Legislator Calls For Mass Covid-19 Testing.
Dokolo Woman Member of Parliament Cecilia Ogwal has asked the government to conduct mass testing following a surge in the number of cases in the country. Ogwal says the sharp rise in infection figures released every day by the Ministry of Health call for a proportionate increase in testing efforts. She notes that […]
Continue ReadingIbanda Registers First COVID-19 Positive Case
The Ibanda district health officer Dr. Julius Bamwine has confirmed that Ibanda district has registered its first COVID-19 positive case. Dr. Julius Bamwine while addressing the media yesterday confirmed that the case is a resident of Ibanda District and he has been staying within the district, however he didn’t reveal all identities of the […]
Continue ReadingPrime Minister Rugunda Flags Off 10 Ambulances Worth shs2 Billion.
The Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has today flagged off 10 ambulances procured by Uganda Red Cross Society with funding from the Government of Uganda. The 10 fully equipped ambulances classified as class B costed shs2 billion and are aimed at improving emergency and accident response along major highways in Uganda. “This is […]
Continue ReadingYouth living with HIV call for special fund.
The Organization of Uganda Young people living with HIV/AIDS has asked the government to put in place a special program to address issues affecting youth working in the country’s informal sector. The organisation’s Executive Director Kuraish Mubiru says the COVID-19 induced lockdown has left many of them languishing without jobs or income to sustain […]
Continue ReadingMinistry receives shs11b HIV testing machines to scale up early infant diagnosis.
The ministry of Health has received 100 Abbott m-Pima Point of Care Machines that will be used to intensify testing of HIV in infants born of mothers living with HIV. Speaking at the handover, Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwiine said this will drive the goal towards eliminating mother-to-child transmission, even as […]
Continue ReadingParliament bus catches fire, 25 COVID-19 patients on board.
The bus burns. A bus that was transporting 25 people has caught fire on its way to Kampala. The bus, belonging to Uganda Parliament, Registration No UG 0391H was on its way from Kitgum in Northern Uganda with at least 25 COVID-19 patients on board. Jubilee Radio cannot verify the number of injured but can […]
Continue ReadingFort-portal HIV patients asked to form village groups for easy access to services.
By Agustinn Kabooha Cyril Kamusiime the HIV/Aids Focal person at Fort portal Regional Referral Hospital has advised HIV/Aids patients of Fort-portal to form groups in their respective villages in order to easily access their medicine Kamusiime said that forming village groups shall help to reduce congestion in hospitals, save transport, reduces stigma in patients […]
Continue ReadingParliament of Uganda Tasks Ministry of Health To Explain 35 billion for Covid 19 marks.
Legislators have turned the heat on the health ministry, tasking its officials to account for Shs 35 billion supplementary funding that was supposed to aid in the fight against the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic. In a plenary session chaired by Speaker Rebecca Kadaga on Tuesday, the lawmakers claimed that there was a selective distribution of facemasks […]
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Kenya will participate in final clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University. It will be the second African country to be involved in the trials that were suspended on Wednesday after a participant had a suspected adverse reaction in the UK. At least 400 healthcare workers will take part […]
Continue ReadingMinistry of Health accepts issuing wrong Coronavirus results to 679 Ugandans
Ministry of Health has admitted to mismanagement of COVID-19 test results being released by laboratories. The ministry says about 679 people were given wrong COVID-19 results. Some people were both positive and negative. Some people claim to have received two different result slips, one indicating positive and the other negative. Others claim to have taken […]
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