Trapped In Pain: Thousands of Ugandan Women Wait Years For Obstetric Fistula Surgery
Ministry of Health Officials have called for increased public awareness to prevent obstetric fistula — a debilitating condition resulting from…
Kenya Pledges To Increase World Health Organisation Contributions
Kenya has committed to increasing its contributions to the World Health Organisation (WHO) by 20% over the next four years. …
African Health Ministers Demand Urgent Action On Rising Drug-Resistant Malaria
Health ministers from malaria-endemic African countries are calling for a more coordinated international effort to contain the spread of drug-resistant…
Zimbabwe Denies Blocking Nurses From Leaving Country
Zimbabwe’s Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, has dismissed reports alleging that the Government is deliberately withholding…
Former U.S. President Joe Biden Diagnosed With ‘Aggressive’ Form Of Prostate Cancer
Former U.S. president Joe Biden on Monday expressed his gratitude to Americans for their "love and support" after the former…
Parliament Approves Ugx. 72 Trn Budget With Ugx. 720Bn Earmarked For Private Firms And Foreign Compensation
Government has earmarked over Ugx. 720 billion for various private ventures and debt repayments in the 2025/26 national budget. The…
Uganda’s Prisons At Breaking Point As TB And HIV Infections Surge
Nearly half of Uganda’s prison population has latent tuberculosis (TB), according to the latest Uganda National Prevalence Survey on Tuberculosis,…
Uganda’s Health Minister Jane Aceng Chairs NAM Meeting On Global Epidemic Response At WHO Assembly
Hon Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health chaired a Meeting of Ministers of Health from the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)…
U.S. Donates 48 Digital X-ray Machines, Thermal Scanners And PPE To Boost Uganda’s Fight Against Infectious Diseases
United States government continues to support health security with the donation of 48 digital mobile X-ray machines, thermal scanners and…
American Billionaire Warren Buffett Donates Ksh. 3.8 Bn To Kenya’s Ministry Of Health For 2025/2026 Financial Year
Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, a charitable organization founded by billionaire Warren Buffett, will provide Kenya with a grant of Ksh.3.8…
