Health

Students of St. Matia Mulumba Primary school with Dr. Chapman and MD Unilever Joanita Menya The World Health Organisation recommends a dentist-population ratio of 1 dentist per 7,500 people, yet in Uganda, the ratio is one dentist per 146,000 people according to the Uganda Dental Association. Such lack of access to professional

The Ministry of Health has revealed that there is a risk of 13.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines getting expired in stores of heath facilities due to the failure by Ugandans to get vaccinated. The revelation was made by Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health while appearing before Parliament's

Many women in Masaka are assisted by traditional birth attendants to deliver By Judith Kizza Traditional birth attendants (TDAs) in Masaka are hampering efforts to end HIV/Aids spread by 2030. The concern was raised by Masaka quality improving officer sister Dympanar Nagawa while representing Dr. Faith Nakiyimba the Masaka district

Samuel Kyomukama, the Head of Enforcement at the National Drug Authority The National Drug Authority -NDA has closed several drug outlets that were found being operated by underage children in the West Nile sub-region. The these were among the one hundred pharmacies that were closed in an operation target such

UCAA and  Rotary Club of Entebbe officials handing over the Orthopeadic equipment to Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital    The Rotary Foundation through the Rotary Club of Entebbe and Rotary District 9214 in conjunction with Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) recently handed over Orthopeadic Equipment to Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital. The function was

The supplementary feeding programme has helped to bring down the cases of malnutrition According to a report by UNICEF, over 30,000 children in West Nile have been screened for malnutrition. In several districts, severe acute malnutrition, wasting and stunting in children are highly prevalent. The 2016 Uganda Demographic Health Survey

NMS has intensified efforts to fight drug theft For many years, the Ugandan government has been grappling with rising cases of theft of medicines in public health facilities. To address this challenge, National Medical Stores (NMS), a government agency which delivers medicines and supplies up to the health facilities’ doorsteps

NMS Board Chairperson Dr. Jotham Musinguzi (left) and GMCEO Moses Kamabare both pose with tins of Replenish, an immune booster specially designed to curb nutrient deficiencies in those affected by Nodding Syndrome. Early 2016, Jenifer Alaroker was transferred to Lapuda primary school located in Paicho Sub County in Gulu district.

Market Women in Uganda (photo credit:  IST) “Market Women” are the ubiquitous vendors who populate local markets throughout Uganda and sub-Saharan Africa. In many ways, they are the lifeblood of most African economies – in Uganda, the “informal sector” accounts for 75% of the total working population – making sure