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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero

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Wife.Mother. Grandmother. Paediatrician. Minister for Health- Uganda, Woman MP, Lira City. Retweets are not endorsements. Views expressed are my own.

Kampala, Uganda
Joined December 2015
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@JaneRuth_Aceng
Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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My Prayer for Lira City. “I enthrone you as God over this city and dedicate it to you. Today, I say, a city whose God is the Lord is blessed”
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@MinofHealthUG
Ministry of Health- Uganda
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The mosquito is the problem, and it is the one that we have to fight. #MOHatWork
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@CelsiusOfficial
CELSIUS Energy Drink
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Snowed in. Spritzed out.
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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Uganda journey in increasing access to routine immunization services. Vaccines are safe and effective! They protect our children from many complications including paralysis, liver/ cervical cancer and death.
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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Successfully nominated for Woman MP, Lira City. Thank you my wonderful people for showing up in large numbers. Looking forward to a successful time ahead.
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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. Integrate SCD treatment within the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Department and · Institutionalising SCD services within the national health system. We appreciate all our partners who have made strengthened the fight against Sickle Cell Disease in Uganda.
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@SHEIN_Official
SHEIN
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Fashion has no age limit, and neither should style. At SHEIN, we celebrate inclusivity by designing collections that empower and inspire women at every stage of life. Because confidence is timeless, and every woman deserves to feel seen, styled, and unstoppable.
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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Uganda has made significant strides in the fight against Sickle Cell Disease: · We are the first country in Africa to conduct a nationwide Sickle Cell Disease surveillance · Implement targeted screening in high-prevalence regions
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@JaneRuth_Aceng
Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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I was glad to receive a donation of 20,000 newborn sickle cell test kits and 2,000 doses of hydroxyurea from the Bristol Myers Children’s hospital in Texas USA to support testing and supportive treatment of patients.
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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During the same event, I also commissioned a wellness center clinic and laboratory that will screen and manage Sickle Cell Disease and other Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
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@JaneRuth_Aceng
Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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Yesterday, I launched the National Sickle Cell Prevention and Management Scale up program in Lira City at Lira Regional Referral Hospital. This will strengthen screening, management and community mobilization countrywide.
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@AbrahamWatkins
Abraham Watkins
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Abraham Watkins Law Firm is incredibly honored to have represented a remarkable family who suffered unimaginable tragedy — the loss of a loved one and life-altering injuries. This $60 million mid-trial settlement brings justice and closure to a family that placed their trust in
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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Happy 63rd Independence Day to our dear motherland. ❤️
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@Thomas_Tayebwa
Thomas Tayebwa
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I represented H.E. @KagutaMuseveni at the @qcil_uganda2 20th anniversary celebrations today morning at the company headquarters in Luzira. In the speech I delivered on behalf of the President, he noted that the 20th anniversary is a moment of national pride. Breaking ground for
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@KagutaMuseveni
Yoweri K Museveni
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I was happy to launch the NRM party manifesto for the 2026–2031 term alongside Maama Janet. The NRM's commitment to Uganda’s liberation, especially during the critical period from 1965 to 1986, exemplifies the courage of its leaders who risked everything to free our nation from
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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I called upon participants to fully participate in #NNN2025 to ensure we are all on track to eliminate NTDs. It is possible.
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Ohad Elhelo
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A great story from @carlfranzen on our one-week $20m at $750m raise
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@JaneRuth_Aceng
Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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Some of our interventions include strengthened NTD supply chain systems, digitalizing our health records to the lowest level of health care and expansion and professionalizing the community health system through introduction of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs).
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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The country is also on track to eliminate Trachoma, River blindness, Lymphatic Filariasis and Visceral leishmaniasis by 2030 as a public health problem
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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I was honored to deliver a keynote address at the #NNN2025, this morning in Munyonyo Kampala. Uganda is firm in the fight against NTDs. We eliminated Guinea Worm in 2009, and 13 years later, HAT Gambinese was a disease of the past.
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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Yesterday, I joined other panelists to speak at the 2025 Foreign Policy Health Forum on the Power of Partnership in deploying NCD care models in resource limited settings. I shared #Uganda’s journey in utilizing the Community Health Extension Workers to fight NCDs.
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@adoniaayebare
Adonia Ayebare
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At the Opening of the 80th UN General Assembly with @jessica_alupo @JaneRuth_Aceng @GenJejeOdongo @okelloryem @JustineLumumba. @antonioguterres will open. Uganda will deliver the national statement on September 25.
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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Honored to join Former President of 🇺🇸 , @BillClinton and other delegates at #CGI2025 today for the announcement of a landmark price agreement for lenacapavir: a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection that will be available in low and middle income countries for US$40 per year
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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On the sidelines of #UNGA80, my team and I held a meeting with the Executive Director, Global Vaccines, MSD, Dr. Joan Benson. We had critical and intense discussions on HPV and Ebola vaccination. Vaccines are one of the key medical counter measures that protect our people.
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Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero
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This morning, my team and I had a productive meeting with Abbott at the Uganda House in New York. Abbott is our strong partner in strengthening laboratory services. The meeting centered on exploring ways to strengthen the existing partnership.
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