Uganda Must Embrace Early Retirement for Nurses and Midwives by Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu January 23, 2026 0 OPINION Uganda’s nurses and midwives carry the weight of our health system literally and emotionally. Their work is not done ...
Child Travels 456 KM From DRC for Life-Saving Neurosurgery in Mbarara by Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu January 8, 2026 0 By Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu HEALTH A four year old Kiiza David together with his mother Jani Mapenzi accompanied by Dr. ...
Uganda , United States Sign Landmark Health Sector MoU by Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu December 10, 2025 0 HEALTH Uganda and the United States have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in the health ...
Climate Change Overwhelms Community Health Services, Prompting Urgent Funding Calls by Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu December 3, 2025 0 By Annita Matsika HEALTH Climate and health advocate Harry Simuntala says communities across the Global South are bearing the brunt ...
NMS Applauded for Innovation as Government Communicators Urged to Amplify Public Messaging by Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu September 17, 2025 0 NATIONAL The Minister of State for ICT and National Guidance, Hon. Godfrey Kabyanga, has hailed the National Medical Stores (NMS) ...
Diisi Medical Centre Under Scrutiny Over Negligence After Mother Dies of Postpartum Hemorrhage by Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu September 11, 2025 0 HEALTH A 28-year-old woman, Trust Ayesiga, from Muzira, Kyangyenyi in Sheema District, died following complications after childbirth at Diisi Medical ...
Amolatar District Receives New Ambulance to Boost Health Services by Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu September 7, 2025 0 HEALTH Amolatar District has received a new fully-equipped Type B ambulance to boost emergency health services in Kioga Constituency. The ...
NDA Closes 20 Drug Outlets, Arrests Five Individuals by Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu August 29, 2025 0 SOROTI The National Drug Authority (NDA) has wrapped up a sweeping week-long enforcement operation targeting illegal drug outlets across Uganda’s ...
Fort Portal Hospital Staff Reportedly Takes Own Life Over Unpaid Salary by Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu August 23, 2025 0 FORTPOTAL The medical fraternity in Fort Portal is in mourning following the tragic death of Ronald Olwedo, a theatre assistant ...
How Uganda Contained Ebola Outbreak Despite Shifts in Global Health Funding by Gilbert Akampa Kakurugu July 22, 2025 0 HEALTH BY JAEL NAMIGANDA When the elder brother of Ramathan died of the dreaded Ebola virus disease, he was a ...
Thousands Flock to Maryhill for Rare Medical Care as AMDA Caravan Brings Hope to Communities August 30, 2025