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 utilization of government structures, operating from the national level down to the village level, has been a key milestone. […]
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 campaign in western Uganda at Karambi Division Headquarters in Fort Portal City. He […]
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 fight against malaria seriously. She said Uganda spends a lot of money […]
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 6, the Minister of State for Health in charge of Primary Health Care, Margaret Muhanga officially […]
National Community Health Care Strategy to spur health service delivery
The first ever National Community Health Strategy (NCHS) (2021/22 – 2025/26) was recently launched by the Minister for Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero at Speke Resort, Munyonyo. Speaking at the launch event (February 2023), Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said the strategy will be implemented by the Village Health Teams and Community Health […]
Malaria Free Uganda raises funds in private sector drive
The Malaria Free Uganda private sector initiative recently boosted the government’s fight against malaria with a donation of UGX 80 million (approximately USD 21 000) to the Ministry of Health. A bulk of these funds were raised during the “Malaria Family Carnival” held in conjunction with Rotary Club last December. Ecobank matched the kitty with […]
Global Fund welcomes WHO recommendation for Insecticide-treated Nets with dual active ingredients
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and Unitaid recently welcomed the World Health Organisation’s recommendation for the widespread use of a new class of mosquito net that uses two active ingredients – pyrethroid and chlorfenapyr. According to the Global Fund, the new net has demonstrated approximately double the protection against malaria provided […]
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention programme launched in Karamoja
The seasonal malaria chemopreventive (SMC) programme was officially launched on October 26 at an event in Moroto district, within the Karamoja sub region. The event was attended by Uganda’s State Minister for Health – General Duties, Anifa Kawooya, Health Minstry Permanent secretary, Dr Diana Atwine and the Coordinator of Funds Coordination Unit of the Global […]
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 living with HIV had a suppressed viral load. 12.5 million people reached with […]
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 diseases, leading to the decline of key programmatic results across the three diseases for the first time in […]
