Ministry of Health

Government commits to support Manufacturers in Pharmaceutical Sector

KAMPALA- The Minister of Health Hon. Jane Ruth Aceng has called upon business men and…

Karamoja, Bukedi are leading other Ugandan regions in fertility rate – UDHS Report 2022

Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has released results for the Uganda demographic and Health Survey…

MUST READ: Winners, losers as Parliament passes UGX52.7 trillion national budget

Parliament has passed the 2023/2024 National Budget after a marathon sitting on Thursday, 18 May…

AstraZeneca to rollout Healthy Heart Africa programme to 10 more countries on the continent

AstraZeneca has announced a planned expansion of its access to healthcare programme, Healthy Heart Africa…

Uganda targets over 8.7 million children with the new oral polio vaccine as part of its process to build health systems resilience

The Ministry of Health is set to administer the new oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) to…

Ebola outbreak in Uganda: the health system has never been better prepared

An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus was announced by Uganda’s ministry of health on 21 September…

Drones that save lives: Uganda breaks down geographical barriers thanks to new technology

Uganda breaks down geographic barriers with technology: on the Ssese Islands on Lake Victoria, HIV…

Number of HIV infection among older Female Sex Workers very high at 45% in Kampala

The number HIV infected female sex workers have increased to 45%, especially among women aged…

COVID-19 TALES: Inside a Ugandan frontliner’s dairy

On 18th March 2020, in the early hours of the day, mobile phones were frantically…

Ministry of Health issues new guidelines on schools reopening plan

The Ministry of Health has issued guidelines on schools reopening. In a letter to the…