Senior House Officers (SHOs), qualified doctors who are training to become specialists while serving in public hospitals, have declared a nationwide strike effective today over payment of arrears. The doctors, 693 in number, in their April 28th letter to the Permanent Secretary of the Health Ministry, said they have not […]
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has said the cough syrups, which have been linked to the death of 66 children in Gambia, are not being used in Uganda. However, NDA appealed to the public to remain vigilant and report any suspected substandard and falsified medical products to NDA. “NDA provides […]
Uganda’s Ministry of Health has reported six new confirmed cases of Ebola, raising the total number of people infected to seven. Addressing journalists in Kampala Thursday, Dr Henry Kyobe, the Ebola Incident Commander, said they forecast an increase in cases but actions are underway to protect the population and health […]
The government has said mass vaccination of children aged 12 to 17 against Covid-19 will start on August 22 to contain the pandemic and guarantee continuity of learning. In an interview with Daily Monitor yesterday, Dr Michael Baganizi, the deputy manager of the Uganda National Expanded Program on Immunisation (UNEPI), […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has given Uganda test kits for monkeypox following the accreditation of laboratories that can perform the tests. The kits have capacity to conduct 2,400 tests, according to WHO. While receiving the test kits yesterday in Kampala, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, the Health minister, said the […]
