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Sad: Nurse and Patient perish in ambulance fire
A nurse and a patient on Wednesday were burnt to death after an ambulance in…
Busoga region benefits from WHO program to end teenage pregnancies
Through InPact Uganda, the World Health Organization (WHO) with financial support from KOICA Uganda has trained 515 teachers from five districts of Busoga in adolescent responsive sexual reproductive health.
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Check Points: Police to arrest travellers without Covid19 vaccination cards
In a bid to contain the spread of the Covid19, the Traffic Police announced Tuesday that they are going to start enforcing check points to monitor and arrest individuals defying the Standard Operating Procedures including passengers and drivers who do not possess vaccination cards.
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Man given pig heart in world-first transplant
David Bennett, 57, a United States resident has become the first person in the world to acquire a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig.
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Covid19 tests before reporting to school not a necessity – MoH
With schools set to reopen next week, the Ministry of Health has issued a warning to schools to desist from stressing parents with Covid tests saying that testing is not a primary requirement.
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Uganda: 12 more people succumb to Covid19
The Ministry of Health Thursday announced that 12 more individuals have succumbed to the Covid19 pushing the death tally to 3,325 cases.
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Uganda: MoH annouces three new deaths from Covid19
The Ministry of Health Saturday announced three new deaths from Covid19 pushing the death tally in Uganda to 3,297 cases.
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Omicron: MoH calls for vigilance amidst up surging cases
The health ministry has called on the general public to remain vigilant and maintain the highest level of adherence to the Standard Operating Procedures amidst increasing cases of the Omicron variant.
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Omicron: Health ministry welcomes vaccine booster dozes
The Ministry of Health has given a go ahead to Ugandans above 50 and those with underlying conditions to get vaccine booster jabs amidst rising Omicron variant cases.
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Covid19: Tension as MoH confirms 743 new cases
The Ministry of Health Monday confirmed 743 new cases from COVID-19 tests done on 25 December 2021 pushing the cumulative confirmed cases in the country to 135,091.
