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President Yoweri Museveni has called for inter–sectorial approach to manage disease outbreaks

President Yoweri Museveni has called for inter–sectorial approach to manage disease outbreaks

The President, who was today speaking at the opening of the 4th Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) High Level Ministerial Meeting at Speke Resort Munyonyo Hotel in Kampala, stressed that the need for cooperation because Africa, where most of the disease outbreak occurs, has insufficient public health assets. Health Ministers from 41 countries are attending […]

Ministry of health and Tourism team up over Ebola and Marburg

The ministry of health in Uganda is to partner with that of tourism to ensure that all bats in western region are killed. This follows reports from ecologists that the bats are carriers of Ebola and Marburg. According to the permanent secretary ministry of health Dr. Asuman Lukwago all bats in caves and forests will […]