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10 March 2026, 7:17 pm
Gulu launches massive Mosquito Net distribution as 70% of Children test positive…
By Gift Okello Local leaders in Gulu District have officially launched the distribution of 1,686 bales of government-supplied treated mosquito nets in a major effort to combat a worsening malaria crisis that has seen 70 percent of children testing positive…
25 February 2026, 2:58 pm
Shock across Uganda as USAID Uganda health activity driver arrested in Gulu Hosp…
Source-URN Police in Gulu City have arrested a driver attached to USAID Uganda Health Activity in connection with the theft of a vehicle belonging to Gulu Regional Referral Hospital. The suspect, identified as Paul Apie, was arrested over the weekend…
5 December 2025, 5:00 pm
Gulu residents flock to free medical camp
By Okello Gift Residents in Gulu City are welcoming much-needed healthcare relief as the Safari Uganda Baati Foundation rolls out its first free medical camp. The two-day outreach, which began on 4 December 2025, is offering diagnostics, laboratory tests, and…
10 November 2025, 6:19 pm
UCI Gulu urges women to embrace breast cancer screening
The Head of the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) Gulu branch, Dr. Fadhil Giriga, has expressed concern over the low number of women seeking breast cancer screening services at the facility despite having a functional mammography machine. By Okello Gift Speaking…
10 November 2025, 5:05 pm
NDA closes over 45 illegal drug outlets in Northern Uganda
By Okello Gift The National Drug Authority has shut down more than forty-five illegal pharmacies, drug shops, and stores across northern Uganda in a week-long operation aimed at cracking down on the sale of unauthorised medicines. Speaking to journalists in…
7 November 2025, 7:16 am
Uganda Cancer Institute Gulu records 100% rise in cancer cases
By Gift Okello The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) Gulu branch has recorded a sharp rise in new cancer cases this year, registering 800 patients compared to 428 last year a 100 percent increase. Dr. Fhadil Geriga, head of the UCI…
7 November 2025, 7:06 am
Health workers warn against myths on elephantiasis
By Joyce Adokorach Health workers in the Acholi subregion are calling on the public to stop believing myths surrounding Lymphatic Filariasis, locally known as Two Apim ki Longo, a disease that causes elephantiasis and hydrocele. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday,…
3 September 2025, 12:39 pm
Pabbo residents urged to construct latrines to prevent cholera outbreak
By Okello Gift Communities in Pabbo Sub-county, Amuru District, have been urged to construct latrines in their homes to improve sanitation and curb the spread of diseases such as cholera. Walter Okello Atube, in charge of Pabbo Health Centre III,…
1 September 2025, 5:43 pm
Gulu Cancer Institute welcomes new head Dr. Geriga Fhadil
By Okello Gift The Gulu Cancer Institute has officially welcomed a new head, Dr. Geriga Fhadil, appointed by the Uganda Cancer Institute in Kampala. The handover ceremony took place on Monday, 1 September 2025, at the institute’s premises in Gulu.…
27 August 2025, 3:14 pm
Help Everlyn Apio undergo heart surgery with 2.3 million shillings (USD 645)
All that is required to restore her full health is through a medical procedure worth eleven million eight hundred thousand shillings (11,800,000 shs), approximately 3,300 USD, which she does not have.