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Ministry of Health drafted a manual to address alcohol use disorders in Uganda

SAFER is a technical package of cost-effective interventions for the prevention of harmful alcohol use

Uganda, like many other countries, faces significant challenges related to alcohol use disorders (AUDs) resulting from hazardous alcohol consumption. This situation has a considerable impact on public health and the social well-being of consumers. As part of an ambitious initiative to tackle alcohol-related problems, in collaboration with WHO, 17 addiction…

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World Health Organization (WHO) and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) handed over medical equipment to improve service delivery in the Busoga sub-region of Uganda

The medical equipment worth 1.5 million United States Dollars is intended to equip 30 health facilities in the targeted districts of Bugiri, Buyende, Kamuli, Iganga, and Mayuge

The Ugandan Ministry of Health today received from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) a package of medical equipment designed to improve reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) service delivery in five districts of the Busoga sub-region. With funding from KOICA through…

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Uganda elevates health for all with free hepatitis testing, treatment and vaccines

Hepatitis B is the leading cause of death from liver disease and cancer in Uganda

It was only during a routine medical examination for a job opportunity abroad that Emmanuel Lutamaguzi, 28, founder of the Hepatitis Aid Organization in Uganda, discovered he was infected with Hepatitis B. His wife and baby boy both tested negative and received a vaccine to prevent them from contracting the disease.…

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World Health Organization (WHO)/Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Project saving lives of mothers and babies in Busoga, Uganda

The five-year project focuses on strengthening the health system for improved health outcomes in the Busoga region with key interventions including the provision of an ambulance to each district

In many parts of the Busoga region in Eastern Uganda which has an estimated population of 8.3million people, it was common for boda bodas (motorcycles) to be used in transporting patients with medical emergencies requiring specialized care. This included pregnant women with pregnancy – related complications requiring emergency specialized care being transported…

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Electronic-cigarettes ban, a critical tool in Uganda’s battle against tobacco use

Current evidence indicates that using e-cigarettes is dangerous, especially for young people and people who have never smoked

In the face of consistent opposition from the tobacco industry, Uganda is standing firm on its successful eight-year long ban on the sale of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), says World Health Organization (WHO) Country Representative Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam. The Tobacco Control Act, 2015 sought to effectively remove this globally popular…

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Uganda Introduces Life-Saving Yellow Fever Vaccine into Routine Immunization Programme

The Ministry of Health will vaccinate over 1.9 million children against yellow fever with support from UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Gavi

In 2022, Uganda was one of 14 countries in Africa reporting confirmed cases of yellow fever. With the support of the Eliminate Yellow fever Epidemics (EYE) Strategy and its key partners, including the World Health Organization, UNICEF and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, a multi-country outbreak response was organized in neighbouring…

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Historical Record: Ebola Trial Candidate Vaccines Arrive in Uganda 79 Days after Outbreak Declared

The arrival of the 1200 doses of candidate vaccines just 79 days after the outbreak was declared on 20 September marks a historical milestone in the global capacity to respond to outbreaks

The first doses of one of three candidate vaccines against Sudan ebolavirus arrived in Uganda yesterday. These will be evaluated in a clinical trial called the Solidarity Against Ebola or Tokomeza Ebola. The arrival of the 1200 doses of candidate vaccines just 79 days after the outbreak was declared on…

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World Health Organization (WHO) and Partners Provide Vital Support to New Treatment Centre for Ebola Patients in Uganda

The 32-bed treatment unit in Mulago is built under the leadership of the Ministry of Health in Uganda, with the support of WHO and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Luxembourg, Sweden and the United Kingdom, through WHO, have provided in-kind contributions of equipment and services worth US$ 995,000 (equivalent to over 3.6 billion ugx) to Uganda to equip the new Ebola Treatment Unit at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, and the treatment and isolation units in Masaka and Jinja. The 32-bed…

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Uganda targets over 8.7 million children with the new oral polio vaccine as part of its process to build health systems resilience

This campaign is the second phase of the response to the circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus detected in an environmental sample in Lubigi in July 2021

The Ugandan Ministry of Health is set to administer the new oral polio vaccine (nOPV2) to 8.7 million children aged zero to five years old in a nationwide door-to-door campaign from 4 to 10 November 2022, as part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative supported by the World Health Organization…

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Global Health Agencies Outline Plan to Support Ugandan Government-Led Response to Outbreak of Ebolavirus Disease

The Ministry of Health has designated the Makerere University Lung Institute to conduct vaccine and therapeutics clinical trials

Following the declaration of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda on 20 September 2022, the outbreak has now spread to seven districts (Kasanda, Kyegegwa, Bunyangabu and Kagadi districts beyond the original epicenter in Mubende district, and then to Kampala City and Wakiso). The government-led response has activated the Incident Management System in…