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,...
GF gets boost towards $18billion funding goal
President Joe Biden hosted the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment Conference in New York and pledged $6 billion US dollars in U.S. government support. The Replenishment conference is the Global Fund’s fundraising campaign, and the pledge is part of the high-powered...
The Global Fund Results Report 2022
When COVID-19 emerged in early 2020, the Global Fund took swift action to fight the pandemic and protect hard-won gains against HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria. With the support of our generous donors, we have since awarded more than US$4.4 billion to help...
Health Minister shares Pandemic Preparedness lessons and experiences with Global Fund
On Thursday, March 31, the Global Fund welcomed Uganda’s Health minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng to speak at an information session on Pandemic Preparedness and Response in Uganda. The session was premised on a theme titled, “Strengthening epidemic prevention, detection...
Law to punish vaccine avoidance in the offing
Uganda intends to impose fines on individuals who choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The Parliament’s Health Committee is scrutinizing the Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2021, which seeks to make coronavirus vaccination mandatory. The new law proposes a...
DONATIONS: Ministry of Health Receives COVID-19 Response Items Worth Ugx: 662 MILLION.
The Minister of State for Health in charge of General Duties, Hon. Anifa Bangirana Kawooya has today received COVID-19 response items worth UGX: 662milion from the International Organization of Migration (IOM). The donated items include; assorted PPEs, Computers, IPE...
COVID-19 donations: Ministry of health receives 160 medical oxygen cylinders from ABSA bank Uganda
The minister of health, Dr. Jane Ruth Acheng has today received 160 medical oxygen cylinders with their accessories from AbSA bank in a handover ceremony that took place at Ministry of Health headquarters.