4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (563+ words) The government will procure 50 Type B ambulances and two specialised Type C ambulances worth Shs20 billion this financial year as part of efforts to strengthen emergency medical services. Dr Charles Akiya Oyoo, Commissioner for Non-Communicable Diseases at the Ministry of Health,…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (666+ words) A power supply crisis at Nakaseke General Hospital is threatening to undermine gains made after the facility’s laboratory was refurbished and upgraded to serve as a regional testing hub, hospital officials have warned. The laboratory was refurbished by Baylor Foundation…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (536+ words) In the beautiful yet challenged Kigezi region, a silent crisis of disease and perinatal deaths continues to weigh heavily on families. Health workers and community leaders are now calling for a major shift in how healthcare is delivered, urging a…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (750+ words) Sickle cell patients at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital have gone about four months without hydroxyurea, a key medication used to manage the disease, forcing some patients to buy the drug themselves or go without treatment. Hydroxyurea helps reduce painful crises…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (442+ words) The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has called on the government to declare the worsening hunger situation in Karamoja a national emergency, citing rising food insecurity and malnutrition across the region. The call comes as the latest Integrated…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (762+ words) A massive expansion in clinical trial capacity and long-term research infrastructure has propelled Uganda into Africa’s top recipients of major medical research grants from leading partners like the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr Steven Reynolds, the Scientific Director…...

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1+ week, 2+ day ago   (785+ words) Uganda is finalising a new 10-year health financing strategy aimed at increasing domestic funding for healthcare and reducing the sector’s reliance on foreign assistance, Ministry of Health officials said Thursday. The Uganda Health Financing Strategy (UHFS), which will run from…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1584+ words) By Tonny Abet & SYLVIA NAMAGEMBE The crackdown on mechanically defective vehicles saves lives in more ways than one: beyond preventing accidents, it also clears the air of toxic fumes that quietly wreck our health, experts have warned. This publication’s analysis…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (570+ words) By Israel Alex Ahumuza Health experts, district officials and Ministry of Health representatives have raised concerns over drug theft, inadequate staffing and other challenges affecting healthcare delivery in the Kigezi sub-region. The concerns were raised during the two-day Fourth Kigezi…...