The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr.Diana Atwine has met with the team from Integrated Intelligent Computer System(IICS) that is implementing the automotive integrated Health Monitoring System (iHMIS). The team, led by the Principal Investigator Dr.Silver Kiyimba briefed her on the progress of the system that has so far been installed in 10 Regional Refferal…
The Archbishop of the Orthodox church in Uganda, Central Africa under the Eastern Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Archbishop Yona Lwanga, has died. The 76 years Old who completed his general education in Bulemezi and Kyaddondo, Uganda (1952-1964) died in Athens after battling Cancer for a long time. In 1964-1968 he studied at the Ecclesiastical School…
Civil Society Organizations have urged government to fast track implementation of the National Scale-up Plan for Medical Oxygen to address the current COVID-19 crisis. This was during a virtual media briefing organised by PATH, in partnership with other Ugandan-based civil society organizations, working together to advocate for access to safe and affordable medical oxygen during…
Buganda Kingdom Premier Charles Peter Mayiga has bowed to public outrage and explained the frail health of the Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi. After days of criticism following the Kabaka appearance for his birthday party in Lubiri on April 13, Mayiga today called a press conference to clear the air. He explained that the monarch was…
Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago now battling for his life in Nairobi Hospital Kenya has assured Ugandans that his on a steady path to recovery. Lukwago said in a Facebook post with his pictures while on a health walk inside the hospital that he hoped he will return to Kampala in a couple of days….
In a bid to support the prevention of COVID-19 among high risk areas, a total of 114 primary schools and 36 markets in Kampala and Wakiso districts are set to receive items that will be used to protect the communities against the pandemic. The items worth over UGX 120 million shillings were flagged off by…
AstraZeneca, the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB) Tuesday launched the Healthy Heart Africa programme on a national level in Uganda. AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in three main therapy areas…
Ugandan government has launched the National Community Engagement Strategy for COVID-19 response to curtail the spread of the pandemic among communities. Uganda is currently experiencing phase four of COVID-19 outbreak with widespread community transmission in virtually all the districts in the country. In response to this, government directed that the Community Engagement Strategy (CES) Sub…
Korea: On October 18th,2020 religious members who cooperate with Heavenly Culture World Peace Restoration of Right (HWPL) in 4 countries held an online religious meeting in the hopes of overcoming COVID-19. About 40 people representing various beliefs such as Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity participated at ‘2020 religious meeting for the end of COVID-19…
Former Kampala mayor Nasser Ntege Sebaggala Alias Seeya, is dead. Sebaggala, 72, died at International Hospital Kampala where he was admitted two weeks backbeen after he developed a disorder in his stomach, commonly referred to as intussusception. Kawempe North MP Latif Ssebagala, a brother to Seeya confirmed the sad news to journalists on Saturday morning….
