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UGANDA RED CROSS SOCIETY LAUNCHES HUMANITY NEEDS YOU CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS

In abid to address funding short falls, Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) has launched “Humanity Needs You” campaign aimed to raise funds for future...

MINISTRY OF HEALTH, UPMB COLLABORATES WITH ASTRAZENA

  By Our Writer Ministry of Health in partnership with AstraZeneca and the Uganda Protestant Bureau (UPMB), has unveiled an extension of the Healthy Heart Africa...

MUSEVENI TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS GLOBAL COVID-19 HEALTH AWARD

  By Felix Oketcho President Yoweri Museveni is expected to receive his award in July during the first-ever international post-COVID-19 conference, Ambassador Abbey Walusimbi, the Senior...

WE WANT ACCREDITATION TO START ORGAN TRANSPLANT, RUBAGA HOSPITAL

  Ministry of Health officials have been urged to expedite the process of granting Rubaga Hospital license to operate organ transplant. Dr. Julius Luyimbaazi, the Executive...

NARO BREAKS THROUGH IN ANTI TICK VACCINE DEVELOPMENT

    Ticks infest cattle negatively impacting health, productivity and development of the dairy and beef industry resulting into huge economic losses, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.   Annually,...

ATLEAST 91,000 PEOPLE CONTRACT TB IN UGANDA ANNUALLY

  About 91,000 people in Uganda contract Tuberculosis (TB) every year in Uganda according to Ministry of Health. Of this 240 contract TB every day despite...

MUSEVENI COMMISSIONS BUKEDEA TEACHING HOSPITAL

  President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned Bukedea Teaching Hospital and College of Health Sciences, amultibillion hospital, built by Rt. Hon. Anita Among. The facility opened doors...

UGANDA’S INFANT MORTALITY RATE DECLINES, UBOS REPORT

  After five years of impactful intervention, Uganda Infant mortality rate has declined, Uganda National Bureau of Statistics health survey report has revealed. The Demographic and...

NEW STUDY FINDS UGANDA WITH HIGHEST EPILEPSY PREVALENCE

Anew study by Makerere University College of Health Sciences has found Uganda with highest Epilepsy prevalence in the World. According to the study Uganda tops...

CANCER UGANDA’S KILLER DISEASE THAT REQUIRES URGENT SOLUTION

Cancer is slowly and gradually killing people in Uganda however those who report for treatment only get mild treatment despite huge cancer burden in...

REACH AHAND LAUNCHES MOBILISATION DRIVE FOR PADS

Ayouth-led non-profit organisation focused on youth empowerment, Reach ahand has launched a new campaign aimed to mobilise pads for girls in Busoga sub region. Through...

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