Health

Dr Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health   The Ministry of Health (MOH) has launched new guidelines for paternity testing. The guidelines require laboratories across the country to among others apply for accreditation to be allowed to collect samples and also have staff that include a

A report by Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has reaffirmed audit findings that Jinja Regional Referral Hospital is operating without a pharmacist and the people currently operating the facility have no basic knowledge on how to operate the pharmacy. Medard Sseggona (Busiro East) who is also Chairperson PAC said, “Audit

Ibrahim Kasirye, the President of the Rotary Club Kampala North handing over the equipment The Rotary Club Kampala North in partnership with Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) and other companies such as Letshego Microfinance Bank, Centenary Bank, Rotary Club Kisugu (Victoria view), Rotary Club Jinja Source of Nile and Rotary Club

The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng. Results of the Uganda Demographic Health Survey (UDHS), conducted every five years, show that the country has not made significant progress in reducing fertility, teenage pregnancy, and child mortality, among other indicators. According to results released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics

Private hospitals are grappling with millions of unpaid debt by patients The Uganda Healthcare Federation (UHF), an umbrella body for private healthcare providers has expressed the need for an efficient strategy that enables clients pay their due medical bills without unnecessary strain with service providers. Speaking to our reporter in

 An image of the cigarette being marketed online in Uganda The Ministry of Health has raised concern over a new cigarette brand on the market which they say risks undoing efforts so far made towards reduction of smoking in the country. Dr Hafisa Lukwata, the Tobacco Control Focal Person in

Participants from Uganda Cancer Institute, Aster Medcity and Magnus Media pose for a group photo.   Aster Medcity, one of South India’s largest quaternary care healthcare centres; Magnus Medi , one of the leading brands in India’s medical tourism industry and the Uganda Cancer Institute, have successfully concluded the first

Left  -Right: The Board Chairman JCRC Prof. Charles Ibingira, the Permanent Secretary - Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine and the Executive Director JCRC, Dr. Cissy Kityo unveiling the new Blood Irradiation Machine.  The Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) has today launched Blood Product Irradiation Service. The Joint Clinical Research