Uganda: Can We Talk More About Menopause? From Silence to Support

Menopause, a natural process marking the end of a woman's reproductive years, occurs when menstruation ceases for twelve consecutive months. Read more »

Uganda: Gold Miners Urged to Dump Mercury Use

More than 31,000 artisanal gold miners in Uganda, with a huge percentage of them women, in collaboration with Planet Gold Uganda and Global Rights Alert, are working towards… Read more »

Uganda: Mental Health Challenges Impeding Economic Growth

The death, allegedly by suicide, by a Ugandan digital marketer last week created some buzz about mental health at least on social media that probably had not been seen before. Read more »

Uganda: Mental Health Spike Triggers Butabika Hospital to Train Psychiatric Nurses

With the increasing demand for mental health services, Uganda's only psychiatric school - Butabika School of Psychiatric Nursing (BSPN) - is on course to start a dedicated degree… Read more »

Uganda: Allow Nursing Students to Sit Final Exams and Pay Later, Says Minister Muyingo

At every release of examination results conducted by the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examinations Board (UNMEB), reports emerge of candidates who missed examinations due to school… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandans Spend Shs 2.2 Trillion On Diabetes Annually

Uganda has found itself at the center of a growing health crisis, one that isn't always immediately evident but carries significant financial implications. Read more »

Uganda: A Plea to Recruit Specialists for Uganda's Ailing Healthcare System

In a stark revelation, the recent report by the Uganda Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has shed light on the severe shortage of medical specialists in public hospitals,… Read more »

Uganda: Covid Teen Pregnancies Pose Lifelong Implications for Ugandan Girls

The years 2020, 2021, and 2022 will go down as some of the harshest in the lives of most young girls in Uganda. Read more »

Uganda: Fewer Children Under Five Years Are Dying - New Survey

The recently released 2022 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) indicates a significant reduction in child and infant mortality rates. Read more »

Uganda: Ugandans Allowed to Cultivate Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes

Uganda's parliament has enacted the landmark Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Control Bill 2023, signaling a pivotal change in the nation's approach to controlled substances. Read more »

Uganda: Health Ministry Official Calls for More Funding to Red Cross

Dr Daniel Kyabayinze, director of Public Health at ministry of Health, has called for more government financial support to Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS). Read more »

Uganda: Make Regular Mental Health Checkups for High-Risk Professionals

Recent tragedies involving trusted professionals turning their weapons on innocent individuals have exposed a critical issue that demands immediate attention: the dire need for… Read more »

Uganda: Red Cross to Set Up Sanitary Pads Factory in Mukono

Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has announced plans to set up a factory making reusable sanitary pads at Namakwa, Mukono district. Read more »

Africa: Stop Use of DDT, Say Activists

Environmentalists and health activists have renewed calls for government to stop the use of DDT to eliminate malaria, saying it is harmful to the environment. Read more »

Uganda: Kala Azar, the Tropical Disease Only Treatable in Amudat

The number of people infected with Visceral Leishmaniasis, commonly known as Kala azar, is going up in Uganda. Read more »

Uganda: 'Abortions Kill 1,500 a Year'

Health workers have called for amendments to the laws on abortion, to save some 1,500 would-be mothers annually. Read more »

Uganda: Jiggers - Busoga's Ignored Crisis

As Sulaiman Kakaire reports in the first dispatch of a two-part series, the problem is bound to escalate as many are living in denial, frustrating any efforts to find a remedy. Read more »