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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
21 August 2025, 4:25 pm
Ministry of Health staff begin on-site self-care health checks
By Byamukama Alozious The Ministry of Health has launched a two-day integrated health camp at its headquarters in Wandegeya under the theme “I Know My Health Status—What About You?” The initiative targets around 300 of the more than 500 health…
13 August 2025, 9:39 pm
Uganda to host cancer and palliative care conference on prevention
By Byamukama Alozious Uganda is set to bring together leading minds in health, research, and policy for the Fifth Uganda Conference on Cancer and Palliative Care, scheduled for 10–12 September at the Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort. Organised by the Ministry of…
9 August 2025, 4:14 pm
Strengthening action on NCDs, food safety, SRHR, and health equity
By Byamukama Alozious The Ministry of Health of Uganda, together with the Centre for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD), has officially launched the 2nd Uganda National Conference on Health, Human Rights and Development (UCHD 2025), scheduled to take place…
12 June 2025, 2:33 pm
The struggles of accessing antenatal care in Uganda’s public hospitals
By Annet Nakato As Uganda’s population reaches nearly 46 million, according to the 2024 Uganda National Population and Housing Census (NPHC) conducted by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), the country faces growing challenges in delivering essential public services particularly…
21 May 2025, 2:59 pm
OBWAVU obuyitiride ,okunywa omwenge n’okukozesa ebiragalalagala bivirideko…
Bya Annet Nakato ALipooti efulumizidwa ministule y’ebyobulamu eraze nti ku buli bannayuganda 3 kuliko omu omutabufu w’omutwe nga obuzibu buvude mukwenyika ennyo mubirowoozo n’okusoberwa. Bweyabadde afulumya Lipooti eno akulira offiisi evunanyizibwa kundwadde z’emitwe mu ministry y’ebyobulamu,Dr Hasfa Lukwata yategeezeza nti…