Tag: Ministry of Health

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Luwero District Launches Massive Vaccination Campaign against Measles Outbreak

The World Health Organization states that measles is a highly contagious disease causing fever, rash, cough, and watery eyes, with early symptoms lasting between four and seven days. If not treated, it can lead to blindness, severe breathing issues, ear infections, diarrhea, and dehydration, among others.

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Uganda on High Alert as Mpox Cases Surge in...

The Ugandan Ministry of Health has issued a stern warning about the escalating Mpox outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly in North Kivu province, which shares a porous border with Uganda.

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Gov’t Deploys 1,435 Medical Interns, MPs Push for Supplementary...

A total of 1,435 medical interns have been randomly placed across 73 internship training centers for a period of...

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UMA Demands Immediate Deployment of Medical Interns by Health...

The government failed to deploy over 1,500 medical interns who qualified in 2023 and 2024, including doctors, dental surgeons, nurses/midwives, and pharmacy graduates.

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Healthy Diet: A Reliable Solution for Reduction of Non-Communicable...

Other ways to prevent the NCDs are to have a daily exercise routine, reduce tobacco intake (smoking), and avoid harmful alcohol consumption.

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Adjumani General Hospital Opens Modern ICU Facility Worth UGX...

The new Intensive Care Unit facility, funded by the Development Response to Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP) and implemented by the Office of the Prime Minister, features 14 intensive care beds, surgical and emergency rooms, and examination areas to serve both nationals and refugees.

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