HEALTH

By Tusiime Apollo Authorities in Uganda have hailed the use of the newly approved Dapivirine Vaginal Ring (DPV-VR) as a tool that will significantly change the landscape in the fight...

Ugandas president Yoweri Museveni has signed into law, the Public Health (Amendment) Act 2022 which among other provisions enforces mandatory immunization of children against immunizable diseases. The amended legislation on...

A section of medics under the umbrella body -Uganda Medical Association (UMA) have kicked off a process to censure the association president Dr. Samuel Oledo accusing him of kneeling before...

By Mary Asujo In a bid to have Karamoja region attain better palliative care services, Palliative Care Association of Uganda has launched a drive to enable people living far from...

17th Nov, 2022: – The State Minister for Health – Genjeral Duties Hon. Anifa Kawooya has advised African states to have a national pandemic response fund, if they are to...

Breast Cancer is one of the most common Cancers affecting people in the world today. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a total of 2.3million new cases of Breast...

The Ministry of Health on Friday 4th November 2022 launched the second round of national door to door Polio Vaccination campaign targeting 8.7M children under 5 years. Polio virus invades...

7 family members are among the latest confirmed positive cases for Ebola in Greater Kampala region bringing the total number of cases to 14 in the last 48 hours. According...

Activists from Civil Society groups are demanding that government seriously consider rolling out the National Nutrition Action Plan to curb the growing effects of malnutrition in Uganda which they say...

Opposition MPs have reiterated the call to president Yoweri Museveni to respect the resolution which was made by parliament urging government to cancel a deal signed with Vinci Coffee company...