Kampala-The National Drug Authority (NDA) has warned Ugandans to desist from unauthorized Chinese contraceptive pill that…
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Ebola claims 4th health worker as death toll rises to 10
Kabarole-Margret Nabisubi, an anesthetic officer has succumbed to Ebola, the ministry of health announced on Wednesday…
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Ebola outbreak: Four recoveries registered, more expected
Kampala-Four Ebola patients have been discharged from hospital after recovering from the deadly disease, the ministry…
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Gov’t launches national guidelines on healthy ageing
Nebbi-The government has unveiled the National Guidelines on Healthy Ageing, a framework for providing care and…
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Ebola outbreak: Minister Aceng confirms case in Kagadi
Kasanda – The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Aceng has confirmed an Ebola case in Kagadi…
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Why you need a Tetanus vaccine booster shot
Kampala– There has been a social media campaign about a nine-year-old boy Umar Muwonge whose family struggles…
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Increasing malaria prevalence worries Lira medics
Lira-Medical personnel in Lira district and city are worried over the increasing prevalence of malaria, which…
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Girls may start menstruation at six years in future, doctors warn
Kampala – 35-year-old Anne Tumwesigye was shocked when her eight year old ran to her in…
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UNFPA donates ambulances, IT equipment to MOH to support SRH interventions
Kampala -The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), with funding from the Embassy of Japan in Uganda…
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7 arrested for counterfeiting vet drugs, agrochemicals
Lyantonde-National Drug Authority (NDA), working with police, has arrested seven people in Lyantonde and Lukaya for…
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No child will be vaccinated against covid19 without parents’ consent- gov’t
Kampala-The ministry of health has refuted media reports that it plans to vaccinate children aged 12-17…
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Ugandans urged to report suspected monkeypox cases
Kampala-Uganda has heightened surveillance following the outbreak of Monkey Pox disease in neighboring countries. According to…
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Uganda Red Cross conducts awareness drive on free ambulance services
Kampala-Due to increased accidents across the country, Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has carried out an…
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Gov’t partner with COU to end drug abuse
Kampala – Government through the National Drug Authority (NDA) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding…
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Lango named among best performing subregions in covid-19 vaccination
Kampala – Latest statistics at the ministry of health rank Kampala, Kigezi and Lango as best performers…
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UMA takes on gov’t for terminating covid-19 staff contracts
Kampala– Health workers under their umbrella of Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have protested government’s move to…
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70 Percent of Ugandan Patients Not Satisfied With Services at Hospitals – Survey
Uganda. Sitting in a queue for over an hour only to be told the sphygmomanometer isn’t…
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Lack of funds delays issuance of Covid-19 vaccination certificates
Kampala – The lack of funds allocated to data entry during the COVID-19 vaccination exercise has…
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Limit punishment of anti-vaxxers in Health Bill – Experts advise gov’t
Kampala – As Parliament processes the Public Health (Amendment) Bill, 2021, the Eastern Central and Southern…
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2022 can mark the end of covid’s acute stage-WHO
Dec 30, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed optimism that 2022 may be the…
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