The Mubende Ebola Health workers have threatened to take legal action against the Ministry of Health over unpaid salary arrears and allowances amounting to nearly Shs2 billion. Through their Lawyers of Makmot Kiwanga and Company Advocates, the over 60 health workers have written a demand notice to the Ministry of […]
The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has this morning declared Uganda Ebola-free. Making the announcement at Mubende district headquarters, Dr. Aceng revealed that Uganda is free from the disease after 42 consecutive days with no Ebola cases. According to Dr. Aceng, this is after spending two incubation cycles […]
By Jane Nafula | Monitor As the country prepares to be declared Ebola-free today, it has emerged that $42 million (Shs154b) out of the $81.2 million (Shs298b) mobilised by partners for the Ebola Sudan Response remains unspent. The revelation was made during the Ebola Virus Disease Response Accountability Forum in […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), resident country representative to Uganda, Elsie Attafuah has asked cultural and religious leaders to support the government’s efforts to curb the spread of Ebola disease. She says local leaders should partner with the health ministry among other stakeholders to intensify surveillance efforts to detect […]
By Barbara Nalweyiso The territorial police in Kassanda on Wednesday, November 17 impounded 7 vehicles carrying logs. These were impounded from Kikandwa sub-county in Kassanda district. According to the Wamala regional police spokesperson, Rachel Kawala, preliminary findings indicate that some of these were allegedly heading to Kampala contrary to the […]
