Uganda: Parents Hiding Children With Measles as Country Faces New Outbreak

In a worrying development, it has been reported that some parents in are hiding their children with suspected measles in schools to avoid detection by health officials. This comes… Read more »

Uganda: Too Poor to Live - the Cost of Healthcare in Uganda

The cost of healthcare in Uganda remains a major concern for citizens as medical bills continue to skyrocket, making it difficult for low-income families to access healthcare… Read more »

Uganda: Private Sector Players Urged to Join Anti-Malaria Fight

With Malaria still a major public health concern in Uganda the public sector has been urged to join the fight against the disease. Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania Confirms Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease

Tanzania has today confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease. Read more »

Uganda: Eye-Brows Raised As Musenero Struggles to Provide Covid-19 Accountability

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero struggled to provide accountability documents to Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (Central… Read more »

Uganda: Leaders Blame High Number of Malaria Deaths On Health Ministry Failing to Sending Medicine

Butebo leaders have blamed the high number of Malaria related deaths in the district to drug stock out. Read more »

Uganda: 'Blood Doctor' Christine Sekaggya On Breaking Barriers

Uganda's female haematologists are breaking barriers and inspiring a new generation of women in a medical field that's traditionally dominated by men. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda National Meteorological Authority Warns On Water-Borne Disease Threat As Rains Begin

With the seasonal March to May rains set to start in earnest, the Uganda National Meteorological Authority has warned of a potential increase in water-borne diseases like… Read more »

Uganda: Opinion - the Role of Women in the Health Sector in Uganda

Greetings on International Women's Day Read more »

Uganda: Fresh Dairy Revamps 1-Yoghurt-a-Day to Promote Healthier Lifestyle Among Families

Fresh Dairy has revamped the '1-Yoghurt-A-Day' campaign with an aim of encouraging more families in Uganda to consume Yoghurt as an important step towards meeting their daily dairy… Read more »

Uganda: Kabuleta Calls New Public Health Law Anti-People, to Challenge It

The leader of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) Joseph Kabuleta has vowed to challenge the newly signed Public Health Amendment Act, 2022, saying that it is against… Read more »

Uganda: Cancer Institute Starts New Form of Treatment for Cancer, Leukemia Patients

The Uganda Cancer Institute has announced that it has added a new technology of blood and cellular therapy to provide more treatment options for patients, including those without… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda Cares Rallies for More Condom Use As 53,000 New HIV/Aids Cases Are Registered

With World Condom day on the doorstep and Valentine's Day on the 14th of February, love is in the air. Sex talk is a taboo in most communities, but the talk is necessary. Read more »

Uganda: Ministers of Health, Finance Trade Accusations Over Shortage of Drugs in Govt Hospitals

The Minister of Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng and the Minister of State for Finance in charge of General Duties, Henry Musasizi traded accusations in parliament over the shortage of… Read more »

Uganda: Experts Warn Ugandans Against Eating Animal Foods, Taking Sugar

Nutritionists have urged Ugandans to refrain from eating animal foods and embrace healthy eating habits to curb the escalating rise of non-communicable diseases which are mainly… Read more »

Uganda: Residents Plead for Kilembe Mines Hospital

Residents in Kasese District have appealed to Parliament to intervene in the fate of Kilembe Mines Hospital, whose structures were destroyed by the May 2020 floods after River… Read more »

Uganda: Ugandans Urged On Fight Against Teen Pregnancies

The State Minister for youth affairs, Sarah Mateke has urged Ugandans to augment government and stakeholders' efforts aimed at ending teenage pregnancies and child marriages in the… Read more »

Uganda: Woman Sentenced to Seven Years for Injecting Step-Son With HIV Virus

A chief magistrate court in Lira City has sentenced to seven years imprisonment a woman accused of injecting her step son with her blood. Read more »

Uganda: Mayiga Rallies Buganda to Participate in Blood Donation Drives

Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has urged the subjects of Buganda to participate in blood donation drives in order to fight blood scarcity in the country. Read more »

Uganda: Govt to Spend Billions on Hospital After Minister Fails to Get Treatment There

State Minister for Finance in charge of General Duties Henry Musasizi has revealed that Shs 20 billion has been allocated in the budget to rehabilitate Kambuga Hospital. Read more »

Uganda: Uganda To Be Declared Ebola Free

Uganda is waiting to be declared Ebola free on Wednesday, January 11 after going 42 days without reporting a new case. Read more »

Malawi: With 595 Dead, Malawi Suspends Reopening of Schools Due to Cholera Outbreak

The authorities in Malawi have suspended primary and secondary schools opening in two major cities following a cholera outbreak that has so far killed 595 people. Read more »

Uganda: Ssegirinya's Hospital Closed Due to Lack of Funds

Kawempe North Hospital which was founded by the jailed MP Muhammad Ssegirinya in July 2021 has been closed due to lack of funds to run the facility. Read more »

Uganda: Opposition Using Medical Association Members to Fight Me, Museveni, Says Dr. Oledo

Few hours after being reinstated as the Uganda Medical Association (UMA), Dr.Samuel Oledo has accused the opposition of using some members in the association to fight him and… Read more »

Uganda: Court Orders Reinstatement of Dr.Oledo as Uganda Medical Association President

The High Court in Kampala has issued an order directing the reinstatement of Dr.Samuel Oledo as the Uganda Medical Association president with immediate effect. Read more »