Health

The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng in her end of the year letter has written to District chairmen, City and Municipality Mayors, CAOs, and town clerks. This letter is intended to warn the above-mentioned against alleged misuse of Covid-19 response and surveillance vehicles. According to the letter dated 20th December 2021, addressed to the mentioned leaders, the vehicles ...

Two studies from Britain were published on Wednesday on the new Omicron Covid-19 variant. The studies showed that Covid infections with the Omicron are less likely to result in hospitalization compared to the Delta variant. Experts cautiously welcomed the preliminary studies, one from Scotland another from England. Nonetheless, they stressed that the new strain’s heightened infectiousness could still negate an ...

Uganda is set to begin mandatory Covid testing for all people arriving in the country via land border points to check the rise in infections. The announcement came from the Ministry of Health on Friday. Dr. Henry G Mwebesa, the country’s Director-General for Health Services said they were targeting Malaba and Busia borders with Kenya. Also, the Elegu border point ...

A section of District Health Officers in greater Kabale districts tabled a bid to retrieve unvaccinated health workers in their respective districts. This comes after the Ministry of Health declared that all unvaccinated health officials vacate their workplaces The Director of General Health Services MOH, Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa on 3rd December sent a letter to Health officials. He ordered ...

The renowned fellowship of philanthropists drawn from all fields of life dubbed Rotary Uganda has joined Covid 19 vaccination drive. They have kicked off a mass COVID-19 vaccination drive to take place countrywide all through the weekend. The Rotary District governor-elect, Peace Tarenwa, said that close to 100 Rotary Clubs countrywide will work with the Ministry of Health and other ...