Browsing: Ministry of Health
NAIROBI, Kenya — An Ebola vaccine partly tested in Kenya could be assessed to determine whether it offers protection against a new strain spreading in…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has confirmed two new Ebola infections, bringing the total number of cases linked to the current outbreak to seven, according to health…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has confirmed that no case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has been detected in the country after seven individuals tested under…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Ministry of Health has confirmed three additional cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), bringing the total number of infections in the…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Teachers in Kenya will no longer be required to make out-of-pocket payments when seeking treatment in public and contracted private hospitals, following a…
KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ministry of Health has officially launched the National Mandatory Newborn Screening Programme for Sickle Cell Disease, a landmark initiative aimed at…
NAIROBI, Kenya — More than 20 Congolese medical practitioners working in Kenya have filed a legal challenge at the High Court in Nairobi, seeking to…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Health authorities in Uganda have confirmed that the death toll from a measles outbreak in the country’s semi-arid northeastern region has risen…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa is grappling with its most severe cholera outbreak in more than two decades, with cases reported this year surging to three…
IGANGA, Uganda — The Ministry of Health has officially launched the third and final phase of its comprehensive Yellow Fever mass vaccination campaign, targeting approximately…