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Global Fund team discusses Grant operations with PS/ST
The Global Fund Uganda team held its mission to Uganda from 5-9th August. The Mission included...
Global Fund Uganda country team visits Joint Medical Stores
The Global Fund country team recently visited the Joint Medical Stores in Kampala as part of their...
AIDS Report highlights areas of concern despite significant progress
In a statement released recently the Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands, applauded the...
National Community Health Care Strategy to spur health service delivery
The first ever National Community Health Strategy (NCHS) (2021/22 – 2025/26) was recently launched...
Malaria Free Uganda raises funds in private sector drive
The Malaria Free Uganda private sector initiative recently boosted the government’s fight against...
Uganda set for World TB and Leprosy Day commemoration
Uganda will join the rest of the world on 24th March 2023 to commemorate World TB Day under the...
Global Fund welcomes WHO recommendation for Insecticide-treated Nets with dual active ingredients
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Unitaid recently welcomed the World...
PEPFAR, US delegation meets with Finance, Health ministry officials
The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Uganda team, recently paid a courtesy...
Incinerator construction on course
The Global Fund Country Team's Idris Rafiu, Health products management specialist, together with...
National TB and Leprosy Programme adds 3 new mobile TB clinics to its fleet
The 3 new TB mobile clinics at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Kampala The National TB and...
Reducing teenage pregnancy could save lives and millions
An illustration of a pregnant teenager at school. Lowering the heavy cost of teenage pregnancy...
National Funding Model IV Grant writing exercise in progress
The National Funding Model IV Global Fund Facility grant writing exercise kicked off in earnest...
National Funding Model IV Grant writing exercise in progress
The National Funding Model IV Global Fund Facility grant writing exercise kicked off in earnest...
Global Fund team visits recently commissioned NMS warehouse facility
Some of the Global Fund country team members, the Local Fund Agent, the Funds Coordination Unit,...
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention programme launched in Karamoja
The seasonal malaria chemopreventive (SMC) programme was officially launched on October 26 at an...
New NMS warehouse commissioned
The National Medical Stores warehouse was commissioned by President Museveni on November 3 at...
Risk management workshop held
Senior managers and technical staff from the Ministry of Health and Funds Coordination Unit of...
Malaria disease trends
According to data extracted from District Health Information System 2 and shared in the recent...
Key results for the 3 diseases in countries where the Global Fund invests
Key results for the previous year (2021) in countries where the Global Fund invests include:For...
New Global Fund Report Shows 50 Million Lives Saved Over 20 Years in Fight Against HIV, TB and Malaria
The Global Fund’s 2022 Results Report released earlier this month finds a significant...
Global Fund gets boost towards $18billion funding goal
Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng (L) together with Vice President Hon. Jessica Alupo (C) and...
Global Fund Sub Recipients meeting held
Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine speaking at the Sub-Recipients quarterly...
Malaria disease trends in Uganda
According to the Ministry of Health, the number of malaria cases in Uganda has been rising since...
Key results for the 3 diseases in countries where the Global Fund invests
Key results for the previous year (2021) in countries where the Global Fund invests include: For...
FCU holds Performance review and Stakeholder engagement meeting
The Funds Coordination Unit of the Global Fund Grants held a stakeholder engagement and...
Stock-taking exercise held at NMS warehouse
Counting and reconciliation during the stock-taking exercise at the NMS warehouse in Entebbe. The...
FY 2022/23 Budget allocations to plug health care gaps
Following the reading Budget, according to the government’s health sector priorities, in the new...
Global Fund Mission team makes Uganda visit after two years
Global Fund officials together with Health Minister, Dr Ruth Aceng and Health Permanent Secretary,...
Stakeholders call for revitalizing of malaria fight
On 25th April 2022, Uganda through the Ministry of Health commemorated World Malaria Day. In...
Meeting held to review performance of Global Fund grants
The Monthly Performance review meeting of the Global Fund grants in Uganda was held on Thursday,...
NMCD committed to curbing Malaria upsurge
According to information shared by the National Malaria Control Division (NMCD) of the Ministry of...
Health Minister urges more effort as Uganda marks World TB Day in Lira
Speaking at the event to commemorate Uganda’s World Tuberculosis and Leprosy held in the northern...
CCM holds risk management capacity building engagement
The Uganda Country Coordinating Mechanism (UCCM) of the Global Fund convened a risk management...
Uganda marks World Malaria Day….
On 25th April 2022, Uganda through the Ministry of Health commemorated World Malaria Day. In...
Uganda gets additional COVID-19 Response Mechanism funds
The Global Fund recently approved Uganda COVID 19 Response Mechanism for Uganda. A total of...
Health Minister shares Pandemic Preparedness lessons and experiences with Global Fund
On Thursday, March 31, the Global Fund welcomed Uganda’s Health minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng to...
Global Fund Calls for Renewed Urgency in Fight to End TB
At the recently concluded World TB on March 24, the Global Fund made an urgent call for the world...
Health Minister urges district leadership to guard against wastage
Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has said the Health Ministry will not sit by and watch its...
GF launches drive to restore progress against AIDS, TB and Malaria amid Covid-19 disruption
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria launched the Seventh Replenishment...
Global Fund plans additional Covid 19 Response Mechanism financing
The Global Fund’s COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) recently said it would award additional...
Law to punish vaccine avoidance in the offing
Uganda intends to impose fines on individuals who choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19....
DONATIONS: Ministry of Health Receives COVID-19 Response Items Worth Ugx: 662 MILLION.
The Minister of State for Health in charge of General Duties, Hon. Anifa Bangirana Kawooya has...
Global Fund Results Report Reveals COVID-19 Devastating Impact on HIV, TB and Malaria Programs
GENEVA – The COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the fight against HIV, TB, and malaria...
Uganda receives moderna vaccine to support the covid19 vaccination exercise
The Government of Uganda has received the second largest consignment of COVID-19 vaccines, yet to...
Getting TB diagnosis right: Saving Nyakato and her children
“If you don’t come soon, you may never see me and the baby alive again!” That is all Nyakato could...
COVID-19 donations: Ministry of health receives 160 medical oxygen cylinders from ABSA bank Uganda
The minister of health, Dr. Jane Ruth Acheng has today received 160 medical oxygen cylinders with...
Uganda launches the COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Uganda joined the rest of the world to launch the COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign at Mulago Women...
Uganda launches Malaria Indicator Survey
The 2024-2025 Malaria Indicator Survey was launched today (29th November 2024) by the Minister of...
National Community Health Program seeks to reduce disease burden and improve holistic well being
As one of the efforts to improve population health, the National Community Health Program...
New Nets Prevent 13 Million Malaria Cases in Sub-Saharan Africa
A woman and a child under a mosquito net. New nets are helping to prevent malaria cases in...
Scientific Colloquium honours contribution to Malaria fight
Vice President of Uganda, Jessica Alupo hands Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr Diana Atwine...
Health Minister, Permanent Secretary call on public to embrace Malaria vaccination
Health Ministry PS, Dr. Diana Atwine (left), Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng (3rd left),...
Global Fund head, Deputy Speaker call for urgency in fight against Malaria
Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng (2nd right), Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Thomas...
Uganda on course to start Malaria vaccinations
Uganda is on course to start deploying the malaria vaccine in October this year, according to the...
