Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine speaking at the Sub-Recipients quarterly performance review meeting The Global Fund Sub Recipients quarterly performance review meeting was held on Friday, September 16 at the Kampala Serena Hotel. Various...
Malaria disease trends in Uganda
According to the Ministry of Health, the number of malaria cases in Uganda has been rising since January this year. For instance, of the 11.25 million patients who had visited outpatient departments since the start of the year, about 3.15 million had malaria. ...
FCU holds Performance review and Stakeholder engagement meeting
The Funds Coordination Unit of the Global Fund Grants held a stakeholder engagement and performance review retreat between 8-9 September at the Serena Hotel in Kigo. The Retreat aimed to clarify the role of the Funds Coordination Unit (FCU) and promote an...
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 financial year, the Ministry of Health will start implementing the Uganda COVID-19 Emergency Response and Preparedness Project supported by a grant from the World Bank...
GF Sub Recipients review meeting held
On Friday 10th June, the Global Fund Uganda Sub- recipient quarterly performance review meeting was held at the Kampala Serena Hotel. The meeting was attended by a range of implementing partners who included the Uganda Aids Commission, the Ministry of Education and...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
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...