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Ministry of Health
29 August 2025, 5:20 pm
Uganda shifts to self-care as key to healthier communities
Byamukama Alozious Ministry of Health is making a major shift in its health strategy, putting prevention and self-care at the center of service delivery. For years, the health system focused mainly on curative care ensuring hospitals had medicines and treating…
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…
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…