Health
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WHO donates Shs3.6bn to Uganda to equip Ebola Treatment Units
World Health Organization (WHO) has today, Friday 9th December 2022 donated supplies worth $995,000 (Shs3.6bn) to the Ministry of Health.…
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Uganda receives 1,200 doses of Ebola trial vaccine
Uganda on Thursday received 1,200 doses of the Ebola trial vaccine to be used in a clinical trial aimed at…
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Uganda issues new COVID-19 rules to curb flare-up
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday issued new guidelines to prevent the flaring up of COVID-19 cases in the country.…
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COVID-19 emergency phase closer to end despite Omicron transmission: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that the world was “much closer” to end the emergency phase of the…
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COVID-19 restrictions return as Museveni directs on use of masks in enclosed and at public gatherings
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Friday night reinstated the use of masks by all individuals in enclosed places and at public…
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Uganda discharges last Ebola patient from hospital
The Uganda health ministry has announced that it has discharged the last Ebola patient from an unnamed hospital. The ministry…
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More action needed to curb adverse effects of consumption of drugs – health ministry
BY Bakar Ssettumba The Ministry of Health has challenged pharmacists to increase vigilance and reporting on the adverse effects of…
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Africa CDC calls for robust community health systems to tackle disease burden
Creation of an adequately funded, trained and motivated community healthcare workforce is urgent to help African countries deal with a…
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UNAIDS report says inequalities undermining AIDS response
Dangerous inequalities are undermining the AIDS response and jeopardizing the health security of everyone, according to a new report issued…
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New COVID-19 variant drives virus surge in France, says immunologist
The BQ.1.1 subvariant of COVID-19 is currently taking precedence over the BA.5 subvariant in France, immunologist Brigitte Autran, president of…
