CAPTION: National Medical Stores employee at work on October 14th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Our reporter KAMPALA – Bukuya County Member of Parliament, Hon. Dr Michael Bukenya, has been granted leave by Parliament to introduce the Quality Health Care and Patient Safety Bill, 2026, which seeks to streamline mechanisms for the registration of […]
CAPTION: Health CS Aden Duale during a summit on September 28, 2026. /HANDOUT By Nanct AgutuNAIROBI – Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has said Kenya does not have an Ebola outbreak, describing the reported case as an imported incident involving a patient who travelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo.Speaking on NTV’s Fixing the Nation on Wednesday, Duale […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – Public health specialists have called for new strategies to identify Ugandans who are living with HIV but remain unaware of their status, warning that traditional facility-based testing alone may not be enough as the population continues to grow.The call follows the release of preliminary findings of the 2025 Uganda Population-based HIV […]
CAPTION: Mr. Paresh Mehta, the Chairman of the Indian Association of Uganda, left, with fellow members after the run in Kololo on Sunday, September 28th, 2026. (Photo by Stephen Wandera Ouma). By Our reporter KAMPALA – The Indian community has been hailed for its contributions to Uganda’s social and economic development. Despite making up […]
By Our reporterKAMPALA – Officials in the Ministry of Health (MOH) have warned that people who move around with cannulas risk catching infections as such treatment options are only a reserve for patients admitted in hospitals.Dr Charles Olaro, the Director General of Health Services in the ministry says they have previously issued circulars to hospitals […]
By AgencyKINSHASA – DR Congo – More than 7,000 Ebola cases have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s worst outbreak of the deadly disease ever, according to figures released Saturday by Congolese authorities.But the government also suggested that the spread of the disease may already have peaked, despite the virus having been confirmed in a seventh province […]
CAPTION: South Sudan’s Health Minister Luke Thompson Thoan Teny, left, and Uganda’s Health Minister Chris Baryomunsi, right, during the signing ceremony in Juba on September 7th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By AgenciesJUBA – South Sudan and Uganda have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cross-border cooperation in preventing and responding to disease outbreaks and other […]
CAPTION: Dr Kasonde Mwinga, left, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Uganda hand over a truck -mounted mobile laboratory to Dr Dianah Atwine, right, Uganda Ministry of Health, Permanent Secretary on Wednesday, August 26th, 2026. (Courtesy photo). By Our reporterKAMPALA – Uganda has been re-declared Ebola-free by the World Health Organization after completing the required 42-day […]
CAPTION: A local leader wearing protective gear raises awareness about the Ebola outbreak in Goma (AFP or licensors) By Severin MoussavouGOMA – According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the current outbreak of the Ebola virus is spreading more rapidly than any previous outbreak, with a provisional toll of 4,449 confirmed cases and 2,061 deaths.Amid the […]