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Expectant mothers at Bulucheke Health Centre IV in Bududa District are struggling for space, with some forced to share beds while others sleep on the floor as patient numbers surge at the facility. The shortage of beds and space has become a major challenge at the maternity ward following the...

The Ministry of Health has assured the public that Uganda remains free of Ebola and there is no outbreak currently affecting the country. In a statement issued to the public, the ministry urged citizens, travellers and visitors to remain calm while continuing to observe preventive health...

Speaker of Parliament Jacob Marksons Oboth has pledged to work with MPs and residents to secure a Health Centre IV for Iki-Iki Constituency in Budaka District. Oboth described the facility as an outstanding government pledge while speaking at a thanksgiving ceremony hosted by area MP Abudu...

The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has strongly criticized the suspension of Dr. Robert Candia, describing the action as unlawful and politically motivated, and has called for his immediate reinstatement. In a press statement issued on October 16, 2026, UMA expressed concern over what it...

The Minister of State for Health in charge of General Duties, Anifa Bangirana Kawooya, has suspended a health worker after allegedly speaking to her with his hands in his pockets during an inspection on October 15, 2026. A video of the incident shows the minister ordering the worker’s...

Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has a shortage of 353 health workers, with only 405 staff in place against 758 approved positions, raising concerns about staffing levels and service delivery in its health facilities. The authority disclosed the figures to Parliament’s Health Committee...

The Koffi Live in Gulu City Concert, which was scheduled for Friday, 9 October 2026, has been postponed after Uganda’s Ministry of Health restricted the entry of Congolese musician Koffi Olomide and his band in response to an ongoing Ebola-related travel advisory affecting travellers from the...

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...

Nitakuwa naweka vidokezo vihusuvyo afya zetu hapa,

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...