Uganda News

Kampala, 16 August 2018: The Director General of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti visited Uganda on their way from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to assess the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) response. They were received by the WHO Representative in Uganda, Dr Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam who briefed them on WHO support to the operational preparedness of Uganda to respond to an outbreak.

Kampala 27 July 2018:- In response to allegations made in the UN Reporter concerning the spread of Vaccine Derived Polio Outbreak in Congo to Uganda, The Ministry of Health and The WHO Country Office in Uganda would like to point out the following:
1.    There hasn’t been a wild polio case in Uganda since November 2010.
2.    However, the Democratic Republic of Congo has reported cases of Vaccine Derived Polio outbreak close to the border with Uganda. 

Kampala 3 July 2018: The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) donated an assortment of medical equipment worth $257,000 to the Ministry of Health (MoH) to improve Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services in Iganga and Kamuli districts in Uganda.

The equipment donated includes 4 neonatal incubators, 14 pulse oxymeters, 34 examination beds, 76 medical trolleys, 80 normal delivery sets, and 82 pediatric hospital mattresses.

Buikwe, 26 June 2018 – The Government of Uganda has launched today a new rotavirus vaccine to protect under five-year-old children from diarrhea. The vaccine, which will be available for free in health facilities throughout the country, is the 11th vaccine to be added into the national schedule of the expanded programme on immunization in Uganda. Rotavirus vaccine is safe and can be administered simultaneously with other routine infant vaccines. It is given orally and requires two doses at 6 and 10 weeks of age, with an interval of at least 4 weeks between doses.

The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Uganda convened a prioritization meeting with the Ministry of Health (MoH) Top Management Committee (TMC) to discuss the alignment of WHO's 13th General Program of Work (GPW) with Uganda's Health Sector Development Plan (HSDP) and other health priorities.  In this special seating, the GPW prioritization agenda was incorporated as part of the special session of the TMC monthly meeting.   

The Ministry of Health (MoH) in Uganda with support from World Health Organization (WHO) commemorated World No Tobacco Day 2018 (WNTD) with a message urging the community to stop tobacco consumption and seek regular medical checkup to know their health status. The commemoration held under this year's theme; "Tobacco Breaks Heart" kicked off with a procession to raise awareness about the effects of tobacco on health from Kanyana Police Station and later a public awareness gathering at Mpererwe Trading Centre in Kampala. During the event, MoH and partners highlig

The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament the Right Honorable Rebecca Kadaga launched the country’s Road Safety Legislative Action Plan which is arguably the first of its kind in Africa. The plan is aimed at generating legislative action to address road safety policy development, enactment, implementation and evaluation.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) convened a donor conference to disseminate the eHealth Policy, Strategy and Implementation Plan, present the Enterprise Architecture Concept & Health Information Exchange and Resource Mobilization Strategy, and harmonize the eHealth implementation work plan for sustainability.

Kampala, 3 May 2018:- The Government of Uganda is conducting a campaign to vaccinate more than 360 000 people against cholera in six hotspot areas of Hoima district with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners. 

The immunization drive is part of efforts to control an ongoing cholera outbreak which has affected both refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo and host populations and will use vaccines dispatched from the GAVI-funded global stockpile.

7 April 2018, Luweero:- Uganda commemorated World Health Day on 7th April 2018 at St Kizito Primary School, Makulubita Sub-county in Luwero district under the theme “Universal Health Coverage: everyone, everywhere”. At the same function, WHO’s 70th anniversary was also marked with the Acting Director General of Health Dr Henry Mwebesa and WHO Representative Dr Yonas Woldemariam planting trees in recognition of that milestone.