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Gov’t to Reintroduce National Health Insurance Scheme: Mandatory Payments for All Adults
The Ugandan Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced its intention to reintroduce a draft bill for the National Health Insurance Scheme within the next two weeks.
Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng made this announcement during the Annual…
Museveni Inaugurates Uganda’s First Bone Marrow Transplant Center
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni marked a significant milestone by inaugurating Uganda's inaugural bone marrow transplant center at the Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) during its 30th-anniversary commemoration.
The event, which…
World Day for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus to Focus on Accessibility, Empowerment
Uganda is set to join the global commemoration of World Day for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus on October 25, 2023. In a press statement leading up to the event, Minister of State for Disability Affairs, Hellen Grace Asamo, unveiled this…
AIDS Commission Boss Outlines Measures to End AIDS by 2030
The Head of HIV Prevention at the Uganda AIDS Commission, Dr Daniel Byamukama has emphasized the importance of a collaborative approach in the country's multi-sectoral HIV response this call was made during a press conference media center…
Buganda Kingdom, NDA Sign MoU to Fight Drug Abuse
In a significant move towards safeguarding the well-being of the populace, the National Drug Authority (NDA) and the Buganda Kingdom have forged a unique collaboration.
Under this momentous partnership, His Majesty Kabaka Ronald Mutebi…
Health Minister Calls for Three Phase Transformers to Power Hospitals
The deficient power supply to hospitals across the country poses a challenge in operating key equipment, the Minister of Health, Hon. Jane Ruth Aceng, has told MPs.
Aceng said that despite the procurement of high capacity oxygen plants…
Government Rejects Proposal to Provide Contraceptives to Teenage Girls
The Minister of State for Children Affairs, Sarah Mateke, has reaffirmed that the government does not plan to implement a policy that encourages teenage girls to use contraceptives.
She made this statement while addressing journalists at…
Deputy Speaker Opposes Contraceptive Proposal for Teens, Citing Moral Concerns
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked government to withdraw a proposed plan by the Ministry of Health to permit young girls as young as 15 years old to access contraceptives, including condoms, implants, birth…
President Museveni Orders Collaboration for Hospital Construction in Gulu
President Yoweri Museveni has urged officials at the Ministry of Health to expedite the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an Austrian firm, VAMED Engineering Gmbh, for the construction of a…
MAK College of Health Sciences Receives Largest Simulation Center in Sub-Saharan Africa
Makerere University College of Health Sciences has received a high-fidelity simulation center for medical training, positioning itself as a major medical center in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The center, donated by TotalEnergies EP, aims to…