Experts Warn WASH Underfunding In Uganda Costs Ugx 5.9Trn Annually, Fuels School Dropouts Among Girls
Experts have raised an alarm over the persistent underfunding of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services in Uganda’s schools and…
Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital Under Fire Over Shoddy Ugx 1.6B Wall Project And Critical Drug Shortages
Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital is facing intense scrutiny from Members of Parliament following revelations of shoddy construction work on…
Gulu Regional Referral Hospital Under Fire For Prioritising Kitchen Staff While Lacking Surgeons, Dentists
Members of Parliament have expressed outrage over what they described as poor prioritisation in the recruitment of staff at Gulu…
Lira Regional Referral Hospital Unemployed Doctors Willingly Accept ‘Ugx. 1Million’ Pay
Management of Lira Regional Referral Hospital has defended its decision to pay private wing medical doctors a monthly salary of…
Lawmakers Urge Parliament To Lead By Example In Using Public Health Facilities
Lawmakers on Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) proposed that all Members of Parliament should receive treatment at their respective regional…
Mulago National Referral Hospital Under Fire As Parliamentarians Question Delays In Ugx. 11B KOICA-Funded Digitization Project
Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have demanded answers from the management of Mulago National Referral Hospital…
CDF Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba Tours UPDF National Referral Hospital
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, conducted an inspection tour of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) National…
No Space To Exercise: How Urban Road Design Is Fueling Uganda’s Health Crisis
Officials at the Ministry of Health are calling for a change in urban planning, arguing that current road designs do…
Parliament Set To Tackle Long-Awaited Fertility Bill Amid Criticism Over Government Delays
Nearly two years after it was first tabled, Parliament is finally set to consider the long-awaited report on the Human…
UNAIDS Urges Gilead To Drop Price Of New HIV Prevention Shot
United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved long-acting injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention. The new medicine is administered…
