Health

Health Ministry Spent UGX 720m to Rehabilitate Namboole Treatment Facility Sport

The Ministry of Health has used up to 720 million Shillings to rehabilitate structures at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, before…

5 years ago

Heart Institute Renews Call for More Equipment, Expansion

The Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) is overwhelmed by the numbers of people seeking treatment, yet it's operating in very limited…

5 years ago

Museveni scoffs at NDA as Uganda launches COVID-19 cure trials

President Yoweri Museveni has expressed displeasure at what he called a 'slave mentality' among scientists in Uganda. The comment followed…

5 years ago

Surge of COVID-19 Infections: Gov’t Starts Training Health Workers on Occupational Health

The health ministry has embarked on a training program for health workers amidst a surge in infections in this category…

5 years ago

Herbalists Submit 40 Traditional Remedies for Covid-19 to Gulu University Lab

Herbalists in Acoli Sub region have submitted 40 potential herbal remedies for Covid-19 to Gulu University Pharm-Bio Technology Traditional Medicine…

5 years ago

COVID-19 Vaccines Due in February As COVAX Signs Purchase Agreement of 40 Million Doses

COVAX facility has signed a new advance purchase agreement of up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.  According…

5 years ago

Uganda second COVID-19 lockdown unlikely – Dr Musenero

Uganda will not have a second lockdown, Dr Monica Musenero Senior Presidential Advisor on Epidemics said on Thursday dispelling the…

5 years ago

Zimbabwe foreign minister Major General Moyo, succumbs to Covid

Zimbabwe's foreign minister, Sibusiso Moyo, on Wednesday died at a local hospital. Government spokesman George Charamba, attributed the minister's cause…

5 years ago

Ugandans warned against eating dead fish floating on Lake Victoria

Tons upon tons of dead fish are floating on Lake Victoria. Although the cause is not yet established, possibilities include…

5 years ago

Pandemic dampens New Year celebrations around the world

Restrictions are being placed on New Year festivities around the world as many countries struggle to curb new spikes in…

5 years ago