Health

Human rights activists have instituted contempt of court proceedings against the Attorney General for proposed Health budget cuts. The activists led by Centre for Health , Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) contend that contrary to...

The distribution of 28 million mosquito nets across Uganda has come to an end with a donor partner suggesting the model employed by authorities should be used as a “best practice” and shared with other...

The Country Representative for WHO in Uganda Dr. Yonad Woldermariam reveals that Uganda might experience delays in receiving the next batch of the COVAX vaccine doses. According to Woldermariam, the next batch was meant to...

Kampala and the surrounding area’s water problems will soon become history as the Government of Uganda through National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) puts final touches on a new water treatment plant in Katosi, Mukono...

The Uganda Police Force has today started the vaccination of 20,000 out of its close to 47,000 personnel against COVID-19. With only 20,000 doses dispatched to the force, the vaccination will start with personnel aged...

City tycoon Sudhir Ruparalia has on Thursday received his first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the fight against Coronavirus. The businessman received the vaccine from UMC Victoria Hospital, the first private hospital to be...

One out of every 49 women in Uganda die of maternal complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. According to UNICEF, Uganda’s mortality rate is about 440 deaths per 100,000 births, implying that about 16 mothers...

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have confirmed a third case of Ebola in the east of the country. The case occurred in North Kivu province, the same area as two earlier cases...

Neighbouring DR Congo on Sunday announced a "resurgence" of Ebola in its troubled east after a woman died of the disease, just three months after authorities declared the end of the country's previous outbreak. "We...

The initiative for social and economic rights (ISER) a rights advocacy group is tasking the government of Uganda to come clear on the COVID19 vaccination strategy. Addressing a news conference at their offices in Kampala,...