About 700 Uganda health workers who were deployed in COVID-19 treatment units in National and Regional Referral hospitals under the Emergency Response arrangement have to leave work now. The Ministry of Health hired up to 700 health workers under the emergency response to help in the fight against COVID-19. These included anaesthesiologists, lab professionals and…
As cases of of COVID-19 decline, most of Uganda’s hospitals have closed units that were designated to treat patients or COVID-19 treatment units. At the Mulago National Referral Hospital, now patients with severe COVID-19 are being forced to share wards with other critically ill patients following the closure of the COVID-19 treatment Unit. While Uganda and…
Fully vaccinated travellers including truck drivers are no longer required to present negative COVID-19 PCR test results before entering Uganda, according to the Health Ministry and in compliance with the East African Community. Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa, the Director-General of Health Services communicated this position in his March 28, 2022 letter to the health officers…
The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched its first ever global guidelines to support women and newborns in the postnatal period – the first six weeks after birth. The guidelines include 63 recommendations, combining relevant existing recommendations with 31 that are new or updated. These are now the official WHO reference point for all aspects of postnatal care.…