Health

Thousands of residents in Kiteny Sub County, Kitgum district are struggling to access clean water as dozens of boreholes run dry. There are 21 functional boreholes out of the 31...

Medical Laboratory Professionals working in government health facilities have suspended their three-week-long strike after the Public Service Ministry promised to recognize degree holders while hiring and pay them accordingly.  Sylvia...

The Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda, Michael Atingi-Ego has called for better planning for emergencies so that pandemics can have minimal impact.  Atingi-Ego noted the need for reduction in spending...

The United Arab Emirates-UAE has relaxed restrictions for transit passengers from Uganda. The passengers will no longer have to conduct two COVID-19 tests before departing from Entebbe International Airport.  ...

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the outbreak of Rift Valley fever in Kagadi district.   The case was confirmed following the death of Justus Mugisa 34, a herdsman and a...

Mukono Municipality authorities have asked the Ministry of Health to take over the management of The Rotary Hospital located at Ngandu, Mukono Central Division. The 2 billion Shillings facility was...

After a six-week surge, Africa’s fourth COVID wave, which has been mainly driven by the Omicron variant, is flattening, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.   WHO said that this...

The Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation has invited Gulu University Scientist Dr Alice Veronica Lamwaka to make arrangements for the clinical trials of Covilyce-1, a supportive herbal treatment for...

After passing a safety test in animal trials conducted by scientists at the government’s Natural Chemo-therapeutics Research Institute (NCRI), a diabetes concoction that has received several endorsements and testimonies is...

The Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) has appealed to the government to increase its funding by shouldering at least half of the financial burden and reducing donor dependence.  The Commission's Director...