The Ministry of Health (MOH) recently revealed that at least 60 new cases of Covid-19 infections are recorded in the country weekly. This comes as a relief because the number is down 10 times below the 580 reported weekly the same time last year. State minister for Primary Healthcare, Ms Margaret Muhanga revealed this on Wednesday. She did this as ...
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According to health experts, the current wave of cough and flu in the country could likely be linked to covid-19. However though, the Health Ministry said its assessment is in its final stages and is to determine the actual driver. Some few interviews were conducted with different families who said they had relatives bedridden for days. Some other relatives reportedly ...
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Medics under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have announced new demands and recommendations. The medical body said these are aimed at improving the welfare of medics. The association went the extra mile to explain the urgency of intern deployment as well as senior house officers. It said the colossal gap in Uganda of one doctor to 20,000 patients is partly ...
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President Museveni has assured Ugandans that there won’t be any national lockdown because of Ebola. The President therefore appealed to the citizens to go ahead with their work normally. He however urged the masses to be vigilant and observe the SOPs. “Regarding the Ebola situation, first of all, there will be NO LOCKDOWN. Therefore, people should go ahead and concentrate ...
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The Ministry of Health is set to hold trials for three ebola vaccines developed to battle the Sudan Virus. The virus has so far claimed the lives of 43 people. The Minister of State for primary health, Margret Muhanga presented a statement before parliament yesterday. In the statement, she said that the three vaccines are from the UK and the ...
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