Health

Officials from Uganda Cancer Institute led by Dr Orem (Left) Uganda Cancer Institute has rejected appeals by MPs to end charges on patients seeking for services on the private wing, saying the revenue collected from such patients is used for maintenance of equipment since the money provided by Government for

Dr. Andabati Gozanga (R), a Fertility, IVF and Laparoscopy Lead Specialist at Bethany Women and Fertility Hospital, Dr. Andabati Gozanga, a Fertility, IVF and Laparoscopy Lead Specialist at Bethany Women and Fertility Hospital, has rejected the proposal to limit donation of gamete (eggs and sperms) to people only above 18

Uganda spends over US$677,490,337 (Shs2.654Trn) to treat alcohol related diseases in the country annually, Margaret Muhanga, Minister of State for Primary Health Care has revealed. The Minister wants the legal age for alcohol consumption increased from 18 to 21years. “As Ministry of Health, we use an estimate of US$677,490,337 to

Dr Herbert Luswata, the UMA President The Uganda Medical Association (UMA), has started a process of helping medical workers secure jobs abroad. Speaking to our reporter in an interview on Thursday, Dr Herbert Luswata, the UMA President said the decision to send colleagues to the neighboring Rwanda and the United Kingdom comes

Deputy Speaker, Tayebwa has tasked the Minister of Health, Jane Aceng to bring a statement to Parliament next week to address concerns by some MPs about the small size of condoms in Uganda and educate the public on condom us  ahead of the commemoration of World Condom Day slated for 13th

The Secretary to Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi (pictured) has asked Parliament to consider allocating funds meant to offer medical treatment to top Government officials abroad and have it injected into Uganda’s health sector. “There are very few Ugandans who go abroad, maybe we need to think as leaders, going forward, these monies we

Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine. The State House Anti-corruption Unit is investigating allegations of bribery in the deployment of medical interns. Seven medical interns were scheduled for interrogation on Thursday in the continuing investigation into concerns of corruption and bribery within medical internship deployment by the Ministry

Bishop Lawrence Mukasa arrives at the event to officiate at the Diocesan Holy Matrimonial day at Nattyoole in Luwero The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasana-Luwero, the Right Reverend Lawrence Mukasa has expressed concern about the spread of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) which leads to the Acquired Immuno

The Technical Support Supervision program in the Kigezi sub-region is led by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine (Centre) and Director General Health Services, Dr. Henry G. Mwebesa (Right). The Ministry of Health has embarked on a week-long Technical Support Supervision program in the Kigezi sub-region, led by the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine, and