Learn Emergency Response, Health Ministry Urges Ugandans
By Wakibi Iddi Dr. John Baptist Waniaye Nambohe (Left), the Commissioner for Emergency Medical Services at the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health has urged Ugandans to acquire basic…
Government, WFP and UNICEF Scale up Karamoja Food Response as Uganda Pushes Long-Term Self-Reliance
By Caroline Nakire The Government of Uganda, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF, has intensified efforts to address food insecurity in the Karamoja Sub-region by expanding…
OPM Delivers First Consignment of Emergency Food Relief to Karamoja
By Caroline N The Government, through the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), has delivered the first consignment of emergency relief food to the Karamoja Sub-region following prolonged dry conditions…
Uganda Tightens Cross-Border Controls Amid Rising Ebola Risk from DRC
By Caroline The Government of Uganda has temporarily closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as part of intensified efforts to prevent the spread of Ebola…
UNFPA, AfDB Launch Strategic Partnership to Advance Maternal Health and Economic Transformation in Africa
By Caroline The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a new partnership agreement aimed at strengthening maternal health systems and helping African countries…
Uganda on Alert as Ministry of Health Confirms New Ebola Cases in Kampala
By Diana N.Kintu Fresh concern has gripped Uganda’s health sector after the Ministry of Health Uganda confirmed two new cases of Ebola Virus Disease, raising the country’s total number of…
Ministry of Health Releases SOPs for Schools to Prevent the Spread of Ebola
By Diana N Kintu The Ministry of Health has issued detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to guide schools and other learning institutions in preventing and controlling the spread of Ebola…
Museveni Enacts New Law to Create National Drug and Health Products Authority
By Caroline.N President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has signed into law a landmark Bill establishing the National Drug and Health Products Authority, a major reform aimed at strengthening Uganda’s regulation of…
Museveni Endorses Traditional Wooden Crockery as Safe and Durable.
By Diana N. Kintu President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has endorsed the use of traditional wooden food containers following a scientific assessment conducted by a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN)…
Uganda Rolls Out Nationwide Mosquito Net Campaign
By Diana N.Kintu The Ministry of Health has launched a nationwide mosquito net distribution campaign as part of Uganda’s Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan, in a renewed effort to reduce the…