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26 June 2026, 4:06 pm
Over 80 universities join national campaign to curb sickle cell disease
By Byamukama Alozious More than 80 universities and institutions of higher learning have launched the Inter-University Sickle Cell Disease Screening and Awareness Programme, an initiative aimed at strengthening nationwide awareness, promoting routine screening, and encouraging informed reproductive health decisions among…
26 June 2026, 9:00 am
Reach A Hand Uganda boosts healthcare services in Kasese District
By Francis Muhindo Several health facilities in Kasese District have received medical equipment. Reach A Hand Uganda has donated essential medical equipment worth 500 million shillings to several health facilities in Kasese District, in a major boost to healthcare service…
25 June 2026, 18:42
Community demands improved health services at Ogom Health Centre III, Pader Dist…
By Ekel Bonny Daniel Ogom Health Centre III in Pader District is under severe pressure due to rising patient numbers, critical staff shortages, and wider systemic gaps that health workers and community leaders say are stretching the facility beyond its…
24 June 2026, 11:37 pm
Health leaders work to strengthen immunization in Pader district as officials mo…
By Geoffrey Okwong Health leaders in Pader District have stepped up efforts to strengthen immunization services and close vaccination gaps, as both district and national health officials push to improve coverage and child health outcomes across the district. The development…
23 June 2026, 2:36 pm
Health experts back new HIV prevention shot
By Brian Oloya Health experts have urged the public to embrace the newly introduced long-acting HIV prevention injection, describing it as a major breakthrough that could significantly reduce new HIV infections across the region. Speaking during a Health Journalists Network…
22 June 2026, 12:20 pm
480 new HIV cases rock Gulu in just three months
By. Walter Kidega Gulu City is grappling with a worsening HIV burden, with the number of people living with HIV now standing at a staggering 22,439, as the city’s prevalence rate rises to 9 percent surpassing Uganda’s national average of…
19 June 2026, 12:54 pm
Health ministry rallies action against sickle cell
By Byamukama Alozious Uganda has renewed its commitment to tackling sickle cell disease, one of the country’s most pressing public health challenges, through expanded new-born screening, improved access to treatment, community awareness, and premarital testing. Speaking ahead of the World…
18 June 2026, 10:21 pm
Kitgum district receives final essential drugs consignment for FY 2025/2026
By Otim Moses Kitgum District Local Government on Tuesday, 16 June 2026, received the final consignment of essential medicines for the Financial Year 2025/2026. The drugs were delivered by the National Medical Stores (NMS) and will be distributed immediately to…
17 June 2026, 4:52 pm
Embrace Teamwork and Excellence, Bishop Acur Okodi Urges Lira Hospital Staff
Bishop Acur and Sheihk Balinda
15 June 2026, 9:32 am
Uganda expands rollout of Lenacapavir as new HIV prevention hope emerges
By Byamukama Alozious Uganda is expanding the rollout of Lenacapavir (LEN), a long-acting HIV prevention injection, with health officials and researchers describing it as a major breakthrough in the fight against new HIV infections. The injectable drug, administered once every…