Kabarole Registers High Cases of Low Birthweight Babies
Clare Nayebare A total of 284 Underweight babies were registered in Kabarole district in a period of January-December 2021.This has been confirmed by Brian Kisembo, the District Health Officer. He says, that 57 fresh still births were recorded in the same period, attributing the problem to malnutrition of mothers. Kisembo, also links gender based violence […]
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Tertiary Institutions Spearhead In Covid-19 Vaccination
Almost all tertiary institutions in Fort portal have adhered to the Ministry of Health request to secure vaccination centers for their students by utilizing the available vaccination centers near their respective institutions. The chairperson Uganda Pentecostal University (UPU) Covid task force Lincoln Kanyesigye has confirmed to our reporter that the students at UPU are luckily […]
Continue ReadingPresident Museveni has ordered Ministry of Health to quarantine all the staff he went with, on his visit to Tanzania
President Museveni has ordered Ministry of Health to quarantine all the staff he went with, on his visit to Tanzania. All the staff were tested as soon as they got off the plane and they were later transported to different unknown quarantine centres. President Museveni has further clarified that he did not shake hands with […]
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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