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Ministry Of Health procured a Cancer Machine at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI)

Charles Layoo

Good news to Cancer treatment in Uganda. The Government of Uganda has procured a True Beam Linear Accelerator Cancer Machine which according to the Ministry of Health is being installed at Uganda Cancer Institute. “This machine is the 1st of its kind in Africa,” Said Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health. The machine will start operation in December 2020 and will go a long way in improving cancer treatment in Uganda. It is designed to use high precision to treat tumours and lesions in various part of the body such…

MOH Capacity Building Mobile App for Uganda Launced

Charles Layoo

The Ministry Of Health has today launched the MOH Capacity Building mobile application to build the capacity of Uganda’s health workforce as they work on the frontlines of the country’s COVID-19 response. The app is developed in partnership with Community Health Academy at Last Mile Health and Makerere College of Health Sciences. Acording to the Minister Of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, “The need to train health workers is enormous as the pandemic evolves. Applications like this allow for many health workers to be trained in a short time. This…