Environment and Social Safeguards International (ESSI) has taken the opportunity to sincerely appreciate the efforts of our leaders; the President, His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Prime Minister-Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, the Minister of Health-Dr. Ruth Aceng, the entire Taskforce team led by Ms. Mary Karooro Okurut, and all frontline staff and key officials, that are […]
The Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has confirmed that three patients have recovered from COVID-19 after testing negative. The three were treated at Entebbe Grade B hospital. The minister appreciated H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for the 33 concrete and precise directives that he has given to the country to curb the spread […]
The Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has received Huawei telemedicine solutions to assist in the fight against COVID-19 in Uganda. This happened at the installation and demonstration exercise that happened at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Wandegeya. The telemedicine solution is aimed at enabling real-time communication and interactive content sharing without much risk […]
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that 4 more Ugandans have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). According to Ministry of Health PS Dr. Diana Atwine, Out of 197 samples run yesterday, 4 tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total COVID-19 confirmed cases to 18 in Uganda. The 4 new confirmed cases presented with symptoms […]
The Minister of Health Hon. Jane Ruth Aceng has confirmed that 8 people have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) making the 9 in total. 6 cases were detected at the airport while 2 were from quarantine. The minister has appealed to everyone who travelled to Dubai in the past 14 days to call the ministry’s […]
Preliminary results from the just concluded National Measles-Rubella and Polio immunisation campaign indicate that 18,770,706 children (105.2%) have been vaccinated against Measles and Rubella while 7,329,635 million (86.2%) children were vaccinated against Polio. Parents are encouraged to visit the health facilities within their respective districts to enable their children access the MR and Polio vaccines. […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng to oversee closure of privately owned pharmacies in government health centres. The President ordered the closure because he was told that those pharmacies are owned by health workers who Instead of prescribing the use of government medicine, they prescribe the […]
The Minister of Health Hon. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng and her ministry have today launched HIV self test kit. The minister said the kit will ease access to individual HIV results any time, anywhere, alone or with any one you may be comfortable with. The kits will be available for free in government health facilities […]
