By Flavia Nassaka Private health providers want the Ministry of Health to purchase COVID-19 vaccines from manufacturers on their behalf, Grace Ssali Kiwanuka, the Executive Director Uganda Healthcare Federation (UHF) said in an interview noting that they have also asked the ministry to allow them store the vaccines at the National Medical Stores (NMS) once…
1,453 health workers out of the 5,413 in the Acholi Sub Region have shunned taking the vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Health workers are a priority category for COVID-19 vaccinations by the World Health Organisation and are on the list in Uganda. The health workers are operating in various health facilities in the…
Mental Health Uganda has embarked on the door to door monitoring of their clients in Gulu and Omoro districts. The move was prompted by the current lockdown announced by the government to contain the spared of COVID-19. The monitoring visits involved 1,002 peers with specific skills in handling mental health issues. The peers include are…
By Ben Musanje A mobile money agent at Kubbiri Veterans Market in Wandegeya Kawempe division has accused police officers of snatching his money amounting to UGX 2.2 million shillings during their attempt to arrest him for improper wearing of a face mask. This follows an operation in which police and Kampala Capital City Authority…
Kampala resident’s willingness to have a coronavirus vaccine is increasing, according to a new report on attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines. A COVID-19 vaccine is the key to beating the virus that has so far killed close to 2,000 Ugandans. A short survey conducted in Kampala, among 610 residents by the Twaweza’s Sauti Wanaichi team which…
As Uganda experiences a second wave and cases surge, some regional hospitals are repurposing part of their space to accommodate COVID-19 patients. At Gulu Regional Referral Hospital the antenatal care unit has been turned into a new COVID-19 treatment centre and turning away even pregnant women. Studies have shown that one of the reasons for…
On May 28, 2021, Irene Nakasiita, the head of communications and Public Relations at the Uganda RedCross Society tested positive for COVID-19. She was admitted to Jinja Regional Referral Hospital on the same day since she had difficulty breathing. Nakasiita describes her stay at the hospital as horrible with doctors relegating their duties to nurses who…
Medical workers at Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital are in panic after ten other medics contracted COVID-19 while on duty. The ten medics have been on treatment for three weeks now, putting a toll on the facility which has more than 130 patients, 48 of them in critical condition. Entebbe Hospital Principal Hospital Administrator Muhammad Mubiru…
Amuru district health department has resorted to the door to door delivery of the life-prolonging Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to people living with HIV following the suspension of public transport. The door to door campaign will benefit 3,194 people living with HIV in hard to reach areas and cannot easily access health facilities to get the…
Kwania district health department has run out of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support the treatment of coronavirus patient amidst an escalation in the number of cases in the district. The district registered 59 cases in the past three weeks including eight health workers who were all referred to Lira Regional Referral hospital for treatment…