Kampala. The World Health Organization Africa Regional Office (AFRO) has convened a four-day cross-border meeting of health experts and partners from the Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Republic o…
Read moreKampala, Uganda – The World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) has conducted a five-day capacity-building workshop in Uganda from 14-18 October 2024 to empower 40 representatives from govern…
Read moreKampala, 18 October 2024 – Health Authorities in Uganda have committed to invest in Community Health Workers (CHEWs) to advance health systems in the country. This emerged from the three-day discussion at the third Healt…
Read moreKampala. Uganda’s Ministry of Health (MoH), with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) today held a high-level partners’ engagement to share information and advocate for collaboration to contain the ongoing mp…
Read moreUganda is the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa and the fifth largest in the world. Over the decades, Uganda has hosted refugees from countries including South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, So…
Read moreKampala ‒ When two cases identified in Uganda’s western Kasese district in late July 2024 were confirmed to be mpox, the health authorities soon declared an outbreak of the disease and launched measures to curb the sprea…
Read moreUgandan health authorities have issued a strong call to action for healthcare providers to prioritize reducing diagnostic errors in their clinical practice. This appeal came during the national commemoration of World Pat…
Read moreThe Ugandan Ministry of Health has today received mpox sample collection kits worth USD 15,135 (equivalent to UgX 56 million) to support accurate and timely diagnostic testing, which is critical in controlling the …
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