The testing of the Ebola vaccine will be ready to launch as the Ministry of Health has given it a green light. This happened after Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, the Health Minister, commissioned a clinical team of seven to start trials. The team came from the Makerere University Lung Institute and will start the trials of the drug that shipped ...
Read More »EBOLA: Minister Aceng Angry With Health Workers Threatening To Strike Over Pay
Kampala, Uganda | NEWSLEX POINT | Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has asked health workers deployed in the Ebola treatment unit in Mubende district who are agitating for payment to be a little more patient and not threaten them with striking. Without giving exact dates of when the money will come through, Dr. Aceng said health workers need to ...
Read More »Fear Of Kampala Lockdown Increases As P7 Candidate Tests Positive For Ebola
Parents and schools in Kampala have been asked to increase their vigilance and adherence to the SOPs. This follows confirmed cases of Ebola among some students in Rubaga division in Kampala. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, the minister of Health, revealed that six school-going children in three different schools tested positive for Ebola. Aceng revealed that one of the students is ...
Read More »Ebola Cases Continue To Rise In Kampala, MOH Confirms
The Ministry Of Health has confirmed more Ebola cases in Kampala. These cases were reported by the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng. She says the confirmed cases were contacts of l the fatal case of Kasanda District. In only 48 hours, 14 cases have been confirmed. “Yesterday 23rd Oct 2022, nine (9) individuals were confirmed positive for #Ebola ...
Read More »Hundreds Receive Health Services At Uganda Baati Ltd’s Health Camp
Recently, Uganda Baati launched a Medical Clinical Camp in Tooro town. The Director of Health Service at Mbale Referral Hospital, Obbo Steven represented the Health Minister. Through Mr Obbo, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, the Minister of Health, said Uganda’s healthcare system might not be the best in the world. However, she noted that it has had very steady progress over ...
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