By Isaac Senabulya on November 7, 2016
25 districts including Zombo, and several government health facilities have been prepared to offer services including screening, but only 23 have been received under this phased manner., Dr Ruth Achenge, government earmarked 23 billion to fight hepatitis B in areas with prevalence beyond 23% and currently so far 14 districts have finished all the three required doses, Gulu and Nebbi have started receiving the first dose, In the year 2013-2014, Minister of Health, Ministry of health has started the second phase of Hepatitis B immunization in the 25 remaining districts out of the 39 district with high prevalence, moyo, said that the most affected districts are in the North and Western Uganda, supply of drugs and other relevant services, Under the National Hepatist B program 220 billion were gazetted for this purpose, vaccination, while in South and Central is still at minimum 6%., with prevalence as high as 23%
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Ministry of health has started the second phase of Hepatitis B immunization in the 25 remaining districts out of the 39 district with high prevalence. In the year 2013-2014, government earmarked 23 billion to fight hepatitis B in areas with prevalence beyond 23% and currently so far 14 districts have finished all the three required doses. […]
By Isaac Senabulya on July 22, 2016
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Maracha County Member of Parliament, Denis Lee Oguzu, has asked government to come to the rescue of the people of Maracha districtfrom hepatitis B as soon as possible. Speaking to journalists at parliament today, Oguzu said the disease is widely spread in the district and that many persons are suffering from it yet testing kits […]
By Isaac Senabulya on June 23, 2016
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Drivers under their umbrella organization Uganda transport alliance are calling upon the East Africa legislative assembly to create more yellow fever vaccination centers to ease their work while they are travelling in the east African region. The drivers say they face difficulties because there is only one vaccination center at KCCA. They are also complaining of the charges […]
By Gerald Businge on December 7, 2011
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The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has called for a mandatory tasting for cancer in Uganda as way of combating the disease in the country. Speaking at the inauguration of health week in the parliamentary commission Kadaga said that the proposal for mandatory tasting was made last year but government is yet to take action. […]
