Gibson Wabuyu, also known as Gravity Omuttujju, is preparing to release a new song titled “Doze.” Photos and short videos from the upcoming release have been circulating on social media, causing concern for the Uganda Media Association. In response, the association has held a press conference to address the public regarding the potential misconceptions created…
The Ministry of Health has responded to the pleas of unemployed healthcare workers by recruiting 1144 individuals out of the 7000 who submitted applications online. During a press conference at the Uganda Media Center on June 25, Dr. Pius Okong, Chairman of the Health Service Commission, advised unemployed healthcare workers to be cautious of misleading…
Former Lands,Housing and Urban Development Minister Daudi Migereko has blamed journalists for exposing the garbage menace in Jinja City. Migereko now Chairman of the Uganda Tourism Board said the exposure affected businesses and turned away many tourists who had planned to spend their holidays in Jinja. Speaking at the end of year prayers at Christ…
Former Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has been admitted in Rashid Hospital in critical conditions after his health deteriorated while on flight. Ssekandi was returning from holiday in the United States of America but felt uneasy on board. When the plane landed in Dubai Ssekandi was rushed to Rashid Hospital in Dubai health city. Authorities…
In a move to transform HIV prevention, the World Health Organisation has released guidelines for countries to follow before they roll out the injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for those at the risk of contracting HIV. the injectable In an interview with Dr. Clemensia Nakabiito, from Makerere University/Johns Hopkins University Research Collaboration (MUJHU) and one of…
It is thought that a 33-year-old woman who passed away three weeks after arriving in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, died after a botched kidney removal procedure by her employer. Abdulrazik Juma, the woman’s husband, asserts that Rose Atieno called him in her final moments of suffering to tell him that she had been pressured by her…
The Ministry of Health has Tuesday, received 2,400 test kits for Monkeypox from the World Health Organization Uganda. The test kits will help support the testing of Monkeypox in the country. To- date, the country has carried out 70 tests and all turned NEGATIVE for Monkeypox. The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the unprecedented…
The House has adopted a motion urging government to prioritise investment in health centre IVs across the country in a bid to improve access to services in areas where referral hospitals are hard to reach. According to the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, most constituencies and districts do not have hospitals and as such, health…
East African Medical Vitals (EAMV), a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Namanve industrial park, the only surgical gloves factory in Africa and the only glove manufacturing plant in East and Central Africa has hosted the health minister Dr.Jane Ruth Acheng and other health officials. Led by EAMV Chairman, Ben Kavuya, the guests were on Friday given…
The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Hon Mathias Mpuuga, has urged the government to increase budget allocations to the health sector. Presiding over at a fundraising for Kyambala Health Centre III in Bukulula sub county, Kalungu district, Mpuuga took note of the challenges dogging the government health facilities. “Most of the new districts lack…
