Kampala, 20 August 2024 - Ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions in Uganda have today committed to provide the needed resources to support the Government of Uganda in responding to the ongoing mpox outbreak. The commitment was made during a comprehensive briefing organized in Kampala by the Ministry of Health (MoH) with support from World Health Organization (WHO).
Busoga, Uganda, 13 August 2024 – The Ministry of Health (MoH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched a refurbishment of 28 health facilities in Uganda’s Busoga sub-region. This initiative, which is a crucial step in service delivery is with the financial backing of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
Over the years, Uganda has successfully responded to public health emergencies including Ebola, COVID-19, measles, anthrax, and others. This has been partly attributed to strong leadership and early rapid execution of outbreak response strategies.
Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), convened a two-day performance review meeting to assess the progress of the TB and Leprosy Program (NTLP) for the second quarter of 2024.
Health Development Partners (HDP) in Uganda bid farewell to Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, whose six-year tour of duty as WHO Representative to Uganda comes to an end this month.
Over 268,000 children in Uganda suffer from malnutrition, specifically wasting. To combat this, the country is enhancing data collection and use in its healthcare facilities and communities through the Nutrition Information System (NIS) project.
In October and November 2023, Kyotera district, in southern Uganda, reported a ‘strange’ illness in different communities. Those who contracted the “illness” presented with blisters, fever, rashes, headache, muscle pain and swelling of limbs.
Shafiq, a motorbike rider for over ten years, almost lost his life to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) just over a year ago. He used to go deep into villages to pick up and drop off passengers.
Mr. and Mrs. Kintu* are among the few medical personnel that contracted Ebola virus disease while in the line of duty in 2022. Fortunately, the timely and aggressive medical care that they received while admitted in the Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) coupled with mutual support saved their lives.
