UNHLS- 2nd Dec, 2019 - Earlier this morning, the Lab Director, Dr. Ssewanyana Isaac flagged off newly acquired sample transport vehicles on behalf of the Commissioner NHLDS, Dr. Susan Nabadda, procured by World Bank under the EAPHLN project for the four regions; North, Rwenzori, Ankole and Central. This is to improve on the SURGE for ebola, VHF, surveillance, and general service delivery of samples in the medical transport system especially the laboratory

Kampala – 16^th September, 2019 - The U.S Health and Human Services Secretary, Alex Azar, has led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Central Public Health Laboratories (CPHL) as part of his trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, and Uganda regarding the Ebola outbreak in the eastern DRC.

Kampala- 25^th July 2019 – The Buganda Kingdom officially handed over Sickle Cell test kits procured with proceeds from the Kabaka Birthday Run, 2019, to the Ministry of Health as part of the Kingdom’s efforts to fight Sickle Cell Disease in Uganda.