Health
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Hoima Hospital installs new x-ray machines to improve patient care
By George Niyonzima Patients at Hoima Regional Referral Hospital are set to benefit from improved diagnostic services following the installation…
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dfcu and Rotary partnership targets communicable and non-communicable diseases through nationwide community outreach programs
By mid-morning, the grounds of Nakivubo Blue Primary School had filled with quiet urgency—mothers balancing toddlers, boda boda riders comparing…
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Doctors reject new health training policy over lack of consultation
The Uganda Medical Association has strongly rejected the newly launched National Education and Training for Health Policy 2025, citing lack…
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Uganda advances newborn health with launch of advanced screening technology
Uganda has strengthened its fight against congenital disorders with the commissioning of a state-of-the-art newborn screening machine at the Ministry…
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Measles outbreak affects 20 districts as health ministry plans nationwide vaccination drive
Uganda is grappling with a measles outbreak that has so far affected 20 districts, according to the Ministry of Health.…
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Tayebwa backs new malaria strategy as Uganda seeks to reverse rising cases
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has called for urgent, coordinated action to combat malaria, warning that Uganda risks losing hard-won gains…
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Historic medical milestone as Uganda performs and celebrates first-ever bone marrow transplant
Uganda has taken a historic step in specialised healthcare after the Uganda Cancer Institute successfully carried out its first-ever bone…
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Uganda launches rollout of HIV prevention injection Lenacapavir
Uganda on Friday launched the rollout of Lenacapavir, a new long-acting HIV prevention injection, to complement existing HIV prevention methods.…
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Licensing dispute rocks health sector as AHPC halts drug shop approvals
A regulatory dispute within Uganda’s health sector has intensified after the Allied Health Professionals Council (AHPC) suspended its licensing of…
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Kabaka Birthday Run: A race that pushes to end of HIV/AIDS turns up again with a call for men’s health action to end virus
What began as a sea of red and white T-shirts streaming through the streets of Mengo on Sunday morning quickly…
