Kampala:- Uganda’s health system is at a critical juncture as shifting global aid priorities and increasing fiscal constraints threaten to disrupt essential healthcare services. In response to these mounting pressures, t…
Read moreKampala:- In a country striving to accelerate progress toward Universal Health Coverage, the World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped up efforts to amplify civil society engagement and community voices as central pill…
Read moreKampala—It is Sunday, but Dr Chris Opesen’s day started at 05:30. Chris, an anthropologist at WHO’s country office in Uganda, is part of the rapid response team working on the ground to curb the Ebola outbreak in Uganda.…
Read moreKampala, Uganda:— Health leaders from across Africa have convened in Uganda’s capital for a high-level meeting to strengthen regional preparedness and cross-border collaboration in response to the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebol…
Read moreKampala—The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), together with the Ministry of Health of Uganda and partners, have offici…
Read moreIn May 2026, Uganda formally closed a polio outbreak that had been detected two years earlier, marking a major public health achievement and demonstrating the power of preparedness, coordination, and rapid response.The s…
Read moreKampala—World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has commended Uganda’s response to the ongoing Ebola outbreak while urging continued regional cooperation, sustained investment and s…
Read moreBrazzaville, Kampala, Lomé—The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa, in collaboration with ministries of health, partner hospitals, and with support from Irish Aid, organized a series of regional tr…
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