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A Ugandan government health work has been arrested for stealing 100,000 doses of ARVs and hiding them in a pit latrine. The Uganda National Drug Authority…
Introduction Health is wealth and a cornerstone of a vibrant, resilient economy. Yet Uganda’s health system continues to face systemic barriers that compromise access, quality, and…
Reports of health workers at public facilities selling antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) have emerged in the wake of freezing of aid to Uganda’s health sector. Donald Trump’s…
Dr Monica Musenero, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, has said that the Ugandan government is working on a plan to start making monkey pox…
As thousands of doctors, nurses and other health professionals remain unemployed, Uganda’s government is considering the idea of helping them find jobs in foreign countries after…
I HAD TO CHOOSE WHO SHOULD DIE & WHO SHOULD LIVE: While government officials, particularly those from the Ministry of Health, were assuring Ugandans that the situation was under control during a health workers’ strike a few years ago, intern doctors on duty had to decide who lives and who does not make it, a former intern doctor at Kiruddu Hospital has told Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, the chief organizer of the Uganda Health Exhibition.
Uganda’s health ministry has explained how it spent the Shs29.6bn from Covid19 donations. Collected by the National Covid19 Response Donations Fund Committee from individuals, companies and…
Scientists at Gulu University Faculty of Bio-technology and Pharmaceutical Studies (PharmBiotec) claim they have made, Covilyce 1, a herbal drug they claim can heal Covid19 within…
Uganda’s Gulu University has reportedly found the drug that treats deadly viral respiratory disease Covid19. The drug is expected to hit the market in coming weeks…