KAYUNGA DISTRICT

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YELLOW FEVER MASS VACCINATION COMPAIN

 The Ministry of Health in conjunction with kayunga District has planned a prevention against Yellow fever disease through a mass vaccination campaign. All persons aged 1-60 years should be vaccinated. People who have been vaccinated against Yellow fever should not go for another doze. it is given once in a lifetime. The campaign will take place from 2nd to 8th April 2024 at all health facilities and vaccination posts. Signs and symptoms of yellow fever include: I. Fever. muscle pain, prominent backache, Headacheshivers and loss of appetite. 2. Abdominal pain and vomiting. 3.

Meeting on policy dialogue financing in local government.

A team from the Ministry of local Government held a meeting with the District leadership on policy Dialogue in financing local Governments.

Local government Finance Commission is an agency of Government which was established under the constitution to advise the President on all matters concerning finances of the Local Governments.

The main objective is to identify financial challenges local governments are facing in the whole country.

The key areas include:

Uganda healthy consotium project

Kayunga District stakeholders held a sensitization meeting on public health aproach to key populations programming for creation of an enabling environment.

MARPI Mulago is spear heading intervation for key populations across the country.

MARPI is currently implementing a project titled "Uganda Health Consortium with local CSOs."

The Project is aligned to the National HIV and Aids strategic plan of increasing productivity and inclusiveness of the population so as to end HIV /Aids as an epidemic by 2030.

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