The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Uganda team, recently paid a courtesy call to the Ministry of Finance to strategically discuss and generate a common understanding of the newly released PEPFAR 5-Year Strategy. The meeting also sought to...
National TB and Leprosy Programme adds 3 new mobile TB clinics to its fleet
The 3 new TB mobile clinics at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Kampala The National TB and Leprosy control programme’s community systems strengthening for TB recently received 3 new mobile TB clinics, courtesy of Global Fund and Government of Uganda financing....
Key results for the 3 diseases in countries where the Global Fund invests
Key results for the previous year (2021) in countries where the Global Fund invests include:For HIV: 23.3 million people received lifesaving antiretroviral therapy for HIV, continuing the trend of a rising number of people on treatment for the virus. 69% of people...
New Global Fund Report Shows 50 Million Lives Saved Over 20 Years in Fight Against HIV, TB and Malaria
The Global Fund’s 2022 Results Report released earlier this month finds a significant rebound in 2021 for programs working to defeat HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on the fight against the three...
Global Fund Sub Recipients meeting held
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...
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...
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,...
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 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...
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...