Blood donations increased from 2.2 million in the early 2000s to nearly seven million in 2023.
Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites no longer respond to medicines.
He charged local government chairmen to take full ownership of PHCs in their areas.
Uganda has reported 19 confirmed cases and two deaths.
Mr Iloabanafor said the initiative had already generated interest among students nationwide.
The stakeholders made the call in a survey conducted on the state of general hospitals in the state.
Tom Brown is a complementary food made from roasted grains and legumes such as millet, sorghum, maize, soybeans and groundnuts.
The foundation’s ASAP initiative, launched in 2019, has reached more than 50,000 secondary school students nationwide and trained over 1,500 teachers.
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations awarded $1.9 million to accelerate the development of a vaccine candidate against the Bundibugyo ebolavirus.
He said the fund would strengthen the NCDC’s operational readiness and support critical national public health emergency response activities.
