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Ministry of Health
7 September 2023, 4:47 pm
National Drug Authority responds on media reports regarding contamination of ani…
Byamukama Alozious After several media reports from members of public that livestock is being fed on ARVs which is meant for the HIV/AIDs patients ,NDA has responded to the reports that the matter is known and being followed up only…
24 August 2023, 4:04 pm
4.1% of Uganda’s population live with Hepatitis
Byamukama Alozious Ministry of Health says most Ugandans have not yet embraced hepatitis diagnosis and yet the burden continues to rise. In 2015 Ministry of Health screened 5,750,000 of whom 360,000 were positive and were put to vaccination. World Health…
22 August 2023, 3:46 pm
Red Cross societies agree on cross-border collaborations to end Ebola in Africa
By Byamukama Alozious Different Red Cross societies across 12 African countries have agreed to partner together to end Ebola virus and Marburg. During the two-day meeting at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala, representatives from the Red Cross societies agreed that…
13 August 2023, 7:01 pm
How Uganda Prisons Service is fighting HIV/AIDS
By Byamukama Alozious Among 71,354 inmates who occupy 260 prisons at least 1,315 have contracted HIV/AIDS while in jail, according to the new Uganda Prisons report. While speaking to Health Journalists at café organized by Health Journalism Network Uganda, HEJNU,…
11 July 2023, 1:38 pm
Government selects 2 Laboratories for DNA testing as demand continues to rise
Byamukama Alozious byamukamaalozious1993@gmail.com As demand for parents to know if they are parents of children in question especially from the fathers, Many Laboratories have been in business for DNA testing, whereas today, Government has put only 2 main laboratories to…
4 July 2023, 10:34 am
Gudie Leisure Farm Opens a Laboratory for Malaria control Research
Byamukama Alozious, Byamukamaalozious1993@gmail.com In efforts to control mosquito and malaria burden, Gudie Leisure Farm under its program of Gudie Health Plan has opened up a Laboratory to conduct more research on malarial control and prevention Prof. Basaza Robert who heads…
15 June 2023, 1:07 pm
Health specialists warn public on MDR- TB
Byamukama Alozious; byamukamaalozious1993@gmail.com As the fight against Tuberculosis continues in Uganda, Health specialists have called on the public to stay watchful not to get Multi-Drug Resistance and Drug Sensitive TB as it is existing in Some TB patients. While Meeting…
18 April 2023, 2:01 pm
Karamoja, West Nile and Bukedia still a hub for malaria
By Byamukama Alozious > byamukamaalozious1993@gmail.com The Ministry of Health has put efforts to cub malaria in Uganda by prioritizing the most regions with high cases and those that are on risk. Through this effort journalists have been sensitized on how…
14 April 2023, 9:43 am
HIV, Hepatitis and TB patients and Health activists blame G-lead Company for pha…
Byamukama Alozious > byamukamaalazious1993@gmail.com Civil Society Organizations and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Uganda Cares have condemned the greedy practices of Gilead Sciences, a one of the largest biopharmaceutical companies in the world which activists claim that are putting life-saving…
16 March 2023, 2:10 pm
Uganda losses 30 people to Tuberculosis (TB) every day
Byamukama Alozious>Byamukamaalozious1993@gmail.com Ministry of health has revealed that at least 30 people die every day to Tuberculosis (TB) amongst whom are men as compared to women. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease transmitted through the air from a person with it…