April 17
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 »
March 10
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 »
January 10
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 »
November 15, 2023
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 »
October 25, 2023
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 »
September 13, 2023
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 »
September 06, 2023
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 »
June 14, 2023
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 »
May 17, 2023
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 »
January 14, 2023
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 »
November 30, 2022
Uganda: Ebola! Another Reminder Why We Must Fix Our Public Health System
The current tripartite crisis of food insecurity, climate change, and pandemic outbreaks like Covid-19 and Ebola underscores that Uganda needs a robust and resilient public health… Read more »
October 19, 2022
Uganda: Activists Call for More Access to Palliative Care Services
Civil society organizations under the Palliative Care Association of Uganda (PCAU) want government to increase its support towards palliative care services in the country. This… Read more »
October 05, 2022
Uganda: Lockdowns - 420,000 Ugandans Lost Jobs
An abridged report written by the Makerere University-based think tank, the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC), lays bare the fullest and most detailed insight to date into the… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Uganda: Ugandan Schools Must Continue With E-Learning Post-Covid, Govt Insists
Education institutions must develop post-Covid Open Distance e-Learning (ODeL) strategies because e-learning is the future of education, the National Council for Higher Education… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Uganda: Makerere University Gets $150,000 Emergency Medicine Boost
TotalEnergies EP Uganda has committed $150,000 (Shs 576 million) to boost the capacity of Makerere University in emergency medicine. The deal was part of the three-year memorandum… Read more »
September 01, 2022
Uganda: FAO Trains 40 in Animal Disease Detection
Over 40 Ugandan trainees last week graduated after the completion of training in effective detection, prevention, and response to infectious, zoonotic, and transboundary animal… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Uganda: Lifesaving HIV/Aids Medication Runs Out of Stock, CSOs Warn
Uganda is facing limited supply of HIV/Aids life-saving medication, particularly for third-line patients. The stock-outs and shortages of HIV drugs have increased the risk of… Read more »
June 07, 2022
Uganda: Fashion Brings Glamour to Menstruation Day
The Menstrual She-bang Fashion show is a multi-fashion event that was held on May 28 at Design Hub in Industrial area, Bugolobi. Read more »
June 01, 2022
Uganda: Has Govt Given Up On Compulsory Covid-19 Vaccination of Learners?
For months, the ministry of Health was pushing for the mandatory vaccination of all learners against Covid-19. Of recent, however, it has dragged its feet following a wide range of… Read more »
May 11, 2016
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 »
November 25, 2015
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 »
October 17, 2013
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 »
August 18, 2013
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 »