CAPTION: A christian takes the Namugongo water believed to be holly. (File photo). By our reporterNAMUGONGO – National Water and Sewerage Corporation has said the organising committee for the annual Namugongo Martyrs’ pilgrimage has asked them to start purifying the “holy water” pilgrims usually use and also fetch to take back home.Mr Samuel Apedel, the head of […]
KAMMPA – Uganda on Saturday announced the second Ebola death in its capital, Kampala, just days after discharging all Ebola patients whom authorities said had fully recovered following isolation and treatment.A four-and-a-half-year-old child died from Ebola at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala on Tuesday, Uganda’s Ministry of Health said in a statement issued on […]
CAPTION: Dr. Musenero Monica displays the two drugs during a press conference. By Our ReporterKAMPALA – Dr. Musenero Monica, the Minister for Science, Technology, and Innovation, announced a historic milestone for Uganda’s scientific community during a press briefing. Two locally developed herbal medicines, Tazcov from Busitema University and Vidicine from Kazire Health Products, have successfully undergone […]
CAPTION: Health workers attend to ebola patients recently. MBALE – The results of a patient who had exhibited Ebola-like symptoms and died at the entrance of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital have turned negative.Asumin Nasike, Chairperson of the Mbale City Ebola Response Committee, also Mbale Resident City Commissioner says that it has been confirmed that the patient died […]
CAPTION: Saidina Abubaker Islamic Hospital located in Wattuba, Wakiso where health workers are isolated. (File photo). By Our reporterWAKISO – Six health workers have been directed to undergo isolation and two units closed at Saidina Abubaker Islamic Hospital in Wakiso district.On Thursday, the Ministry of Health announced the outbreak of the Ebola Sudan virus after a […]
CAPTION – Some of the UPDF health workers operate a patient in Lwengo Monday 3rd, 2025. (Courtsey photo). By Our reporterLWENGO – The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces medical teams have performed over 100 surgeries in Lyantonde and Lwengo districts as part of the activities to mark the 44th Tarehe Sita celebrations.Lt Col Dr Godfrey Ngobya, the […]
PARLIAMENT – Speaker Anita Among has challenged stakeholders to stop lamenting on hygiene-related matters and take proactive interventions to promote proper sanitation in the country.Among said access to clean water, adequate sanitation and proper hygiene should be prioritised because it is not only a basic human right but also serves as a foundation for the […]
PARLIAMENT – Cabinet has directed government agencies to swiftly travel to Kanungu District in Western Uganda following the outbreak of the deadly anthrax disease, which has claimed three lives and 73 heads of cattle.The Minister of State for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (Fisheries), , on Tuesday, 24 September 2024 informed the House that Cabinet is […]
KAMPALA – The Uganda National Drug Authority (NDA) has recovered drugs valued at Shs2 billion that were stolen from government stores. This announcement was made on Friday by NDA Communications Manager, Mr Abiaz Rwamwiri, during a press briefing that followed a week-long compliance enforcement operation in the southwestern region.“For the past eight months, we have managed to […]
By REUTERSWhat you need to know:Mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact and is usually mild but can kill, was declared a public emergency of international concern by the WHO last month.The World Health Organization said on Friday it had cleared Bavarian Nordic’s BAVA.CO mpox vaccine, the first such shot to be approved by […]