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Nurses to receive houses – Ministry of Health

admin | May 16, 2015

The Ministry of Health intends to construct houses for nurses and midwives to reduce on the cost of transport. Currently many nurses stay far from their respective hospitals which makes it costly for Ministry of Health to facilitate their transport to and from the health centers. According to the ministry […]

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Hepatitis B Gets More Funding

Reporter | May 11, 2015

Judith Atim The ministry of Health has proposed a Shs. 5bn budgetary allocation for the financial year 2015/2016 to support interventions towards Hepatitis B following a review of its budget. According to a letter from the Ministry of health permanent secretary Dr. Asuman Lukwago to the Clerk to the parliamentary […]

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GAVI To Procure 10 Motorboats For Pregnant Mothers

Reporter | April 30, 2015

This GAVI (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation)- Funded project will involve delivery of 10 motorboats, 600 motorcycles and 70 vehicles to strengthen health teams in fishing communities. The move follows the increased cases of maternal death due to lack efficient systems to transfer pregnant mother to bigger referral centers. […]

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Fertility Hospital Drags Prominent City Bank To Court

Reporter | April 30, 2015

The Women Fertility Hospital Ltd Bukoto has dragged Stanbic Bank Ug Ltd to commercial court demanding to recover 227.3 million shillings that was illegally chopped from its account. Through its lawyers of Nyanzi Kiboneka and Mbabazi Advocates the hospital claims that on 11 March 2011 it obtained a loan of […]

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Uganda Joins The World To Commemorate Malaria Day

Reporter | April 25, 2015

AS Uganda joins the rest of the world to commemorate the Malaria day , government has been urged to increase funding toward the fight against the same. The Secretary General of the Uganda Network on Toxic Malaria Control Ellady Muyambi says Malaria though still the leading killer disease can be […]