The Ministry of Health has confirmed a total of 790 cases of Conjunctivitis (red eyes disease) cumulatively diagnosed in the affected schools and prison facilities in Kampala and surrounding areas. However, 711 cases have been declared as recovered, giving a recovery rate of 90%. This outbreak has been identified in […]
The Chairperson of Parliament’s Health Committee, Dr. Charles Ayume, has asked government to pause funding for the construction of Lubowa specialised hospital due to the skyrocketing public debt that was recently revealed to have hit Shs97 trilllion, and instead focus on smaller critical infrastructure projects in the health sector. He […]
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that some Ugandans have been battling another wave of flu, for the last four months. Dr Allan Muruta Niyonzima, Commissioner of Integrated Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Public Health Emergencies in the Ministry of Health, says the current wave hit the country in September last year, […]
The Ministry of Health has banned transportation of dead bodies in public ambulances saying that these are meant for rescuing patients who need life support. Dr Diana Atwine, the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary says the government has put in place special ambulances that are equipped with expensive life-saving equipment that should […]
Health experts say that 50% of the patients suffering from Tuberculosis (TB) do not show any symptoms and they are living freely in the community spreading the disease unknowingly. According to a researcher at the World Alliance for Lung and Intensive Care Medicine in Uganda (WALIMU), Dr.Achillis Katamba, for the […]
