Government has applied for a grant worth 7 million dollars to facilitate for the expansion of life saving commodities to expectant mothers and children. The Commissioner for Health Services at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Anthony Mbonye, says that Uganda, as one of the eight African Countries that successfully implemented a plan to increase access to […]
The results of a new study done by FACES (Family AIDS Care and Education Services), a joint program of University of California – San Francisco (UCSF) and the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has shown that micro clinics cut in half the normal rate of disengagement from care, which was defined as missing a clinic […]
Civil society organizations advocating for the rights of disabled children wants a penalty to be put in the children’s act for parents who neglect their disabled children. The civil societies for the disabled are gathering views which they will take to the gender committee of parliament which is currently looking at the children amendment bill. […]
Patients going to receive medical services at Mulago main referral hospital are still stranded as medical interns strike enters day three. Patients say they have waited for medical workers at Mulago in vain. However, authorities at Mulago hospital say the strike by intern doctors had less impact on service delivery at the hospital. The […]
The Ministry of Health has launched a new electronic tool that will be used by both the ministry and Non Government Organizations to track on the resources that are allocated to maternal health programs across the country. The electronic tool is expected to act as a new avenue to avert duplication of programs and accelerate […]
A new study done at Washington State University and concluded early May 2015 has found yet another reason we should be getting enough sleep. The research states that ‘The difference between life and death in the operating room, on the battlefield or during a police shootout often comes down to the ability to adapt to the […]
In order to bridge the human resource gap in the country’s health system, government will be recruiting 3000 health workers before the end of this financial year. The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health Dr. Asumani Lukwago revealed that the ministry is about to receive 5.8 Billion shillings to cater for the recruitment of health workers […]
The 2014 Ebola Crisis in West Africa has been the largest of its kind in recorded history. The crisis with 26,611 confirmed, probable, and suspected cases of Ebola Virus Disease reported in the three most affected countries has claimed 10,611 lives, according to a 15th April 2015 report by the UN Mission. With the crisis […]
Under their umbrella body, the Food Rights Alliance, activists have identified loopholes in the draft law that must be addressed in order to protect the rights of food producers and consumers. The Executive Director Food Rights Alliance Agnes Kirabo pointed out that the law must have an explicit provision on labeling of GMOs so that […]
The Women Cancer survivors have petitioned Parliament over the shortage over the deficiency of drugs at the Uganda Cancer Institute. In their petition presented to the Speaker of Parliament, the women urged government to increase cancer drugs at Institute, saying the number of cancer patients has increased and the drugs are low in stock. The […]