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Emmanuel Businge, the Acting District Health Educator for Kiryandongo, told Uganda Radio Network (URN) in a telephone interview on Monday afternoon that the test results confirmed cholera. He stated that health authorities have launched an investigation to identify the source of contamination.

Currently, over 55,000 residents are infected with the diseases with an overall prevalence rate of 28 percent, according to information obtained from the district health office.

Hillary Onziga, the in-charge of Radiology and Imaging at Arua Regional Referral Hospital says that the CT Scan machine has not been working for the past three weeks after it developed software malfunction, but they lack the expertise to repair it.

Dominic Lomurecu, the acting Obongi District Health Officer told Uganda Radio Network-URN that they have been investigating 16 suspected cases who presented with signs and symptoms of the disease since last month.

According to a statement issued by Aceng, the ministry will not rescind its decision to withdraw government support to Kilembe Mines Hospital.

Siraje Masai, the District Health Officer, says, says that they struggle to ensure timely referral of cases to Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.

The Ministry of Health is under pressure to clear the return of 300 domestic workers currently stuck in Saudi Arabia .

“Dear friends, malicious individuals are at it again. They have created a fake Instagram account under my name. I want to inform you all that I DO NOT have an Instagram account and please don’t respond to any Information coming from that profile. It is a scam account,” Aceng posted on her social media.

The Intergovernmental Authority for Developement (IGAD) on monday donated a token of solidarity worth 2.6 billion shillings to all the seven of its members states to fight COVID-19. Each country including Uganda got 376 million shillings.

During plenary on Thursday morning, Kadaga told MPs that last Friday, the President invited the top leaders of the arms of Government and during the meeting, they advised the President to declare a state of emergency. However, Kadaga said that it was objected by a cabinet Minister who convinced the President against declaring a state of emergency.

Dr Patrick Asibo, who is supervising the campaign in Kitgum district told URN this morning that his team surpassed the health Ministry’s target and vaccinated a total of 104,069 children [109.9 percent] in the five days’ exercise.