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Health Minister Baryomunsi Moves to Revisit Medical Internship Funding Decision
KAMPALA, Uganda — Health Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi has said he will present a Cabinet paper seeking a review of the government’s decision on medical internship facilitation, following concerns...
Uganda Confirms Outbreak of Marburg Case in Kyegegwa
The single Marburg case was detected in Kyegegwa district in the west of Uganda, in a 1-1/2-year-old child who had died.
Public concern is rising after health officials sounded an...
Gov’t launches nationwide sickle cell awareness and screening campaign
The Ministry of Health has launched a nationwide sickle cell awareness and screening campaign targeting universities and other higher institutions of learning, in a move aimed at increasing testing...
Gov’t to get 19,200 more doses of lenacapavir
The Ministry of Health has announced that Uganda will receive an additional 19,200 doses of lenacapavir, a long-acting injectable medicine used to prevent HIV infection, as demand for the...
Ministry of Health launches Injectable HIV Prevention Drug in Masaka
The Ministry of Health efforts to curb the spread of HIV have received a significant boost following the rollout of a new long-acting injectable drug designed to prevent HIV...
World Sickle Cell Day: Gov’t urges Ugandans to know their sickle cell status before marriage
The Ministry of Health has renewed its appeal for stronger national efforts to combat sickle cell disease, warning that thousands of Ugandan children continue to lose their lives to...