The Ministry of Heath has continued to receive bad news from Truck Drivers tests in regard to COVID-19 deadly disease. The Ministry has today 14th May 2020 confirmed 21 new COVID-19 cases from 1,593 samples of truck drivers. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 160 in Uganda. The new cases include: Ugandans, […]
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that Uganda has registered 4 new cases of COVID-19 taking tally to 126. Today, 12 May, 2020, 4 new COVID-19 cases confirmed from 1,478 samples of truck drivers. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 126 in Uganda. The new cases include: 2 Ugandans, 1 Kenyan who […]
The Ministry of Health led by Permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine have praised the work being done by Christopher Nsamba in Mukono. Nsamba manufactures automated Incubator that has so far saved 1238 babies in Mukono hospital. Dr. Diana hailed the biological engineer for doing a great job. “With other Ministry of Health officials, we visited […]
A delegation from Ministry of Health led by the Minister Hon, Jane Ruth Aceng yesterday inspecting Elegu border point of entry in Amuru district to assess the COVID-19 response activities. Elegu is located on the border of Uganda and South Sudan and at least 200 trucks are cleared daily from South Sudan. While taking the […]
On behalf of the National Task Force, the Minister of Health Hon. Jane Aceng and the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine yesterday received a donation worth UGX 345,000,000 from American Tower Corporation towards the procurement of COVID-19 test kits for UVRI. On the same day, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) also contributed an assortment of […]
The Ministry of Health has confirmed two cases of COVID-19 in Uganda taking the total to 100. The Ministry confirmed 2 new COVID-19 cases from 3,071 samples of truck drivers. The 2 new cases arrived from Kenya via Malaba; and are Eritrean and Kenyan nationalities. All 438 community samples have tested negative for the deadly […]
The Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine received a donation of 7,000 COVID-19 antibody rapid diagnostic test kits from National Aviation Services (NAS) formerly Entebbe Handling Services (ENHAS) worth USD 140,000. Once the kits complete the required validation, they will complement COVID-19 testing . The Redeemed Christian Church of God- Uganda located in Namuwongo donated UGX 3,200,000 […]
As the 21-day lockdown extension comes to an end tomorrow, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will tonight address the nation on whether he will extend or ease the lockdown. The county’s tough measures have seen COVID-19 cases stay low more than other major East African states. “I will address the country tonight at 8pm, guiding on […]
The State Minister for Health in charge of Primary Health Care, Hon. Joyce Moriku Kaducu yesterday paid a courtesy call to Jinja Regional Referral hospital and appreciated the hard work and diligence of the hospital staff led by the Director; Dr. Florence and the SPNO; Sr. Lubega. The minister also urged the staff to wear […]
The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng and the Permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine have concluded a week tour of Upcountry health facilities to assess how ready they are in regard to COVID-19 outbreak. Hon. Jane Aceng visited Arua District to meet the District Task Force to assess the COVID-19 Response in West Nile […]
