Health

Bukedea district records positive case of COVID-19

By Our Reporter It was a silent day in Bukedea district as a coronavirus positive case was picked by the team from the Ministry of Health. According to the district coronavirus task force, the victim arrived...

Ministry of Health to create new laboratories to test for COVID-19

By Our Reporter The Ministry of Health has approved six more laboratories to test for COVID-19 in the country.  Initially, testing of COVID-19 was exclusively done at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe and Makerere University’s...

Ministry of Health partners with WhatsApp to launch COVID-19 helpline

By Our Reporter The Ministry of Health together with the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, with support from Clinton Health Access Initiative in Uganda, have today launched a Business APP on WhatsApp. The free-to-use service...

Uganda COVID-19 cases go to 160

By Our Reporter Yesterday, 14 May 2020, 21 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed from 1,593 samples of truck drivers. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases to 160 in Uganda. The new cases include: Ugandans, Kenyans,...

Five Track Drivers discharged after testing negative

By Our Reporter The State Minister of Health in charge of Primary Health Care, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu has declared the five coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases that have been undergoing treatment at Arua regional referral...