Immunization and child health experts meet to revitalize home-based health records

Kampala, 24th February 2017 - Immunization and Child health experts are meeting in Kampala, Uganda to help revitalize Home-based records in selected African countries with high numbers of unimmunized children. Home-based records capture an individual’s vaccination status in a simple way and assist health workers to identify poor performing families and community for improved coverage with the necessary services.

Parliament of Uganda pledges support towards tackling Malaria in Uganda

Members of the Parliamentary forum on Malaria and those from the Health Committee of the Parliament agreed to support the ongoing Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Net (LLIN) campaign through increased advocacy and sensitization of the masses.  In addition, they agreed to follow up discussions on tax waivers on medical devices such as  malaria rapid diagnostic tests, lobbying for increased financial resources for health and enforcing accountability in parliament.

Government and partners unite to End TB in Uganda

The Minister of State for Health in Charge of General Duties, Hon. Sarah Opendi, has urged Ugandans to unite and end Tuberculosis (TB) and Leprosy in Uganda. This was during the annual commemoration of the World TB day held at Atiri Primary School grounds in Tororo District under the theme “Unite to End TB” with the slogan “Find the missing cases”.

WHO trains health workers on new Family Planning guidelines

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa is training national trainers and tutors from Burkina Faso, Cote D’Ivoire, Ethiopia and Uganda on the newly released Family Planning contraception guidelines and their derivative tools. The focus of the training is on unintended pregnancy and closely spaced pregnancies (Postpartum family planning) and use of family planning methods immediately after and within 48 hours of an abortion, before fertility returns (Postabortum contraception).

Uganda hosts experts on Tobacco control to discuss tobacco taxation and illicit trad...

Entebbe, Uganda - The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) convened a  high-level tow-day meeting on tobacco taxation to enable countries including Ethiopia Gambia Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda,  have a better knowledge of the Italy tax project and share experiences among each other. The meeting also provided  an opportunity to beneficiary countries to strengthen their present tobacco tax policies.

Ugandans urged to sleep under mosquito nets and test before treating for malaria at ...

 

The Minister of State for Health in Charge of General Duties, Hon. Sarah Opendi, has urged leaders to educate communities on the proper use of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) in order to intensify the fight against malaria in Uganda. This was at the just concluded 12th World Malaria Day Commemorations.

The 12th World Malaria Day was commemorated under the theme "End Malaria for Good "and a slogan of "Children up against Malaria", at Boma Grounds in Kabarole District.