Tag Archives: Dr Jane Ruth Aceng

The Ministry of Health will today release some of the 65 health workers that were recently quarantined after exposure to the Ebola virus. The Health Minister Dr. Jane Aceng confirmed this. The mutated Ebola Sudan strain virus has by far claimed the lives of three health workers including a trainee doctor from Tanzania. Yesterday, the Ministry of Health discharged a ...

Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng, has confirmed the death of another a health worker due to Ebola. Ms. Nabisubi Margaret has apparently been battling this disease for 17 days. This is the second health worker to succumb to this disease in this wave. Dr. Mohammed Ali, a Tanzanian National, passed on on the 1st of October 2022. Six health ...

Hon Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, The Minister of Health has asked two of the first Ebola survivors to become ambassadors of prevention. These two survivors recovered from Mubende hospital. She asked them to preach about the signs and symptoms of the disease in their community. Hon Aceng’s message got delivered yesterday at the official discharge of the patients who survived ...

The Ministry of Health has announced that it will soon commence with the vaccination of children against Covid-19. However, the ministry also revealed that this will only happen if the parents of the child give their consent. The ministry released a statement on the matter through Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the Director-General of Health Services. Several media reports indicated that they ...

Members of Parliament have asked the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth to tell them what is happening with the Lubowa hospital. MPs said the Health Ministry owes Ugandans an explanation on the project which they said has failed. They have therefore tasked the ministry to ensure there is visible progress by the end of the year. Legislators explained that ...