Uganda Sets New Course in Fight Against TB and Leprosy with WHO Support
Kampala, 20 June 2025 — In a renewed effort to strengthen the fight against tuberculosis…
Uganda Steps Up Efforts to Eliminate TB and Leprosy by 2030
With approximately 96,000 new tuberculosis (TB) cases reported each year, Uganda remains among the 30…
Uganda Leaders Rally Behind New Malaria Vaccine to Save Lives and Protect Children
05 May 2025 | Kampala, Uganda — Uganda’s leaders have called for stronger community action…
Minister of Health receives and flags off Malaria vaccines to 105 Districts
Ugandan Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng Ocero has today officially flagged off the…
Uganda Moves to Regulate DNA Forensic Evidence Through New Bill
Uganda’s government has introduced a new proposed law — The Forensic Evidence Bill, 2024 —…
Uganda and the Cost of Prejudice
Uganda loses between 2-3% of its Gross Domestic Product due to structural and institutional discrimination,…
National Health Insurance Scheme Could Be Solution to Uganda’s Public Health System
By Jordan Tumwesigye In October 2019, media, both mainstream and social, was awash with reports…
Ministry embarks on countrywide Infrastructure overhaul
Government, through Ministry of health, has embarked on infrastructure advancement, a move that the ministry…
Global vaccine inequity and the paradox of covid-19 pandemic
The recent speech and address by H.E The President of the Republic of Uganda to the…
COVID-19 CONTROL: No Mask, Escape from Quarantine attract 2-month prison sentences
Moving outside home without a mask is criminal and attracts a two-month prison sentence, so…