Health

Dr Diana Atwine, the Secretary of the Ministry of Health, has said the ministry will soon have 53 functioning health centres at different border points. She said the facilities will be equipped with specialized laboratories to support health services and management of cross-border health issues. On Wednesday, December 1, 2021, officials from the Ministry met with the committee. These had ...

NBS After 5 presenter, MC Kats seems a man destined for greatness ever since he went public with his HIV status a few years ago. The latest is that President Museveni has endorsed his campaign against HIV/AIDS stigma. Kats was one of the notable speakers yesterday at Kololo grounds to commemorate World AIDS Day. Taking to his Twitter page, Museveni ...

Leader of opposition in parliament, Mathias Mpuuga has urged the government to improve the budget allocation to the health sector. He said this after interacting with health workers at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. Dr Sophie Namasopo, the director of the hospital said funding challenges have compromised service delivery at the facility. “We are alive to the requirements of the Abuja ...

The Rotary Club of Acacia Sunset -Kampala has refurbished the dilapidated Kyabadaza Health Centre III maternal wing in Butambala district as part of its community service intervention to improve overall maternal health in Uganda. The renovation of the facility followed a needs assessment conducted by the club and health unit authorities early this year which identified key gaps affecting the ...

Rwanda has imposed a seven-day quarantine for passengers arriving in Kigali due to he new COVID-19 variant. The quarantine will however, majorly be for passengers traveling in from countries that have been affected by this new variant. Currently, all direct flights between Rwanda and southern African countries have been temporarily suspended. The country made the decision to try and contain ...