AIDS PREVENTION CRAZE! Men Scramble for New Wonder Drug As Demand Outstrips Supply Across Uganda
The Ministry of Health revealed on Friday that demand for Lenacapavir, an HIV prevention injection launched in April currently surpasses...
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GOD ISN’T DEAF! Museveni Tells Pastors: Keep Your Hands Off Worshippers Amid Ebola Scare
In his first presidential address on the Ebola situation in Uganda, President Y Museveni on Thursday urged pastors to avoid...
ALLOWANCE U-TURN? Gov’t Moves to Revisit Suspended Medical Interns’ Pay
The government has pledged to review the National Education and Training for Health Policy following widespread concerns over a controversial...
EBOLA TRAVEL BAN FURY! Global Health Body WHO Slams Restrictions Against Uganda
World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said travel restrictions imposed on Uganda as a result...
DOCTORS REBEL! Medics Tell Janet to Dump Controversial Health Training Policy
Medical professionals and student leaders have rejected the proposed National Education and Training for Health Policy, arguing that it threatens...
INTERNS’ CASH AXE! Health Ministry Under Fire Over Shocking Plan to Scrap Medical Intern Allowances
Health Minister-designate Dr. Chris Baryomunsi has defended the move to scrap allowances for medical interns and the reclassification of the...
NO SCHOOL CLOSURES! Education Ministry Shoots Down Ebola Scare Rumours
The Ministry of Education and Sports has dismissed claims circulating both online and offline that schools across Uganda have been...
VIRUS ON THE MOVE? East Africa Scrambles to Contain Ebola Threat
The East African Community (EAC) is convening an emergency ministerial meeting over the spread of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus strain...
Hundreds of Mothers, Elderly and Needy Receive Lifeline in Mbarara
Hundreds of vulnerable people, including postpartum mothers, elderly persons, widows, orphans and children, have received a major boost after a...
Uganda Moves Ebola War Front to Eastern DRC With Mobile Treatment Unit
The Ministry of Health is planning to establish a mobile Ebola treatment centre in Ituri Province in the eastern Democratic...
INSIDE UCI MELTDOWN! Sh26bn Debts, Drug Shortfall & Jobs Chaos Expose Management Weaknesses at Uganda’s Cancer Hub
A storm is raging at the Uganda Cancer Institute after a hard-hitting Auditor General’s 2025 report exposed deep cracks in...
Leaked Dossier Flags Debt Mess, Procurement Breaches & Idle Assets at JCRC
A hard-hitting Auditor General’s 2025 report has cast a long shadow over the Joint Clinical Research Centre, exposing financial bottlenecks,...
JOBS BAZAAR! Thousands Cry Foul as ‘Bigwigs Hijack’ Uganda Cancer Institute Recruitment
By Pepper Intelligence Unit A full-blown recruitment storm is shaking the Uganda Cancer Institute, with thousands of job seekers crying...
MALARIA FIGHT STUMBLES! Global Fund Ghosts Back to Haunt MoH As Investigation Reveals Systematic Failures Putting Lives At Risk
Uganda’s war against malaria is showing signs of progress—but beneath the surface, a hard-hitting Auditor General’s 2025 report has exposed...
AI Platform to Predict Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Resistance in Advance Developed
By Brian Musaasizi CHIL AI Lab, an African-led health technology company, has announced a breakthrough in breast cancer care. Their...
HERBAL HEALING CRY! Old People Demand Gov’t Back Traditional Medicine as Modern Drugs “Fail”
By Amos Tayebwa A powerful wave of voices from elderly citizens in Mbarara is demanding urgent government intervention to promote...
WOMB WAR IN MBARARA! Experts Sound Alarm Over Hike in Deaths Among Young Women Due to Unsafe Abortion
By Amos Tayebwa A silent but deadly crisis is unfolding in Mbarara, where medical experts are raising the alarm over...
HEALTH MINISTRY ON THE SPOT! Investigation Exposes Rot in Medical Waste Management; Warns…Ugandans Sitting on a Ticking Toxic Time Bomb
Kampala — A scorching report by the Office of the Auditor General of Uganda has thrown the country’s health sector...
NMS ROT RELOADED! New Report Exposes Drug Delivery Failures, Billions in Expired Medicines & A Brewing Succession War Around Kamabare
A thunderous alarm has been sounded over Uganda’s lifeline for public medicines after the latest report from the Auditor General...
Africa Health Media Trends Report 2026 Warns of ‘Code Red’ for Health Journalism
By Venenscias Kiiza African health journalism is under unprecedented strain at a moment of escalating public health challenges, according to...