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1 November 2025, 4:08 pm
Mukono district receives modern ambulances to boost emergency response
By Byamukama Alozious Mukono Municipality has received two modern Type B ambulances to strengthen emergency and post-crash care services. The move follows a government review that identified Mukono as a strategic location along the busy highway to eastern Uganda and one…
31 October 2025, 10:56 am
The scars of Kiteezi: A mental health crisis
Byamukama Alozious When the Kiteezi landfill collapsed in early August 2024, it buried more than homes and lives, it buried the peace of an entire community. Over 30 people died, and thousands were left homeless. Months later, the physical wounds…
28 October 2025, 5:14 pm
Move for her: A dance workout event to raise awareness and funds for breast canc…
By Byamukama Alozious Survivors of breast cancer, under the umbrella body of the Uganda Women’s Cancer Support Organisation (UWOCASO), have organised an awareness event named “Breast Cancer Awareness Dance Workout” scheduled for October 31st at the Hockey Grounds in Lugogo…
23 October 2025, 11:06 pm
Uganda scales up Spina Bifida support
By Byamukama Alozious Uganda will join the world to mark World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day on October 25, the country has renewed its commitment to preventing birth defects through strengthened food fortification and improved care for children born with…
23 October 2025, 11:39 am
Uganda urged to rethink maternal health strategies to save lives
By Byamukama Alozious Despite notable progress in reducing maternal and neonatal deaths, Uganda continues to lose thousands of mothers and newborns to preventable causes, health experts warned during the 5th National Safe Motherhood Conference held in Kampala. Presiding over the…
21 October 2025, 5:09 pm
Ministry of Health celebrates maternal health gains, experts call for action
By Byamukama Alozious Uganda has made significant progress in improving maternal health, with maternal mortality dropping from 336 to 109 deaths per 100,000 live births per year—one of the best records in Africa, according to the Ministry of Health. Officials…
12 October 2025, 3:25 pm
Uganda celebrates world hospice and palliative care day
By Byamukama Alozious Uganda joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, with a focus on promoting palliative care education and awareness. The event, hosted by the Palliative Care Association of Uganda in partnership…
9 October 2025, 1:10 pm
Children with Autism: Different, not less
By Robinah Nanfuka Every child has a unique way of seeing the world, and children with autism remind us that different doesn’t mean less. Their creativity, honesty, and brilliance shine in ways that inspire understanding, patience, and love. Last Sunday,…
1 October 2025, 6:04 pm
Uganda launches campaign against neglected tropical diseases
By Byamukama Alozious During the 16th annual Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Conference, hosted in Uganda for the first time, global health experts, researchers, and policymakers gathered to discuss progress, challenges, and future strategies in combating NTDs. Health experts reported that…
30 September 2025, 3:38 pm
Uganda commits to combating sepsis under the global sepsis agenda 2030
By Byamukama Alozious Uganda’s Ministry of Health has made a national commitment to combat sepsis, a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body’s response to infection causes damage to its own tissues and organs. As part of the Global Sepsis…