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...
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...
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...
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...
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 partners’ and Government’s resources go to waste. The minister said this at the handover ceremony of 50 motorcycles to districts and the commissioning of the first mobile...
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...
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...
Law to punish vaccine avoidance in the offing
Uganda intends to impose fines on individuals who choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Parliament’s Health Committee is scrutinizing the Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2021, which seeks to make coronavirus vaccination mandatory. The new law proposes a...
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 today received COVID-19 response items worth UGX: 662milion from the International Organization of Migration (IOM). The donated items include; assorted PPEs, Computers, IPE...
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 in 2020, according to a new report released by the Global Fund today. The Results Report shows that while some progress was made, key programmatic results have declined...