Ntoroko District, Uganda – When a family crossed into Ntoroko District from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after caring for and burying a relative affected by Ebola, there was little time to lose. In a border…
Read moreSembabule – Whenever fever strikes nine-year-old Joshua Ekimwere in his rural Ogaramio village, getting help has not always been easy. For his grandmother, Akurut Dinah Loy, a suspected malaria infection often meant diff…
Read moreKampala—Daniel Dramile, a psychiatric nurse at Oli Health Centre in Arua City, Uganda, was part of a small team who staffed the facility’s Ebola isolation centre during the country’s recent Ebola outbreak in 2026. …
Read moreWakiso – Nine-month-old Sly sat in his mother's arms as health workers prepared the first vaccine of the day. Standing nearby, his 23-month-old sister, Ivy, waited patiently for her turn.Moments later, the two siblings b…
Read moreKampala, Uganda - In 2025, Uganda confirmed 66 separate measles outbreaks across the country, with a cluster of deaths in an underserved region. The outbreaks hit hardest among young children who had never received a sin…
Read moreKampala – Senior United Nations leaders from Uganda and South Sudan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cross-border preparedness and health security, underscoring the importance of coordinated action to pr…
Read moreKampala, Uganda – Every day across Uganda, health workers face life-or-death emergencies: a child struggling to breathe from severe pneumonia, a mother experiencing postpartum haemorrhage, a victim of a road traffic cras…
Read moreKampala - Dr Allan Mugarura had just completed a grueling night shift in the maternity unit at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital when his phone rang late in the evening of 15 May 2026. Uganda had declared an outbreak of…
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