HARM’S WAY! MPs stopped from visiting Ebola hit districts
By our reporter Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has barred lawmakers from visiting districts that have recorded cases of ebola, saying...
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Uproar in Rukungiri as Investor Establishes a Coffee factory at Health Center III
RUKUNGIRI – A Row has erupted between Residents of Mabanga- Karuhembe and a coffee hurler investor over a coffee machine...
IMPRACTICAL! Parliament wants ban on appointing medics as hospital accountants
By our reporter Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has recommended to the Government to end the practice of appointing medical workers...
BLAME GAME? Probe UPDF on Ebola outbreak, MPs
By our reporter A section of lawmakers have asked the Ministry of Health to stretch their probe into the...
Health Ministry Dispatches Rapid Response Team to Ebola Prone Districts
KAMPALA – On the 20th September 2022, Uganda confirmed an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Mubende district. The confirmed...
Church of Uganda, Act Alliance Distribute Food Relief to Karamoja
By Moses Oketayot As part of efforts to respond to the looming hunger crisis in Karamoja sub-region, Church of...
Ebola Kills 1 as Strange Illness Claims 5 in Mubende
Mubende - One case of Ebola has been detected in Mubende district as viral hemorrhagic fever fears rock Uganda. The...
TOO FRAIL! Secrets why Kabaka was rushed to London
By Pepper Intelligence Unit The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has complied with German doctors directives to undertake...
TOO RISKY! Stop buying second hand Ambulances before approval, govt cautions MPs
By Prisca Wanyenya The Minister of State for Health, Anifa Kawooya has asked lawmakers to stop the purchase of ambulances...
DRIVE SAFELY! Monthly cost of treating road carnage victims shoots to Shs1.5bn at Mulago, report
By Prisca Wanyenya The Ministry of Health has expressed concerns over the increasing cost of treating victims of road crashes,...
HEALTH :Women Cry over Shortage of Contraceptives
South Africa is facing a shortage of birth control stock at public health facilities. A 2022 independent study by the...
PICTORIAL: MOFA, Uganda Missions Abroad Participate in the 11th Edition of The Rotary Cancer Run
Rotarians and well-wishers on Sunday morning participated in the 11th edition of the Rotary Cancer Run to raise funds for...
Makerere & King Ceasor Universities among PCF Inaugural PCF-Pfizer Global Health Equity Challenge Award Winners
The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) recently announced 11 PCF-Pfizer Global Health Equity Challenge Awards. A collaboration between PCF and Pfizer...
Woman dies giving birth, Kitagwenda district top health bosses sued over negligence
Kitagwenda district two health workers have been dragged to Fort portal High court accused of negligence that resulted into the...
Gov’t to Conduct Indoor Residual Spraying as Malaria Ravages West Nile
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has asked the private sector in Uganda to invest in manufacturing of anti-malarial products from within...
CLOUD 9! Mbarara hospital top accountant go Gaga over public service award
Mugisha hails from Kisoro, Rugando, Rwampara district The mood has been celebratory and everyone wishes things can remain like that...
Parliament Approves Shs266 Billion Loan For Heart Institute
17 Aug 2022: Parliament has approved a US$70 million loan for the construction of a state of the art facility...
MPs Demand Improved Health Services in Busoga Sub-Region
Jinja Regional Referral Hospital 16 Aug 2022: Members of Parliament on the Committee of Health have promised to lobby...
Ugandan Government to Vaccinate Children Against Malaria
16 August 2022: The State Minister for Health, Hon. Margaret Muhanga has revealed that government plans vaccinate children against malaria....
Ugandan Journalist Mandela Bags 2021 Covid-19 exceptional coverage award
Mr. Nelson Mandela – first category winner holding his certificate and award KAMPALA – Nelson Mandela, a Ugandan journalist has...