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23 September 2026, 8:56 pm
Stakeholders call for action on childhood overweight and obesity
By Nakato Annet Parents and schools have been urged to encourage children to eat healthy foods and take part in regular physical activities to prevent overweight, obesity and other health problems. The call was made during a three-day Sports for…
21 September 2026, 10:40 pm
Schools urged to use sports to promote healthy living
By Annet Nakato Sports are being used to encourage children to eat better and live healthier lives, as stakeholders call for stronger school feeding programmes and school gardens to address malnutrition in Uganda. The call was made during a three-day…
16 September 2026, 10:19 am
Strengthen patient safety in NCD care: Health officials urge
Byamukama Alozious Uganda has been urged to strengthen patient safety across the entire healthcare journey as the country prepares to commemorate World Patient Safety Day 2025. The call was made by Dr Charles Olaro, Director General of Health Services at…
10 September 2026, 3:09 pm
Uganda expands point-of-care HIV testing with 100 new mPIMA machines
By Byamukama Alozious Uganda is expanding access to faster HIV diagnosis and viral load testing after receiving the first 100 of 500 additional mPIMA point-of-care molecular testing instruments to be deployed across the country. The machines, donated by Abbott through…
20 August 2026, 5:10 pm
Parliamentary HIV committee worried over rising HIV infections in some regions
By Byamukama Alozious The Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS and Related Matters has raised concern over high HIV prevalence in some parts of Uganda, warning that the trend could hinder the country’s ambition to end AIDS as a public health threat…
15 August 2026, 1:42 pm
Mental Health Among Youth
In this episode of our podcast, Willex Mukisa hosts Patrick Kisitu, a mental health expert, to discuss mental health among young people, including its common causes, effects, treatment and available support. Also in the studio is Babirye Juliet, a female…
14 August 2026, 4:10 pm
Health professionals take first aid to the highways
By Byamukama Alozious Health professionals are taking emergency first-aid training closer to communities along major highways in a new effort to improve survival after road crashes and other emergencies. The initiative targets people who are often among the first to…
11 August 2026, 3:30 pm
Uganda links breastfeeding to NCD prevention as nutrition model targets unhealth…
By Byamukama Alozious Uganda is stepping up efforts to improve infant and maternal nutrition while tackling the growing burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs), with the Ministry of Health urging communities, employers and health facilities to create an environment that…
7 August 2026, 8:47 pm
Health coalition urged to turn evidence into policy action
By Byamukama Alozious Health sector stakeholders have urged a health advocacy coalition to turn evidence gathered from communities and health facilities into practical policy action to address gaps in Uganda’s health system. The call was made on Thursday during the…
6 August 2026, 10:31 am
NCDs responsible for more than one-third of deaths in Uganda
By Byamukama Alozious Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are silently claiming thousands of lives in Uganda, accounting for 35% of all deaths, while every Ugandan has a 22% chance of dying prematurely from one of the five major NCDs, according to the…