HEALTH

The first batch of government procured Johnson & Johnson vaccines arrived in Uganda on October 7, 2021, the Ministry of Health announced. According to the ministry's Senior PRO Emmanuel Ainebyoona,...

Algeria on Wednesday started producing the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese firm Sinovac, with production expected to be eight million doses a month. Prime Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane, who attended the...

The Ministry of Health has disputed claims that some citizens could have been administered with expired AstraZeneca vaccines in the ongoing nationwide vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 in Uganda. The ministry's...

The Minister for water and environment Hon. Sam Cheptoris has committed that within the next six months, the National Water and Sewerage Corporation will have availed the community of Katosi...

Health minister, Dr Ruth Aceng, has defended the high cost charged for COVID-19 test on travelers using Entebbe International Airport saying they are minimal compared to other countries. The minister...

Ministry of Health officials have said Afghan refugees coming into Uganda are potential carriers of Wild Poliovirus, and serious measures are being taken to prevent the importation of the virus...

The United Nations Assistant Secretary General Ms. Gerda Verburg has hailed Civil Society Alliance for Nutrition Uganda (CISANU) and it's partners for championing the breastfeeding campaign and nutrition in Uganda....

Wuhan, the Chinese City where Coronavirus was first reported has recorded seven locally transmitted cases - the first local infections in more than a year. Authorities announced on Monday that...

Rwandan health minister Diane Gashumba dismissed reports that Rwanda had closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over fears of Ebola outbreak. Earlier on Thursday, the...

The Minister for Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has said health workers in Uganda are doing all it takes to fight the COVID-19 pandemic but insults and abuses from the...