The government will halve sickle cell drug price
National sickle cell coordinator Dr. Charles Kiyaga said plans are underway to include the medicine among government essential medical supplies so patients can access it for free in hospitals like anti-retroviral drugs. The Ministry of Health has started talks with hydroxyurea manufacturers and local vendors to halve the price and...
Read moreOver 90,000 Mukono residents yet to get their second Covid-19 vaccination
While the district has managed to get more than 3 lakh people vaccinated with the second dose, over 90,000 residents of Mukono District are yet to receive their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine as stated by the district health officials. Uganda received more than 44.7 million vaccine doses through donations...
Read moreOfficials in Uganda have reported an increase in the number of covid infections among the refugees
According to District Commissioner Shafiq Sekandi and chairperson of the district’s Covid-19 task force, there were 78 positive cases established on Wednesday. Congolese refugees numbering 101, who entered Uganda have tested positive for Covid, which has sparked panic over the possibility that their contemporaries who are not yet tested and living...
Read moreUganda will destroy 150,000 Covid vaccines
Donated vaccines were unusable due to importation and storage issues. Sources say the Health Ministry will destroy the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine of about 150,000 doses donated by Mauritius. The chairperson of the National Drug Authority (NDA), Dr. Medard Bitekyerezo wrote to Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng that the consignment was...
Read moreSchools ban Covid vaccination
The government has banned Covid-19 vaccination in all schools and advised parents to take their children to hospitals and other designated centres. No child should be vaccinated at school, and schools shouldn’t become vaccination centres. Public and private school principals were warned about illegal Covid vaccination mandates. State Minister of Education Joyce...
Read moreMental health care is deemed a luxury for students in schools in Uganda
With final exams nearing in schools in Uganda, strange bad behavior in the classroom is prevalent as the semester progresses, owing to academic stress. Many problems arise as a result of academic pressure. Mental illness is one of them. It’s worth noting that academic stress and its effects on...
Read moreHealth Ministry of Uganda makes parental consent mandatory for the vaccination of children against Covid
As Uganda prepares to phase out its plan to vaccinate children against COVID-19, the ministry of health has released a statement stating that a child won’t be vaccinated without the consent of parents. The Director-General of Uganda Health Services, Dr. Henry Mwebesa, recently said that media reports of underage children...
Read moreMoH in Uganda urges caution after witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases
According to Uganda’s Health Ministry, there was a rise in COVID-19 infections last week. The ministry urged the public to return to earlier measures like avoiding large gatherings, wearing face masks, and washing their hands. There has been an increase in infections in Uganda, which were previously zero per day...
Read moreUganda receives health-aid from a new Chinese medical team
Extra medical personnel from China have been sent to Uganda to help the African country tackle numerous diseases and improve its public health system. From three hospitals and a university in Yunnan Province, southwest China, seven medical personnel, a translator, and a cook were chosen. On Thursday, Kunming was...
Read moreIn just one day, 35 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Uganda
Recently, the health officials in Uganda have identified 35 COVID-19 diseases in one day alone, bringing the total number of coronavirus infections since the pandemic began in March 2020 to 165,700. Warnings and contacts in Kampala, Wakiso, and Kiruhura accounted for more than half of the 35 recorded cases...
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