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 Uganda city of Lira on May 6, Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said several interventions from the government and other support organizations in the country, Uganda still remains among the 30 high burden TB and HIV countries in the […]
CCM holds risk management capacity building engagement
The Uganda Country Coordinating Mechanism (UCCM) of the Global Fund convened a risk management workshop between 4-5 May in Kampala, to among others strengthen capacity of all Global Fund Grants implementers to manage risks and develop a risk matrix that includes potential risks and mitigation measures for the identified risks. During every funding cycle, the […]
Uganda marks World Malaria Day….
On 25th April 2022, Uganda through the Ministry of Health commemorated World Malaria Day. In Uganda the Day was marked under the theme “Domesticating the fight against Malaria.” The thrust of the theme was to urge the public to stick to the simple doable actions, such as sleep under a treated mosquito net every night […]
Uganda gets additional COVID-19 Response Mechanism funds
The Global Fund recently approved Uganda COVID 19 Response Mechanism for Uganda. A total of US$28,950,087 was approved as additional investments for the country’s COVID-19 response. This brings Uganda’s total Covid 19 response mechanism award to $207,747,685. The additional funding will cover the approved interventions and activities set out in the additional funding request Covid […]
Inaugural TB marathon raises awareness in bid to end disease by 2030
On Sunday, March 13, a range of stakeholders and well-wishers joined the Ministry of Health to participate in the World TB Day marathon which was spearheaded by the National TB and Leprosy Programme. The marathon was held to commemorate World TB Day which was marked under the Global theme: ‘Invest to End TB-Save lives.’ The […]
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 speak at an information session on Pandemic Preparedness and Response in Uganda. The session was premised on a theme titled, “Strengthening epidemic prevention, detection and response and lessons learnt from Covid 19.” The Executive Director of the Global Fund […]
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 to reignite the fight to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended years of progress in the fight against TB. Deaths from the disease rose for the first time in more than a […]
Health Minister urges district leadership to guard against wastage
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 campaign at a virtual global health summit held on 23 February. Speaking during the launch, the Chairman of the Global Fund Board Dr. Donald Kaberuka appreciated the Presidents of Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, the DRC and Senegal for co-hosting the high-level Preparatory […]
Global Fund plans additional Covid 19 Response Mechanism financing
The Global Fund’s COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM) recently said it would award additional funding to respond to urgent needs to reinforce the COVID-19 response through a Fasttrack modality. According to a letter written by the Global Fund on February 16, the indicative amount that Uganda can apply for is US$ 28,950,097. The final awards of […]
