NDA Considers Importing Tick Control Vaccine from China
The National Drug Authority-NDA is considering importing vaccines for controlling ticks in livestock from Cuba and China. Gordon Sematiko, the...
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Women Lawyers Consider Public Interest Litigation On Maternal Mortality
FIDA Uganda, the Association of Women Lawyers is documenting cases of mothers and infants who have died in the various...
Health Ministry Scoops ADB Award On eHealth
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has recognized the Ministry of Health of Uganda for its mTrac initiative describing it as...
Fort portal Medical workers on strike
A patient sleeps on the floor at Fort Portal Referral hospitalF Medical workers at Fort Portal Referral Hospital have again...
Mother to Child HIV prevention program Hit by Shortage of Testing Kits
The shortage of HIV testing kits is affecting the implementation of the Prevention of Mother to Child HIV Transmission PMTCT...
Women MPs Demand Action From Govt Over Maternal Deaths
Women Members of Parliament have vowed to block the passing of supplementary budgets and the National Budget that is soon...
Parliament Sets Up Committee To Investigate Private Health Facilities
Parliament has resolved to set up an adhoc committee to inquire on the status of the operations of private health...
Lawmakers Ask Govt To Support Red Cross, Mulago Hospital
Parliament on Wednesday called on government to fulfill its 2.9 billion shillings Presidential pledge to the Uganda Red Cross. Mulago Hospital...
Medical workers using unqualified relatives to administer treatment
Relatives of medical workers and casual laborers in Luweero district have allegedly taken to administering treatment to patients in health...
Blood Transfusion Service Does Not Meet Standards – Auditor General
On Thursday 27th June, 36 year old Remmy Wamala Nanono drove to Internal Hospital Kampala expecting her 4th child little...
Rubaga Doctor Grilled Over Patient’s Death
A senior consultant gynaecologist at Rubaga Hospital was on Thursday grilled by members of the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners’...
37 Companies Bid To Build Kawempe Hospital
The residents of Kawempe and Makindye today moved a step closer to having a referral hospital in each of the...
Court Blocks PS Lukwago’s Arrest
Dr Asuman Lukwago, the Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary The Constitutional Court last evening evening temporarily stopped the trial of Permanent...
PS Lukwago Petitions Constitutional Court to Block Trial
The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Health Dr Asuman Lukwago has petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking to block proceedings...
Drug Authority Bans Clinics From Selling Drugs
The National Drug Authority-NDA has started enforcing a law stopping Clinics from displaying and selling drugs. NDA is mandated by...
Soroti Mortuary Goes Two Years Without Water Over Debts
Soroti Municipal council mortuary has been operating for the last two years without piped water supply, which is vital for...
42% of Ugandans Have Malaria
42 percent of Ugandans are host to the malaria parasite even though they do not show any signs of sickness....
Female Mps’ Welcome Male Nurses
MPs Mary Nyakikongolo and Judith Akello argue that pregnant women do not mind male nurses MPs have disagreed with President...
Fistula Still Poses A Challenge To Uganda’s Health Facilities
Uganda’s health facilities are struggling with the large backlog of fistula cases coupled with increasing new cases. Dr Amandua Jacinto,...
Referral Hospital Stuck with Garbage
Soroti hospital garbage Soroti regional referral hospital is choking with uncollected heaps of garbage. Our reporter who visited Soroti regional referral hospital...