Stakeholders call for revitalizing of malaria fight
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 simple doable actions, such as sleeping under a treated mosquito net every night and […]
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, 12th May 2022 at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Kampala. The meeting serves to assess and improve programme implementation of the three disease areas – HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria, in a bid to eradicate the diseases by 2030. […]
NMCD committed to curbing Malaria upsurge
According to information shared by the National Malaria Control Division (NMCD) of the Ministry of Health, there has been an upsurge of malaria cases, particularly in the period between April and May. The recent upsurge has witnessed a rise of about 500,000 cases, bringing the recorded number of confirmed malaria cases as of May 2022 […]
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 […]
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
