Ministry of Health - Matooke Republic

Over 1.4 million malaria cases have been reported this year; Health Minister Jane Acheng blames it on the rainy season

August 14, 2019

Despite all the effort the government and its development partners have put in curbing malaria over the years, it remains ...

Congo nationals allegedly set ablaze Uganda’s Ebola screening centres, claim not to be infected with Ebola but rather suffering from witchcraft

by William Kasoba

July 5, 2019

Two of the newly set up Ebola-screening centers at the Uganda-Congo border in Kasese district were on Tuesday night set ...

Health ministry to introduce ‘app ambulances’, Minister says it will prevent misuse of ambulances

by Rachael Kulanyi

June 17, 2019

State Minister for Health, Sarah Opendi revealed that ambulances will soon be stationed in your vicinity and at your service ...

Congolese officials and the World Health Organization officials wear protective suits as they participate in a training against the Ebola virus near the town of Beni in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 11, 2018. REUTERS/Samuel Mambo

Second Ebola victim dies, government issues preventive guidelines

by Rachael Kulanyi

June 13, 2019

The Uganda Health Ministry has confirmed the death of another Ebola victim. The deceased is a 50 year old who ...

Cancer patients to get treatment in Nairobi starting next week

by Matooke Republic

July 7, 2016

Mulago's cancer machine that broke down Ugandan cancer patients will finally start getting treatment at the Aga Khan hospital in ...

A Ugandan women receives radiation treatment for cervical cancer at the Mulago Hospital, in Kampala, Uganda, July 19, 2013. While Uganda was able to get a handle on the AIDs epidemic through ARV drugs and assistance from the international community, the country still struggles with how to treat and diagnose an overwhelming number of Cancer patients across the country. Thousands are currently being treated by only a handful of trained Oncologists in the entire country of Uganda; basic chemotherapy and Cancer medicines are often in short supply or unavailable, the radiation machine is outdated, in-patient beds are limited, and most Cancer patients can not afford transportation fare to reach diagnosis and treatment in Kampala from villages across the country. (Credit: Lynsey Addario for The New York Times)

Only four cancer patients to be treated in Kenya

by Matooke Republic

May 20, 2016

If you remember, the radiotherapy machine at Mulago last month broke down, leaving in the dark thousands of cancer patients ...

Carol arriving for the fundraising carwash last Saturday.

Carol will not be going to the US for surgery – Health Ministry

by Matooke Republic

May 10, 2016

Carol and her mother. The Ministry of Health released a statement this Tuesday morning, indicating that cancer patient Carol Atuhirwe ...

Gov’t officials trading accusations over sick health sector

by Matooke Republic

April 15, 2016

The director of Medicines and Health Service Delivery Monitoring Unit at stae House, Dr Diana Atwine takes a sample of ...

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Over 1.4 million malaria cases have been reported this year; Health Minister Jane Acheng blames it on the rainy season

Congo nationals allegedly set ablaze Uganda’s Ebola screening centres, claim not to be infected with Ebola but rather suffering from witchcraft

Health ministry to introduce ‘app ambulances’, Minister says it will prevent misuse of ambulances

Second Ebola victim dies, government issues preventive guidelines

Cancer patients to get treatment in Nairobi starting next week

Only four cancer patients to be treated in Kenya

Carol will not be going to the US for surgery – Health Ministry

Gov’t officials trading accusations over sick health sector

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