HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA) indicating that the total number of adults and children of all ages living with HIV in Uganda is estimated to be approximately 1.3 million. The 2016 UPHIA indicated a fall in HIV nationa…
Read moreUganda, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO), is hosting a five-day Joint External Evaluation (JEE) meeting to review and validate the progress made by the country in building the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) core capacities and their implementation.
Read moreThe President of Uganda H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni launched “The Presidential Fast-track Initiative on ending HIV&AIDS in Uganda by 2030.” This is the first such initiative in Africa and the entire world. Anchored…
Read moreIn Uganda, about 1 percent of the total cost of tobacco-related illnesses are attributed to tobacco use and the direct cost of treating tobacco attributable illnesses is estimated to be 108.05 billion Uganda shillings (U…
Read moreUganda commemorated the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week with a call to Ugandan drivers to reduce speed on roads, respect road rules and signage as well as to be considerate to other road users. Speed excites but kil…
Read moreUganda is hosting a five-day Outbreak Response Simulation Exercise Management Training with support from the World Health Organization (WHO). The course, designed for staff of the Ministries of Health and WHO country off…
Read more The Minister of State for Health in Charge of General Duties, Hon. Sarah Opendi, has urged leaders to educate communities on the proper use of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) in order to intensify the fi…
Read moreEntebbe, Uganda - The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) convened a high-level tow-day meeting on tobacco taxation to enable countries including Ethiopia Gambia Kenya, Mozambique, …
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