By Goodluck Musinguzi Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) an international, independent, medical humanitarian organization was handed supplies worthy $995,000( Shs 3.6 Billion) to be used at 3 Ebola treatment and isolation units at Mulago National Referral Hospital, Masaka and Jinja Referral Hospitals. Hon Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health witnessed …
Read More »7th EBOLA TREATMENT UNIT OPENED AT MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL, ITS TREATMENT AND TRAINING CENTER FOR KAMPALA CITY
By Goodluck Musinguzi Ministry of Health has opened the 7th Ebola treatment Unit with a 32-bed capacity at Mulago National Referral Hospital in the Capital City of Kampala. This facility will help in the preparedness against any infectious disease, especially the Ebola-Sudan strain. Hon Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health …
Read More »DR JANE RUTH ACENG CONTINUED COMMUNITY AWARENESS ON EBOLA IN KASSANDA DISTRICT
By Goodluck Musinguzi Kassanda District Task Force hosted the National Strategic Committee and Response Partners on Ebola a number of times after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced the 21 days lockdown. They held dialogues with the community at Bweyongede, the district council and other areas many times to increase awareness …
Read More »LAST EBOLA PATIENT DISCHARGED IN UGANDA, THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONTINUES TO MONITOR CONTACTS
By Goodluck Musinguzi Ministry of Health has announced the discharging of the last Ebola-Sudan strain patient in Uganda after 74 days since 20th September 2022 when the first Index case died. We are happy to announce that we have discharged the last Ebola-Sudan Strain patient. We are sorry for those who …
Read More »Save the Children donates PPEs, detergents to Kanungu district
By Edward Akaki-Kanungu Save the Children Uganda under their Kanungu distrist branch has today donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), detergents and temperature guns to the Kanungu district local government COVID-19/Ebola taskforce in a bid to strenghthen the district’s capacity to fight the disease if it arises.Among the things received at the …
Read More »On Alert: Moroto Covid-19 Task Force Reactivated
17, October 2022 Timothy Eodu-Moroto The Moroto district Covid-19 task force has been integrated into the Ebola task force as the country continues to contain the spread of the disease to other parts of the country. According to the Resident District Commissioner-(RDC) Moroto, Mr. George William Wopuwa who is also …
Read More »Community in Napak District Embraces COVID Vaccines.
Thursday, 29 September 2022 By Timothy Eodu-Napak The community of Morulinga Sub County in Napak district are turning up in high numbers to take their COVID-19 jabs. This was revealed to Karamojanews by the Health Assistant Morulinga Health Center 11 Simon Achia yesterday. Achia said since the beginning of the …
Read More »INTER-RELIGIOUS COUNCIL OF UGANDA BEGINS POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY STRATEGY
BY WALTER KUMIRA GULU: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU), has started the post Covid-19 pandemic recovery strategy by identifying and handling the negative effects of the pandemic on the local communities in Uganda. Joshua Kitakule, the general secretary of the organization, while addressing members from …
Read More »LC5 KITGUM URGES PUBLIC TO BE VIGILANT OVER EBOLA OUTBREAK
Sunday, 25 September 2022 By Kasline Gladys Lakareber Following the information passed on by the permanent secretary of Uganda ministry of Health Dr. Diana Atwine while addressing the Media on Monday the 19th September 2022 about the confirmed case of Ebola virus in Mubenda district, this sent strong single to …
Read More »DHO Katakwi directs Residents to go for Covid-19 Vaccination.
Friday, 22 September 2022 By Richard Onapatum/TheEagleEye, Katakwi-Teso The Covid 19 pandemic has claimed millions of lives globally, afflicted hundreds of millions and not to mention, disrupted human social and economic activities. The desire to resolve this challenge and to return to normalcy therefore is of utmost interest and a …
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