EBOLA LANDS IN KENYA! One Death Confirmed, 50+ Under Monitoring
Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease after a Kenyan citizen who had been living...
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HIV CRISIS! 1.5m Ugandans Living With Virus as 1 in 7 Don’t Know Their Status
By Evans Najuna KAMPALA — Uganda’s HIV prevalence has remained at 5.9% among adults aged 15 years and above, with...
HEALTH WORKER EXODUS! WHO Clears Uganda to Export Nurses, Midwives as Brain Drain Fears Mount
The World Health Organization’s decision to remove Uganda from its list of countries facing severe health worker shortages has attracted...
BABY DEATH CRISIS! MoH, UNICEF Probe Mystery Deaths After 48% of Baby Deaths Go Unexplained
Researchers are investigating unexplained deaths of babies who are stillborn or die shortly after birth. The investigation follows a government...
HIV TIME BOMB! Four Ugandans Catch Virus Every Hour, 54 Die Daily
Four people acquire HIV every hour in Uganda, according to data presented by the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC). Brian Masimbi, a...
ROAD CARNAGE! Centenary Bank Steps Up Road Safety, Emergency Care Drive at 2026 Kaliisoliiso Dinner
Kampala, 16th September, 2026: Centenary Bank, Uganda’s leading microfinance commercial bank, has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting initiatives that improve...
MEASLES OUTBREAK! Gov’t Targets Children Aged 9 Months–5 Years in Five-Day Free Vaccination Drive
By Evans Najuna The Government has launched a fresh offensive against measles and rubella, targeting millions of children in a...
HEALTH JACKPOT? Uganda, US Sign Shs6.42Trillion Health Deal
KAMPALA – Uganda has secured a massive $1.7 billion (about Shs6.42 trillion) health financing package from the United States to...
CANCER FIGHT! Centenary Bank Pumps Billions Into Cause As Thousands Hit Streets
Thousands of Ugandans came together across the country on Sunday for the 2026 Rotary Cancer Run, turning out in large...
PARLIAMENT ANSWERS CANCER CALL! Speaker Oboth Delivers Sh3bn As Sunday’s Rotary Cancer Run Gains Momentum
KAMPALA — Parliament has injected Shs3 billion into the fight against cancer, with Speaker Jacob Marksons Oboth leading the institution...
DENTAL CARE IN QUACKS’ HANDS! 1,330 Practitioners, Only Half Licensed as Oral Disease Crisis Deepens with Medical and Dental Council Rocked By Systemic Failures, Poor Oversight & Procurement Mess
Uganda’s struggle to provide safe and accessible dental care is being compounded by a shortage of licensed practitioners, with the...
CANCER WAR! Centenary Bank Sounds Early-Screening Alarm as Rotary Cancer Run Gains Steam
Centenary Bank has called for greater awareness, early cancer screening and stronger community action as the Rotary Cancer Run campaign...
MADE IN UGANDA, SAVING LIVES! Equity Bank’s $50M Boost Powers Microhaem’s Vision to Replace Imported Diagnostics
On the morning of 7 August 2026, Equity Bank Uganda’s Board Committee, led by Board Chair Henry Rugamba and accompanied...
MAK’S TB PROJECT IN THE SPOTLIGHT! Prof. Joloba’s Biomedical Research Centre Put On The Spot As Probe Reveals Idle Billions, Procurement Gaps & Financial Reporting Delays Under Sh12bn STool4TB Project
A tuberculosis research project worth millions of euros that was meant to strengthen the diagnosis of TB among children and...
Probe Unearth Rot Under Kala-Azar (PKDL) Vaccine Project at Makerere Funded by European Vaccine Initiative
A major international research project at Makerere University aimed at developing a vaccine to prevent the deadly visceral leishmaniasis and...
AFRICA CDC TO U.S.: Lift Uganda Ebola Travel Restrictions!
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called on the United States to lift travel restrictions...
HEALTH PROJECT MESS! Report Unmasks Tax Blunder, Idle Equipment & Millions Lost in KCCA’s CDC Project
A health project funded by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come under heavy scrutiny...
OPERATION CLEAN WARD! State House Nets 7 Mbarara Hospital Staff in Sh500m Loot , MRI & CT Scan Extortion Probe
Seven staff members of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital have been arrested over the alleged mismanagement and diversion of public funds...
PROBE EXPOSES CASH TRAIL AT MAKERERE H3AFRICA BIOREPOSITORY! Millions in Fuel, Payments Lack Accountability as Project Management Comes Under Fire
The Integrated Biorepository of the H3Africa Uganda Project at Makerere University College of Health Sciences, one of Africa's leading research...
WHO’S SLEEPING ON THE JOB? Procurement Breaches, Budget Chaos Rock Dr Bruce Kirenga’s Makerere Lung Institute
The Makerere Lung Institute (MLI), one of Uganda's flagship health research institutions that rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic...