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Ministry of Health
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…
20 May 2025, 10:16 am
Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom’s Empango marathon launched to support Hoima region…
Byamukama Alozious On May 16, 2025, the Bunyoro Kingdom launched its annual Empango Marathon at the office of the Omuhikirwa (Prime Minister), a highly anticipated event that has been supporting healthcare initiatives for nine years. This year’s marathon aims to…
14 May 2025, 5:10 pm
Uganda receives 48 mobile X-ray machines to combat TB
By Byamukama Alozious The Ministry of Health has received 48 portable digital X-ray systems fitted with computer-aided detection (CAD) software, donated by the US government through PEPFAR and USAID, to enhance tuberculosis (TB) screening across the country. These machines will…
9 May 2025, 4:45 pm
Why Uganda’s national health insurance scheme remains stalled?
By Byamukama Alozious More than five years since it was first introduced, Uganda’s proposed National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) remains stalled, leaving millions of citizens vulnerable to catastrophic health costs and exacerbating inequality in healthcare access. The NHIS Bill was…
27 April 2025, 6:25 pm
Uganda declares end of ebola outbreak, Museveni warns against witch doctors
Kampala, Uganda – April 26, 2025 By Byamukama Alozious President Yoweri Museveni has urged Ugandans to trust healthcare workers and avoid visiting witch doctors when dealing with unfamiliar diseases. In an oral message delivered through the Minister of Health, Dr…
19 March 2025, 2:28 pm
We are tired of treating preventable diseases-Ministry of Health
By Byamukama Alozious The Ministry of Health has launched Sanitation Week, an initiative aimed at promoting sanitation and hygiene practices across Uganda. The launch event took place in Katanga, a densely populated slum in Kampala, and was attended by Minister…
15 March 2025, 8:33 am
A modern laboratory at Lira regional referral hospital commissioned
By Byamukama Alozious A state-of-the-art laboratory has been inaugurated at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, aiming to serve the nine districts of Lango. This development is expected to alleviate the burden of traveling to Mulago National Hospital in Kampala for diagnostic…
7 March 2025, 3:55 pm
Ministry of health flags off malaria vaccine rollout to 105 districts
By Byamukama Alozious Kampala, Uganda – The Ministry of Health has dispatched 2.7 million doses of the malaria vaccine to 105 districts, prioritising areas with high and moderate malaria transmission. This initiative, valued at $9 million, makes Uganda the first…
18 February 2025, 5:58 pm
Ministry of health discharges 8 Ebola survivors
By Byamukama Alozious The Ministry of Health has today announced that eight people who had contracted Ebola are now discharged from hospital after recovering from the virus. The outbreak was first reported on January 30, 2025, after a health worker…