Uganda News

Uganda launched the second universal coverage campaign for Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) with the aim of reducing the overall malaria parasite prevalence to below 7% nationally.

The campaign estimated to cost USD 120m, including procurement of LLINs and distribution costs, was launched by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda The Right Honourable Dr Ruhakana Rugunda who represented President Yoweri Museveni at a colourful ceremony held in Apac district, northern Uganda under the theme “Consistent use of LLINs”.

Kampala, 24th February 2017 - Immunization and Child health experts are meeting in Kampala, Uganda to help revitalize Home-based records in selected African countries with high numbers of unimmunized children. Home-based records capture an individual’s vaccination status in a simple way and assist health workers to identify poor performing families and community for improved coverage with the necessary services.

Disease outbreaks have hit many countries, world over, with millions of lives lost and a lot of women and children left suffering. Outbreaks are very unpredictable and what begins as a rumor or isolated confirmed case can multiply leading to many cases and deaths.

Members of the Parliamentary forum on Malaria and those from the Health Committee of the Parliament agreed to support the ongoing Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Net (LLIN) campaign through increased advocacy and sensitization of the masses.  In addition, they agreed to follow up discussions on tax waivers on medical devices such as  malaria rapid diagnostic tests, lobbying for increased financial resources for health and enforcing accountability in parliament.

Immunization managers from 20 Eastern and Southern African Countries are meeting in Kampala, Uganda, to review implementation of immunization in the region and to devise ways of reaching every eligible child and all target populations in the respective countries.

23 March 2017, Kampala – The three day annual EPI Managers’ Meeting for East and Southern African (ESA) countries came to a close on 22th March, 2017 in Kampala, Uganda with EPI Managers approving recommendations to refine immunization country plans to improve coverage and equity in immunization and partners renewing commitments to supporting the immunization programme.

The Minister of State for Health in Charge of General Duties, Hon. Sarah Opendi, has urged Ugandans to unite and end Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy in Uganda. This was during the annual commemoration of the World TB day held at Atiri Primary School grounds in Tororo District under the theme “Unite to End TB” with the slogan “Find the missing cases”.

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa is training national trainers and tutors from Burkina Faso, Cote D’Ivoire, Ethiopia and Uganda on the newly released Family Planning contraception guidelines and their derivative tools. The focus of the training is on unintended pregnancy and closely spaced pregnancies (Postpartum family planning) and use of family planning methods immediately after and within 48 hours of an abortion, before fertility returns (Postabortum contraception).

The Minster of State for Health in charge of Primary Health Care Dr. Joyce Moriku has urged the media  to support the Ministry of Health (MoH)   create  awareness about depression in Uganda. This was at  a press conference held at the MoH headquarters in Kampala in  commemoration of  World Health Day that was observed under the theme “Depression: let's talk”

Entebbe, Uganda - The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) convened a  high-level tow-day meeting on tobacco taxation to enable countries including Ethiopia Gambia Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda,  have a better knowledge of the Italy tax project and share experiences among each other. The meeting also provided  an opportunity to beneficiary countries to strengthen their present tobacco tax policies.