Kampala-Under the aegis of the Global Eliminate Yellow Fever Epidemics (EYE) strategy and with support from Gavi, UNICEF, WHO, and Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the country has successfully completed phase 3a of its natio…
Read moreEntebbe. Uganda and 13 other countries in Eastern Africa have successfully concluded a three-day joint simulation on outbreak preparedness and response. With more than 50 participants, including specialists in case…
Read moreAs Uganda prepares to host thousands of pilgrims for the annual Martyrs day pilgrimage on 3 June 2025, the Ministry of Health, with support from World Health Organization (WHO) and Malteser International, conducted a ful…
Read moreAt a bustling outpatient clinic on the outskirts of Kampala, a nurse reaches for a thermometer—slim, silvery, and fragile. It’s a mercury-containing device, once a staple in healthcare, now recognized as …
Read moreAs Uganda prepares to host thousands of pilgrims for the annual Martyrs day pilgrimage on 3 June 2025, the Ministry of Health, with support from World Health Organization (WHO) and Malteser International, conducted a ful…
Read moreIn Uganda, a country that shoulders the third-highest burden of malaria cases globally, time has become both the enemy and the solution. Every hour a patient goes untreated, the risk of complications and death grows expo…
Read moreAs Uganda faces mounting challenges in financing its health sector amid declining donor support, the government is committed to ensuring that health is prioritized across all sectors. The Government of Uganda convened a …
Read moreWith an estimated 96,000 new cases of Tuberculosis (TB) reported annually, Uganda is among the 30 high-burden countries affected by both TB and TB-HIV co-infection. Approximately 35% of notified TB cases are co-infe…
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