinguzi- Kampala The Ministry of Health has received 1200 doses belonging to one of the three candidate vaccines against the Sudan Ebola Virus that will be used in a campaign dumbed Tokomeza Ebola Vaccine trial in Uganda. The Director General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom …
Read More »Karamoja leaders pleased with the malaria control program, thank PS & MoH.
Thursday, 27 October 2022 By Timothy Eodu-Karamoja Leaders from Karamoja have plauded the permanent secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine and the Ministry of Health for it’s response towards eliminating Malaria from the region. The leaders who joined the ministry officials during the launch of the Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention said Malaria has …
Read More »Medical interns, new facilities boost response to emergency services at MRRH.
By Edward Akaki – MOROTOAccording to records seen by this reporter, the number of Surgical outpatients seen every month at Moroto Regional Referral Hospital has doubled since April this year. This is also true for mothers who attend Antenatal services at the hospital. The Accident and Emergency Unit received a …
Read More »Community in Napak District Embraces COVID Vaccines.
Thursday, 29 September 2022 By Timothy Eodu-Napak The community of Morulinga Sub County in Napak district are turning up in high numbers to take their COVID-19 jabs. This was revealed to Karamojanews by the Health Assistant Morulinga Health Center 11 Simon Achia yesterday. Achia said since the beginning of the …
Read More »LC5 KITGUM URGES PUBLIC TO BE VIGILANT OVER EBOLA OUTBREAK
Sunday, 25 September 2022 By Kasline Gladys Lakareber Following the information passed on by the permanent secretary of Uganda ministry of Health Dr. Diana Atwine while addressing the Media on Monday the 19th September 2022 about the confirmed case of Ebola virus in Mubenda district, this sent strong single to …
Read More »DHO Katakwi directs Residents to go for Covid-19 Vaccination.
Friday, 22 September 2022 By Richard Onapatum/TheEagleEye, Katakwi-Teso The Covid 19 pandemic has claimed millions of lives globally, afflicted hundreds of millions and not to mention, disrupted human social and economic activities. The desire to resolve this challenge and to return to normalcy therefore is of utmost interest and a …
Read More »Kibaale District Health Department Reactivates The Disease Control Taskforce
Friday, 23 September 2022 Chris Frank-Kibaale The Health Ministry in conjunction with Kibaale District Health Department have reactivated the disease control taskforce in response to the outbreak of Ebola Sudan strain in Mubende. Dr Agrey Byaruhanga an epidemiologist in Bunyoro Sub region attached to Hoima regional referral hospital today convened …
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