Ministry of Health Uganda Archives – Page 3 of 3

COVID-19: Parliament Approves UGX 1Trillion Supplementary Budget

by URNFinanceJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020

Parliament has approved a supplementary budget of UGX1.087 trillion to facilitate the COVID-19 response by the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Trade and other government entities. The approval followed a…

Uganda turns back 32 foreign Covid-19 positive truck drivers as new hi-tech 3000-tests-a-day machine goes into action

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020

Government of Uganda on May 18th turned 32 foreign truck drivers who tested positive for Covid-19 back to their respective countries. This followed the testing of 1,743 samples of truck…

Day 29 of 35 Days’ Lockdown: No new Covid-19 cases in over 72 hours

by Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StoryApril 29, 2020April 29, 2020

All the 2,400 samples tested on April 28th, 2020 returned negative for Covid-19, the Ministry of Health has reported. In a late-night 11:47 pm tweet on April 28th, the Ministry…