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By Goodluck Musinguzi Kassanda District Task Force hosted the National Strategic Committee and Response Partners on Ebola a number of times after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced the 21 days lockdown. They held dialogues with the community at Bweyongede, the district council and other areas many times to increase awareness …
Read More »4th PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS ON EBOLA WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE MUBENDE DISTRICT HAD MADE PROGRESS WHILE KASSANDA WAS SLOW
4th PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS ON EBOLA WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE MUBENDE DISTRICT HAD MADE PROGRESS WHILE KASSANDA WAS SLOW By Goodluck Musinguzi President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, held his 4th Presidential Address to rally the country against being complacent in the fight against Ebola-Sudan Strain. “Fellow Countrymen, Countrywomen and Residents in Uganda, …
Read More »MINISTRY OF HEALTH SUPPORTS KASSANDA DISTRICT WITH FUNDS TO FACILITATE FIGHT AGAINST EBOLA
By Goodluck Musinguzi Ministry of Health made available shs305 million to Kassanda district to facilitate members of the task force as they oversee the fight against Ebola. Dr Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health sent the money on Friday, 14th October 2022 however the district council dragged on for …
Read More »MOBILIZING KAMPALA CAPITAL CITY AGAINST EBOLA-SUDAN STRAIN
MOBILIZING KAMPALA CAPITAL CITY AGAINST EBOLA-SUDAN STRAIN By Goodluck Musinguzi The Ebola virus response in Kampala Capital City has been robust following the Ministry of Health’s declaration of an outbreak of Ebola. The Kampala Capital City Authority -KCCA and Ministry of Health –MOH launched the Ebola sensitization campaign in markets, …
Read More »Hundreds get free eye care treatment in Katakwi
By Edward AkakiA team of ophthamologists from Pakistan are in Katakwi district to perform eye surgeries and attend to other medical conditions in the Teso sub region. Around 600 eye surgeries will be done for free by the end of the Four-Day medical camp organised by Vice President Jessica Alupo …
Read More »LAST EBOLA PATIENT DISCHARGED IN UGANDA, THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH CONTINUES TO MONITOR CONTACTS
By Goodluck Musinguzi Ministry of Health has announced the discharging of the last Ebola-Sudan strain patient in Uganda after 74 days since 20th September 2022 when the first Index case died. We are happy to announce that we have discharged the last Ebola-Sudan Strain patient. We are sorry for those who …
Read More »FALSE ALARM: AMURU RESIDENT DIED OF CRIMEAN-CONGO FEVER NOT EBOLA
FALSE ALARM: AMURU RESIDENT DIED OF CRIMEAN-CONGO FEVER NOT EBOLA By Goodluck Musinguzi Test result on samples taken from a resident of Amuru district who passed away after experiencing hemorrhagic fever has shown that the patient died of Crimean-Congo, a tick-born viral disease which is not a health emergency. Amuru …
Read More »EBOLA FIGHT: MINISTRY OF HEALTH DEPLOYS MORE HEALTH WORKERS AND AMBULANCES IN MUBENDE AND KASSANDA AS THE LOCKDOWN STARTS
By Goodluck Musinguzi Ministry of Health had deployed more than 20 Ambulances, and several vans in Mubende and Kassanda districts to transport health workers after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced a 21-day lockdown that started immediately after his National Address. Dr Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health said …
Read More »WHO JOINS THE EBOLA FIGHT IN UGANDA
WHO JOINS THE EBOLA FIGHT IN UGANDA Rebecca Natalie Moeti Matshidiso, WHO regional director for Africa By Goodluck Musinguzi The World Health Organization (WHO) has joined the fight against the new Ebola virus disease outbreak in Uganda, boosting the efforts of the Ministry of Health to stop the contagion. Health …
Read More »Be very vigilant about Ebola: Napak leaders urge the community
Be very vigilant about Ebola: Napak leaders urge the community. By Goodluck Musinguzi Leaders from Napak district have called out on their community to be on the lookout for any possible Ebola danger in their localities. They made this call while appearing for a radio talkshow in one of the …
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