Tag: Diana Atwine
17 People Dying of Covid19 Everyday – Health Ministry
The Ministry of Health is now banking on personal responsibility to curb the transmission of COVID-19 as the economy fully reopens.
Bars, entertainment centres, public...
Two Arrested for Protesting Against Dr. Diana Atwine’s Re-Appointment
Police are holding two suspects accused of dumping a coffin of a baby at Mulago National Referral Hospital with placards demanding the immediate annulment...
Forbes Names Uganda as One of the Safest Places to Visit...
Another big win for the government and in particular for the efforts by the health ministry after Uganda was named among the top 9...
Gov’t Planning To Re-Open Entebbe Airport
As the country continues to return back to some sort of normalcy, the government has made plans to have airports re-opened but with standard...
Nurse Under Investigation For Recording State Of Isolation Center In Masaka
A nurse and also victim of Covid-19 who on behalf of other patients recorded a video exposing the sorry state of an isolation ward...
COVID-19: Gov’t Starts Setting Up Emergency Beds at Namboole
Government has started work at Namboole Stadium, which was designated to set up 40,000 beds for managing Covid-19 patients in the country.
Earlier, the Ministry...
Gov’t Postpones Plans to Repatriate Ugandans Stranded Abroad
The Government of Uganda has extended the date for repatriation of Ugandans stranded abroad. The Ministry of Health said the new date will be...
Distribution of Face Masks Postponed
The government has postponed the distribution of face masks countrywide according to the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health Dr Diana Atwine.
The distribution...
Ministry to Use Blood of Recovered Covid19 Patients to Treat Those...
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Diana Atwine has revealed that blood from patients who have recovered from Covid-19 is going to...
Ministry of Health Explains Delayed Opening of Mulago Hospital
Dr Diana Atwine, the health ministry’s permanent secretary has explained the delayed opening of the newly refurbished Mulago hospital.
During a press briefing on Tuesday...
