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1 October 2026, 1:14 pm
Uganda releases preliminary 2025 HIV impact assessment results
By Ronald Ssemagonja The Minister of Health, Dr Chris Baryomunsi, and the United States representative, Mikael Cleverley, have released the preliminary results of the 2025 Uganda Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (UPHIA). The results were released at the Uganda Media Centre…
3 May 2026, 10:22 am
Mayiga urges men to join fight against HIV/AIDS at Bika sports launch
By Ronald Ssemagonja The Katikkiro of the Buganda Kingdom, Charles Peter Mayiga, has called on men to take an active role in the fight against HIV/AIDS to protect the girl child. Mayiga made the remarks yesterday while officiating at the…
11 December 2025, 10:17 am
Uganda and United States sign $2.3 billion health cooperation agreement
By Ronald Ssemagonja The Government of Uganda and the United States have signed a landmark five-year, $2.3 billion bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding aimed at improving health services and strengthening national systems. The agreement, signed yesterday in Kampala under…
13 December 2024, 10:43 am
Experts call for collective action to end HIV by 2030
By Ronald Ssemagonja The Uganda National Principal Investigator, Dr Flavia Matovu, has expressed concern about the fight against stigma among people living with HIV and AIDS in Uganda. Dr Matovu made her remarks during the AIDS Symposium at the Sheraton…
29 September 2024, 1:01 pm
Emerging leaders programme to minimise early sex cases at Makerere University
By Ronald Ssemagonja Over the years since Uganda’s oldest university was established, several cases have been reported to the university leadership seeking solutions to combat the ‘monsters’ affecting students. It is against this backdrop that the Emerging Leaders Programme was…