“I have inspected security the preparations at the two shrines and I commend security officers for their efforts in ensuring pilgrims’ safety. We have deployed over 7,000 overt and covert security operatives to secure the event,” Mwesigwa said. https://youtu.be/IyHGrq_J3RI At least 7,000 Uganda People Defence Forces (UPDF) and Uganda Police Force (UPF) personnel have been […]
The Ministry of Health has dispatched 2.278 million doses of Malaria vaccines to 105 districts to start off the nationwide immunization campaign immediately. The Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng officiated at the flagging off of the distribution ceremony which on Friday March 7, 2025 held at the National Medical Stores head office at Kajjansi […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on December 22, 2023 met a group of surgeons from Mulago National Referral Hospital who performed the first ever Kidney transplant in Uganda at the facility last Wednesday. The group that paid a courtesy call on President Museveni at State House, Entebbe was led by the Minister of Health, Dr. Jane […]
This development comes after several failed attempts by the Health Ministry to establish the National Health Insurance Scheme since 2004. The latest attempt was last year when parliament passed the bill only to be withdrawn shortly after. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has revealed that a new draft bill to introduce the National Health Insurance Scheme […]
Uganda’s 912 Emergency Call, Dispatch System To Expedite Emergency Response By Kyaggwe TV Kampala The Ministry of Health has embarked on a transformative journey to boost the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) throughout the country. Through the National Emergency Medical Services System Policy, this critical initiative is set to reshape the landscape of emergency response from […]