By Wakibi Iddi Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has cautioned newly trained Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in Mitooma District against treating patients or operating informal clinics, urging them…
By Walimbwa Moses Uganda has begun a five-day measles-rubella vaccination campaign targeting children aged nine to 59 months following repeated outbreaks of the disease in different parts of the country.…
By Diana N. Kintu Kampala, Uganda A deal is only as good as what it changes on the ground, and Uganda’s Finance Minister wanted that point understood before the ink…
By Walimbwa Moses Members of Parliament have called on Government to urgently address staffing shortages in health facilities across the country, warning that newly upgraded and constructed health centres cannot…
By Walimbwa Moses MP Kirumira Calls for Cancer Screening in All Government Health Facilities By Walimbwa MosesLUWEERO — Katikamu South Member of Parliament Hassan Kirumira Lukalidde has called on Government…
By Wakibi Iddi Dr. John Baptist Waniaye Nambohe (Left), the Commissioner for Emergency Medical Services at the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health has urged Ugandans to acquire basic…
By Caroline Nakire The Government of Uganda, in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF, has intensified efforts to address food insecurity in the Karamoja Sub-region by expanding…
By Caroline N The Government, through the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), has delivered the first consignment of emergency relief food to the Karamoja Sub-region following prolonged dry conditions…
By Caroline The Government of Uganda has temporarily closed its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as part of intensified efforts to prevent the spread of Ebola…
By Caroline The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a new partnership agreement aimed at strengthening maternal health systems and helping African countries…
