The public will be required to present proof of full vaccination to access transport services effective at the end of March. Addressing journalists at the Media Centre on Friday, the Minister for Health Ruth Aceng said that all passengers aged 18 years and above will have to present Covid-19 vaccination cards indicating full dosage before…
Experts at Makerere University have embarked on training volunteers to quickly detect cases, amidst increasing new COVID-19 infections and fears of the situation worsening once schools reopen next week. Prof. Samuel Majalija, the Deputy Principal, College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity that’s spearheading the training told URN in an interview on Wednesday morning…
Though highly preventable and treatable, cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in reproductive-aged women globally, according to the UN health agency, kicking off Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. “Cervical Cancer is highly preventable and treatable”, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tweeted, saying “it could be first cancer EVER…
Teen pregnant girls in Gulu are self prescirbing abortion inducing medication as they try to get rid of the unwanted pregnancies. Now health officials in Gulu district are calling for the regulation of the sale of abortion-inducing drugs. The proposal comes amidst a reported rise in health complications coupled with deaths among teenage girls practising unsafe…
Parents and educationists in Rwenzori region want the government to reconsider disseminating Sexual and Reproductive Health-SRH messages through schools as they re-open this month. They also want the government to extend sexual and reproductive health services to sexually active learners in schools. The National Sexuality Education Framework was developed in response to the urgent need for…
Kabale regional referral hospital has suspended the use of an antibiotic, IV Ceftrianxone 1g powder citing ineffectiveness in treating some bacterial infections. IV Ceftrianxone 1g powder is an antibiotic used by health workers to treat bacterial infections and diseases like urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, pneumonia, skin infections, and pelvic inflammatory diseases among others. Antimicrobials…
Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have urged their colleagues all over the country who had laid down their tools to report back to work on Thursday. Dr. Samuel Oledo, the association’s President told journalists this morning that government has finally committed to handle their grievances that include low pay, under staffing, compensating families…
Kabarole District and Fort Portal city authorities have resolved to establish COVID-19 vaccination centers at every police checkpoint on major roads leading to and out of the city and the district. The decision is aimed at ensuring that unvaccinated people get the COVID-19 jab as one of the containment measures. Kabarole Resident District Commissioner, Julian Ayesiga…
The Ministry of Health is concerned about the low response of elderly persons in the ongoing vaccination campaign against Covid-19 disease, Doctor Allan Muruta, the Commissioner for Integrated Epidemiology and Surveillance services has indicated. In March this year, the Ministry of Health launched a voluntary Covid-19 vaccination campaign, giving priority to highly at risk populations…
The Uganda Government is crafting a plan to train key people in the community including teachers and village authorities about sexuality. The initiative is spearheaded by the Ministry of Gender, Labor, and Social Development. Dr. Daniel Byamukama who heads the HIV Prevention Division at Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) says this comes after a short survey done…
