Health

Uganda is set to immunize more than 18 million children against measles, polio and rubella in a five-day mass vaccination programme starting on Wednesday. The campaign targets all children under 15 years and will take place from 16-20 October in all districts in Uganda. It follows recent measles and rubella

A rare and unfortunate sequence of events allowed a deadly type of malaria in gorillas to "jump" species and attack humans, according to scientists. Hundreds of thousands of people die from malaria every year and Plasmodium falciparum - the type the researchers studied - accounts for most cases. African great

As part of its contribution to the MenStar Coalition, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) today announced an investment of USD 25 million  (Shs92bn) to the Global Fund to Fight AIDSdedicated to scaling HIV self-testing. Countries, including Uganda will be able to apply for a portion of the funds to

Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have tasked officials from Mbale Regional Referral Hospital to avail clear records showing management of salary disbursement. The Hospital officials led by the Director Dr. Emmanuel Tugaineyo were appearing before PAC-Central Government on Tuesday, 1 October 2019 to respond to audit

In a bid to encourage Ugandan to consume nutritious foods and fruits for a healthy living, Brookside Limited and My Food Network have partnered to provide innovative ways through a promotion dubbed “Every fruit counts”. According to the Manager of Brookside, Vincent Omoth, the social media promotion gives consumers especially food enthusiasts

Uganda has officially launched the HIV self testing kit in a move aimed at helping all Ugandans know their HIV/AIDS status. Launching the kit on Wednesday in Kampala, Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Health said that “the kits will ease your access to your HIV results

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda, through Century and Rwenzori Bottling Companies, has launched a collaboration with Nyonta Relief to provide increased access to safe water for vulnerable households in Ndeeba Parish in Kampala. Supporting the project “Nyonta Tree For Life”, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa will supply 100 ‘Nyonta kits’ to families

US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, joined by other senior U.S. health officials, met with the Republic of Uganda President Yoweri Museveni regarding the multilateral response to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The United States and Uganda have an important, decades-long

Uganda’s Health Ministry has confirmed reports of a strange disease that recently struck Mityana, leaving six babies dead. Sarah Opendi, the State Minister of Health General Duties revealed that the deaths were mainly due to fetal distress resulting from delayed labour. She made the remarks today on the floor of