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Speaker Oboth Oboth has ordered a fresh audit of the stalled Lubowa Hospital project and directed that MPs be allowed to inspect the construction site. The directive follows a delegation of MPs led by Leader of the Opposition Joel Ssenyonyi being denied access to the site during an attempted...

GLOBAL LEADERS AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS VOICE SUPPORT FOR THE AU CHAMPION’S MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH AGENDA High-Level Heads of State Side Event UNGA81 | New York | 23 September 2026

The United States will end its health funding programmes in Zimbabwe at the end of September 2026 after Zimbabwe declined to sign a proposed new health agreement. The agreement would have introduced a cost-sharing arrangement between the two governments over time. US Ambassador Pamela Tremont...

The Ministry of Health, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), Jhpiego Uganda and Seed Global Health, has reviewed Uganda’s health workforce situation as the country plans for the next phase of workforce development. The stakeholders...

The Uganda Health Service Commission is finalising plans to recruit and promote hundreds of health workers as government moves to address staffing gaps in public health facilities across the country. Health Service Commission Permanent Secretary and Secretary Ketty Lamaro said recruitment and...

Uganda has established some safety procedures for foreign students from Congo, due to high number of Ebola cases Other East African countries are silent

Kuna kozi ya Higher Diploma in Mental Health Nursing iliyoanzishwa mwaka 2025, lakini hadi sasa haijafahamika wazi kama iko chini ya usimamizi wa NACTE au Wizara husika. Tumejaribu kupata ufafanuzi kutoka kwa wahadhiri wa kozi hiyo, lakini nao hawajatoa majibu ya uhakika kuhusu hatma na...

Kwanza, napenda kuwapongeza Tanzania Health Summit kwa kuanzisha na kuendesha tuzo zinazowatambua na kuwapa motisha wafanyakazi wa afya nchini Tanzania. Hili ni jambo zuri na muhimu, hasa katika mazingira ambayo mchango wa wataalamu wa afya mara nyingi haupati utambuzi unaostahili. Pia, sina...

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has raised fresh concern over the reported deterioration in the health of its founding president, Dr Kizza Besigye, who has been in detention for more than two years. The party is calling for Besigye’s immediate and unconditional release on medical and...

Mwanza, Buzuruga Health Center (Buzuruga Hospital) hali mbaya sana, hakuna dawa wala huduma si nzuri, wagonjwa wanaelekezwa kununua dawa nje ya hospitali kuna duka husika, taasisi haina hata plasta. Upande wa wanawake wajawazito wanakutana na changamoto ya vifaa, havipo vya kutosha, wananunua...

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Walk into almost any home today, and you are bound to see a familiar kitchen staple resting on the counter: the plastic chopping board. Lightweight, inexpensive, dishwasher-safe, and sold in vibrant colors to keep cross-contamination at bay, plastic boards have quietly taken over modern...

The Ministry of Health has urged Ugandans to embrace waste sorting at the household and workplace level to reduce the amount of garbage sent to disposal sites ahead of the National Cleaning Day, held on the last Saturday of every month. During a waste sorting demonstration at Kulambiro Market...

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Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi has told Parliament that government has deployed eligible medical interns to accredited hospitals but accused unnamed “external forces” of encouraging them not to report for duty. Baryomunsi said interns were expected to report to their assigned facilities...

Health experts are urging Zimbabweans not to panic as flu-like illnesses continue to spread across the country, saying the symptoms could be caused by COVID-19, seasonal influenza or another respiratory virus. The advice comes as many people report coughs, fevers, sore throats and other...

Today, citizens across the country came together under a national directive to clean their communities. Yet despite this unprecedented show of civic responsibility, heaps of rubbish remain scattered across Kampala’s streets, uncollected by garbage trucks. From busy avenues to residential...

Concern is mounting over the health of veteran politician and retired military officer Gen. (Rtd) Moses Ali, who remains admitted to Nakasero Hospital after being hospitalised earlier this week. The government has, however, confirmed that the veteran statesman remains under medical care...

The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded Bulambuli District Engineer Eng. Walimbwa Paul and District Health Officer Dr. Mulongo Muhamed Richard on charges of abuse of office, causing financial loss and neglect of duty. The two officials were arraigned by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit...

Health Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi has ordered a full investigation into Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital after a surprise midnight inspection exposed severe staff shortages, overcrowded wards and a lack of essential medicines. During the visit, the minister found that the hospital's wards...