Uganda News

Dr Olive Sentumbwe Mugisa is a wife and mother of four. A Doctor of Medicine with a master's degree in obstetrics and gynecology, Olive is an exceptional Ugandan woman who has worked hard to achieve her career goals.

Over two hundred Scientists and Research and Development (R&D) focal points gathered in Uganda to tackle the pressing need to enhance research readiness for potential filovirus outbreaks across Africa. The workshop, which took place from 20th to 22nd February in Kampala, was jointly hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health Uganda.

Kampala, February 21, 2024 – Health Development Partners (HDPs) in Uganda have pledged to improve the harmonization and coordination of their efforts to effectively support the national health development plan and budget in 2024. This commitment was made at their recent HDP annual retreat held at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Uganda, which is the secretariat of the HDP Forum.

David Komaketch is a 37-year-old man who lives in Mbale, Uganda. A father of three, David was constantly exposed to tobacco smoke, which has put him at risk of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. In 2016, he suffered respiratory distress, a frequent problem among second-hand smokers.

Op-ed - The growing need for public health care, due to health emergencies and humanitarian crises, has created the need to rethink the healthcare system.

Uganda has one of the best emergency preparedness and response systems in Africa. This is the finding of the second Joint External Evaluation (JEE) exercise that assessed the country's capacity to detect, prevent, and respond rapidly to public health emergencies in accordance with the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005).

Entebbe, 24th – 27th October 2023 - The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) in collaboration with the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has completed a four-day Africa regional preparatory meeting for the 10th session of the Conference of Parties (COP 10) to the WHO FCTC and the 3rd meeting of the parties to the protocol to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products (MOP3).

Malinga Elizabeth, a mother of 2, has been one of the key players in Uganda's drive to improve the health of its population. For 37 years, she worked alongside the WHO Country Office as Personal Assistant to the WHO Representative and Human Resources Assistant.

"I joined WHO when I was only 26. Full of curiosity, I never knew I was going to spend most of my professional life there. Says Elizabeth Malinga, "Today, as I retire, I am happy to know that I have contributed to the improvement of the health system in Uganda.

The World Health Organization in partnership with the Ministry of Health in Uganda, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the German Agency for International Corporation (GIZ), and the East African Community has concluded a week-long scoping mission to tailor the country’s capacity to implement the flagship initiatives on Epidemic Preparedness and Response (ERP).