PEPFAR, US delegation meets with Finance, Health ministry officials
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 ensure a shared understanding of the new 5×3 approach, and share the programmatic, budget […]
Malaria Free Uganda raises funds in private sector drive
Uganda set for World TB and Leprosy Day commemoration
Uganda will join the rest of the world on 24th March 2023 to commemorate World TB Day under the theme: Yes! We can End TB. The country will on the same day commemorate the World Leprosy Day under theme: “United for Dignity.” This year’s event is scheduled to take place at Boma ground in Butaleja […]
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 […]
PEPFAR, US delegation pays courtesy call to Ministry of Finance
The U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Uganda team, recently (March, 2 nd 2023paid a courtesy call to the Ministry of Finance to strategically discuss and generate a commonunderstanding of the newly released PEPFAR 5-Year Strategy. The meeting also sought to ensure a shared understanding of the new 5 x 3 approach, and […]
National Community Health Care Strategy to spur health service delivery
The first ever National Community Health Strategy (NCHS) (2021/22 – 2025/26) was recently (February 2023) by the Minister for Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero at Speke Resort, Munyonyo. Speaking at the launch event, Health Minister, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said the strategy will be implemented by the Village Health Teams and Community Health Workers. […]
FY 2022/2023 Budget
Nine out of 10 random Ugandans interviewed ahead of today’s Budget Speech have said they only care about how to survive while another eight out of 10 people told this publication that they only need hope to live. Will today’s Budget Speech deliver on the aforementioned concerns or confirm the fears of the critics who believe […]