Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng

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…

The 2022 Uganda Demographic Health Survey (UDHS), conducted by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) indicates a slight drop in fertility rates, teenage pregnancies, and child mortality, among other indicators. The UDHS report was…

The Minister for Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has directed that going forward, only two laboratories in Uganda have the mandate to conduct DNA tests. While addressing journalists on Monday, Dr. Aceng indicated that the two main…

Cabinet has announced that all schools will close for third term on November 28, 2022 to prevent the likely spreading of Ebola Virus Disease. This development comes as schools in the Kampala Metropolitan area have registered over six…

This week, the Ministry of Health confirmed 14 cases of the Ebola Virus Disease. On Tuesday 24th October, the Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng announced that seven family members from Masanafu and one health worker who managed a…