A section of the emergence call and dispatch center in Arua BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU AND MUSINGUZI GOODLUCK Monday, January 20, 2025 When the Ministry of Health of Uganda took a bold step to stop importation of Covid-19 …
Read More »BARAKALA HEALTH CENTER OPD CONSTRUCTION EDGES TOWARDS COMPLETION
The Barakala health center complex is edging towards completion BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU AND GOODLUCK MUSINGUZI YUMBE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2024 The construction works should have ended by June 2024 but Barakala Health center’s Outpatients department and office block complex is still unfinished. Siraj Baguma, the health center in-charge says that …
Read More »West Nile Prepares for the World Sight day
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Preparations have begun for the commemoration of the World Sight Day that has been rescheduled to take place on October 18, 2024 in Arua city. This year the focus is on children, hence the theme: “children love your eyes.” A week-long eye …
Read More »UGANDA SECURES MALARIA VACCINE ALLOCATION FROM GAVI
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: THURSDAY, JULY 06, 2023 Uganda is among twelve countries across different regions in Africa that are set to receive 18 million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine over the next two years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the vaccine alliance, GAVI, have announced in a …
Read More »ADJUMANI GETS INTENSIVE CARE UNIT WORTH SHS1.6 BILLION
BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2023 Adjumani district local government launched the construction of a sh1.6 billion Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to handle critical conditions under the Development Response to Displacement Impact Projects (DRDIP). Stephen Okomi, the chairperson Community Procurement Management Committee (CPMC) of Forua village in Adjumani town …
Read More »Gov’t vehicle impounded carrying illicit waragi
Tue 16, May 2023 Augustine Olule-Karamoja Police in Napak district in Karamoja sub region have impounded government vehicle registration Number UG 2524 A Toyota Hillux pickup, grey in colour belonging to the ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries carrying 16 jerrycans of illicit Waragi. The vehicle which was driven …
Read More »UGANDA AMONG FIVE COUNTRIES WITH HIGHEST TB TREATMENT COVERAGE-WHO
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2022 Uganda is one of the five countries with the highest level of treatment coverage for tuberculosis (TB), the World Health Organisation has confirmed in its latest report. It joins China, Bangaladesh, Brazil and Zambia in that small league of countries to have …
Read More »MINISTRY OF HEALTH INTRODUCES ADDITIONAL VACCINE DOSES FOR INFANTS
BY RICHARD DRASIMAKU ARUA: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 The ministry of health has introduced additional doses of vaccines for infants to be included in the routine immunization programs. The Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine, said starting this October the additional doses will include Hepatitis B dose at birth and injectable …
Read More »MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO START INDOOR RESIDUAL SPRAYING IN WEST NILE
BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2022 The ministry of health has set aside $26million (about sh93b) to start indoor residual spraying in the west Nile sub-region this month. According to records from the Ministry of Health, West Nile has a high malaria transmission with 80% of people with fever …
Read More »INFORMATION SHARING KEY TO FIGHTING MULTIDRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IN ADJUMANI-HENRY LULU
BY MARKO TAIBOT ADJUMANI: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2022 The Adjumani district’s assistant health officer, Henry Lulu, has advised that the approach of identifying and diagnosing tuberculosis (TB) must be changed from people waiting to first fall sick to a deliberate information sharing and sensitization of the masses if the district …
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