The outgoing United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) representative to Uganda Musa Bangudu says that 95 % of pregnant women with HIV/AIDS are on antiretroviral treatment. He made the revelation while visiting the speaker of parliament Rebeca Kadaga at parliament. He also revealed that the number of babies catching the HIV/AIDS has reduced by 86% in Uganda. […]
Residents in Mukono municipality have more reason to smile following the Rotary Club of Kampala constructing a modern health facility to cater for their health needs. The hospital worthy over Uganda shillings 400 million will go a long way in supplementing government efforts on improving health delivery in the country. Ranked the third best in […]
The Uganda Non Communicable Disease Alliance (UNCDA) a local NGO and umbrella body for organizations that advocate for non communicable diseases is urging government to expeditiously have in place a policy on non communicable diseases to help facilitate smooth handling of these killer diseases and also give a better life to Ugandans who are always […]
Following the declaration that now they are free from Ebola but still under investigations, Guinea has pledged to use similar systems Uganda uses in the fight against outbreaks. Guinea and Sierra leone were worst hit by the Ebola outbreaks where 0ver 11000 died and Uganda under the WHO arrangements sent experts to handle the curbing of […]
Uganda has had a tremendous improvement in education between 2008 and 2015, the National service delivery survey has revealed. According to this survey that was conducted in 2015 by Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the percentage of pupils aged between 6-12 in primary school stands at 91% compared to 82% in 2008. In the health sector, the […]
As a result of poor sanitation and low water cover in the country, Uganda loses 177 Million dollars every year to poor sanitation. This was revealed at a meeting where government and development partners launched the water and sanitation media awards for 2016 at hotel Africana in Kampala. The director water development in the ministry of […]
Scientists have come up with a new formulation of drug that will be taken by children affected with HIV/AIDS known as Lopinavir/ritonavir which is in form of pallets and will replace the one which has been administered to children. The initiative is geared towards improving and solving the burden of swallowing bitter liquid drugs by HIV […]
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga says that government should respond to her demand for the purchase of boat ambulances for islands on many water bodies. Kadaga says that there are a number of island communities which have no access to medical facilities due to lack boats on the islands. She noted that this will also […]
The newly designated minister of state for primary health care Sarah Opendi warns members of parliament against impregnating girls and abandoning them. Opendi says that she has seen members of parliament making women pregnant and abandoning them hence causing abortion. She made the remarks while speaking to members of parliament on the harnessing the demographic dividends, […]
A charity that cares for thousands of sick and dying in Uganda has appealed to the Government to prioritise health in the 2016/2017 Budget to be revealed tomorrow (Wednesday). Hospice Africa Uganda, (HAU), a not-for-profit charity which has centres in Kampala, Mbarara and Hoima, said today urgent investment is needed in the health services for Palliative […]