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Hospital authorities at the Masaka Regional Refferal Hospital have revealed that the Ebola suspect hospitalized had escaped from the isolation ward in the Mubende facility. The male patient reported to the hospital emergency ward on…

Officials from the Ministry of Health led by the Director of Health Services, Dr Henry Mwebesa are on Friday, 17th, December 2021 expected to meet leaders of medical interns over the ongoing strike due to unpaid allowances. This…

Uganda's COVID-19 positivity rate on Monday dropped to below seven percent for the first time in over six weeks. At the same time, the number of people admitted to hospital with COVID-19 fell to below 700 and fatalities due to the virus…

Denmark has once again extended financial aid towards the fight against COVID-19 in Uganda. According to the Demark Embassy in Uganda, more than five Billion Uganda Shillings will go directly to the World Health Organization Uganda which…

The ministry of health has said that Uganda’s application to access the Covid-19 vaccine that’s already in circulation and accepted by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Dr. Diana Atwine, the ministry’s permanent secretary, says Uganda…

The Government of Uganda, through the health ministry, has reduced the cost of having a covid-19 test in government hospitals. People seeking testing for COVID-19 will now have to part with USD 50$ (UGX 185,000), down from USD 65$ (UGX…

The Ministry of Health has confirmed 23 new COVID-19 cases bringing the accumulated cases to 1000. The 23 new cases are from the 3, 316 samples that were tested by the Ministry of Health. Dr Henry Mwebesa, the Director General Health…

The Ministry of Health has said that it never had any contractual agreement with socialite Shanitah Namuyimbwa also known as Bad Black to record messages on coronavirus disease. Last month, the Ministry of Health embarked on a new…

The confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased by 23 in Uganda following tests done on Saturday. The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday evening that the number of confirmed cases had reached 616. According to the ministry, the new…

The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the country now stands at 317 after 36 new cases were recorded from tests conducted on Thursday. The new cases comprise 24 truck drivers who entered the country through the Elegu, Malaba and Lia…