CAPTION: Sheila Aboth, Head of Brand and Client Experience – C-Care Uganda during the appreciation dinner held at Onomo Hotel in Kampala on 30th October, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Digna KeirungiKAMPALA – C-Care Uganda and DFCU Bank are strengthening access to quality healthcare through Blue Care Insurance, a health insurance solution designed to make comprehensive medical […]
CAPTION: Some of the people who participated in the cancer run organized by the Indian Association of Uganda being entertainted recently. (File photo). By Dr. Aleesha AdatiaEvery October, the world is painted pink. The pink ribbon has done a phenomenal job of bringing breast cancer into the public consciousness. In Uganda, we see more women coming […]
CAPTION: Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards Mary Muthoni receives Ebola response supplies worth KSh 83.4 million from India’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Dr Adarsh Swaika, at KEMSA Embakasi, Nairobi, on Monday, October 19, 2026. PHOTO//@MOH_Kenya/X The Government of India has donated Ebola response supplies worth KSh 83.4 million to Kenya to strengthen efforts […]
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 […]