The 2024-2025 Malaria Indicator Survey was launched today (29th November 2024) by the Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, who was joined by other officials, including the FCU Coordinator Mr. Johnson Mutesigensi, the Director General of Health Services Dr. Charles...
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 among others, a courtesy call to the Permanent Secretary and Secretary (PS/ST) to the Treasury, Mr Ramathan Ggoobi. The team that paid a courtesy call to the PS/ST included...
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 Sub-Saharan Africa. The New Nets Project, an initiative funded by Unitaid and the Global Fund and led by the Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC), piloted the use of...
Scientific Colloquium honours contribution to Malaria fight
Vice President of Uganda, Jessica Alupo hands Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr Diana Atwine a plaque in recognition of her contribution towards the malaria fight in Uganda. Looking on (right) is the World Health Organisation country representative to Uganda, Dr...
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 Executive Director, Mr Peter Sands (middle) and Dr Susan Nabadda (right) together other officials during a visit to the National Health Laboratory Services...
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 Tayebwa and the Executive Director of Global Fund, Mr Peter Sands together with other officials in Kibuku District on May 3 “We must act with urgency and we must act...
LLIN campaign report highlights progress and points to strategies for completion
The latest Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs) Mass Distribution campaign status report points to some significant achievements of a 99.7% success rate in LLIN procurement. According to the report, the institutionalization of the campaign through the...
Global Fund underscores value of collective commitment to end malaria
There is a need to optimize the value of partnerships and collective efforts toward ending malaria, according to the Global Fund High Impact Head for Africa, Mr. Linden Morrison. Mr. Morrison was speaking at the regional launch of the mosquito net distribution...
Take malaria fight seriously, Health Ministry PS tells leaders
The third distribution wave of the Long-lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLIN) kicked off in the last week of August. Speaking during the launch of the third wave in Mbarara city, Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Dr Diana Atwine encouraged leaders to take the...
Second wave distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated mosquito Nets kicks off
Second wave distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated mosquito Nets kicks off The second wave of the distribution of Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets (LLINs) kicked off this week in various parts of the country. Earlier this month, on July...