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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…
26 September 2025, 4:51 pm
Ministry of Water and Environment conducts staff health drive
By Byamukama Alozious The Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE) held a two-day health camp aimed at promoting staff wellness and productivity. The event, held on 24–25 September 2025 at the Ministry offices in Luzira, Kampala, was organised under the…
25 September 2025, 6:59 pm
AHF-Uganda Cares and KCCA launch pre-festival health camps in Kampala
By Byamukama Alozious Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), through its Directorate of Public Health, has organised pre-festival medical camps ahead of the upcoming Kampala City Festival. The festival, scheduled for 5 October 2025 at Kololo Independence Grounds, will focus on…
19 September 2025, 1:55 pm
Ministry of Health launches self-care app to boost wellness
By Byamukama Alozious The Ministry of Health has launched a digital self-care mobile application aimed at advancing self-care practices to promote health and well-being in Uganda. This initiative is a significant step towards achieving universal health coverage. The app, which…
17 September 2025, 4:02 pm
15-Year-Old Nabbumba Joan who lives with epilepsy seeks support
By Robbina Nanfuka & Byamukama Alozious Nabbumba Joan, a 15-year-old girl from Luwero district, Uganda, has been battling epilepsy without adequate support. Denied by her mother at the tender age of 2, Joan has been living with her grandmother, Nassimbwa…
2 September 2025, 5:30 pm
Doctors protest ruling granting pharmacists equal hospital leadership roles
By Byamukama Alozious The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has opposed a recent ruling by the Equal Opportunities Commission Tribunal that granted pharmacists the right to hold leadership positions traditionally reserved for doctors, such as hospital directors. The case arose when…
29 August 2025, 6:44 pm
Pentecostal leaders join Uganda’s HIV response to reach millions of believers
By Byamukama Alozious Pentecostal faith leaders from across Central Uganda have joined forces with health experts in a new drive to strengthen the country’s fight against HIV. The engagement, held at Exceller Chapel in Kanyanya, Kampala, brought together Pentecostal church…
29 August 2025, 5:58 pm
MOH embraces integration strategy to fight HIV/AIDS stigma in hospitals
By Mosh Ddamba The Ministry of Health (MOH), in partnership with Uganda Cares and Community Power Voices (CPV), held a community dialogue at TLC Kamwokya aimed at combating stigma against HIV/AIDS and TB-affected persons through an integration strategy. The event…
29 August 2025, 5:20 pm
Uganda embraces self-care as key to healthier communities
By Byamukama Alozious The Ministry of Health is making a major shift in its health strategy, placing prevention and self-care at the centre of service delivery. For years, the health system focused mainly on curative care, ensuring hospitals were stocked…